Research Operations Lead, Biology
Core
Operational backbone for a frontier AI company's biology team, managing lab infrastructure, procurement, safety, and space to enable scientific discovery.
Role type
Senior IC research operations lead (life sciences)
Builds
Operational systems for experimental biology, including procurement workflows, inventory tracking, equipment maintenance, and facility management
Domain
Life sciences / AI-accelerated scientific discovery
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Lab operations management, procurement and vendor management, budget management, facility and space coordination, contract research organization (CRO) management, liquid-handling platform familiarity, inventory and sample tracking systems, capital equipment lifecycle management, regulated shipping of biological materials, AI tool usage
Preferred skills
Bench research experience, people management, scaling operations during team growth, ELN system administration, import/export permits and material transfer agreements
Technologies
Liquid-handling platforms, inventory management systems, sample tracking systems, equipment scheduling systems, ELN systems, AI tools (e.g., Claude Cowork)
Responsibilities
Manage day-to-day lab operations including ordering, inventory, equipment scheduling, and space organization; Build and extend operational systems for procurement, safety, and SOPs; Coordinate facility buildouts, moves, and equipment installs; Own the operating budget and capital equipment purchasing; Manage vendor and supplier relationships including CROs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
