Lab Operations Specialist
Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA · Alewife, Cambridge, MA
CHECKED 15H AGO
Bio & Science AIonsitemid-level$68k–$103k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own equipment lifecycle from installs and moves to maintenance and tracking.
- Stand up new lab spaces and improve efficiency across sites.
- Manage consumables, cold-storage, shipping and vendor logistics.
What they offer
- Bonus potential
- Generous early-stage equity
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Flexible time off with company holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Educational assistance program
- Commuter benefits
- Company subsidized lunch program
Ideal candidate
Hands-on lab operator with 3+ years keeping science running who thrives on ownership, organization, and continuous improvement. You love fast-paced physical lab environments and enabling scientists to move quickly.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in lab operations or lab management, preferably in a physical sciences environment
- Experience managing and troubleshooting scientific equipment, including PMs, calibration, installs, and moves
- Ability to manage priorities across multiple projects
- Experience with lab inventory, asset, or work-order systems such as CMMS, ChemInventory, Jira, or Notion
- Experience coordinating vendors for service, installs, moves, and logistics
- Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Working understanding of lab safety practices and comfort partnering with EH&S on compliance
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs, work hands-on, and move around the lab for extended periods
Lab profile
About Lila Sciences
Building an autonomous science platform where AI, automation, and biology co-evolve for medicine and materials.
What they build
- Autonomous Science Platform
- AI-designed biologics validated in wet-lab
- Electro-optic materials and photonic devices
Known for
- Large-scale automated data generation
- High-throughput protein purification and analytics
- Protein design and BioML modeling
- Robotic orchestration and lab simulation