Lab Technician/Operations Manager

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Laboratory Technician / Operations Manager to support our Biology and Platform teams. In this position, you will work at the intersection of lab operations, infrastructure management, and research and development. This job requires strong skills and demonstrable experience in all three areas: lab operations, management, and cell/molecular biology.

Responsibilities

• Maintain lab stocks, inventories and order supplies
• Register and prepare compounds stocks
• Prepare buffers/media
• Receive supplies
• Organize and manage operations
• Procure and acquire equipment
• Assist teams with maintaining cell lines and performing cell-based assays
• Train or coordinate the training of new members on different assays we use in our company

Qualifications

• BS in Biology or related life sciences field, with a minimum of 2 years of experience in maintaining laboratory operations for a group of 10+ scientists
• Excellent attention to detail, exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills, top-notch written and interpersonal communication skills
• Proactive mindset towards identifying and solving potential issues to ensure seamless operations
• Experience managing sample inventories, vendors, EHS compliance, and lab safety
• Proficiency in:
• Mammalian cell culture and passaging/seeding cells
• Cell-based assays
• Registration of inventory and compound stock preparation
• Experience with HTS and phenotypic assay development
• Plasmid design/cloning and PCR

Nice-to-haves

• Working knowledge of LIMS/database systems is highly desirable
• Transient/stable protein expression and characterization, immunoprecipitation assays
• Experience with flow cytometry/cell sorting
• Any computational or programming skills would also be a bonus

Benefits

• Strong equity incentives
• Top tier medical, dental, and vision coverage + One Medical membership
• 401(k) retirement plans
• Education and health/fitness incentive programs
• Meditation retreats—do a ten-day Vipassana retreat without counting towards vacation days
• Reading budget! We will buy you books. 📚
• Located in the MBC BioLabs at 135 Mississippi Street, an entrepreneurial hub full of the best scientists and operators the Bay Area has to offer. Our lab is a very short walk from the 22nd St Caltrain Station and a number of wonderful restaurants and cafés.