Lab Operations Associate
About The Position
BioLabs is seeking a Lab Operations Associate for its San Diego site. Reporting to the Lab Operations Manager, this hands-on role assists with and coordinates routine maintenance of a shared laboratory facility and responds to laboratory- and facility-related requests from resident companies and staff. The role supports startup companies while providing an opportunity to develop laboratory operations skills in a biotechnology facility. The associate helps manage laboratory and facility spaces, equipment, supplies, and resident onboarding and offboarding. The role also supports site safety and environmental health programs, hazardous waste management, chemical inventories, and the development and maintenance of equipment procedures. The associate contributes to the resident community and provides attentive customer service. Occasional availability outside regular business hours, attendance at off-hour events, and travel to other BioLabs locations may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, genetics, or another related life sciences discipline.
- At least one year of experience in an academic and/or commercial laboratory environment.
- Experience with equipment, decontamination and maintenance, chemical and biological waste management, inventory management, and ordering.
- Familiarity with cellular, molecular, and microbiology techniques.
- Customer-service focus, excellent work ethic, and optimistic attitude.
- Attention to detail, particularly regarding quality control, and commitment to excellence.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects.
- Ability to lift over 50 pounds and stand for multiple hours at a time.
- Ability to respond to occasional site- and lab-related issues outside regular business hours as part of an on-call rotation.
- Availability to attend occasional off-hour events.
- Ability to travel to other BioLabs site locations as needed.
Responsibilities
- Assist with management of laboratory and facility spaces, ordering for the site, and maintaining spaces and infrastructure in clean, good repair.
- Assist with receiving and delivering packages for resident companies.
- Support laboratory and facility equipment installation, calibration, preventive maintenance, cleaning, and decontamination.
- Promote proper equipment use and care, provide equipment training, and help develop, implement, and maintain equipment standard operating procedures.
- Participate in resident and member-company onboarding and offboarding, including safety discussions, tours, badge access, initial equipment and space training, loaned-equipment returns, space decommissioning, and preparation for new residents.
- Collaborate with the site team to contribute to resident community culture.
- Assist the site EHS officer in carrying out site safety programs in accordance with corporate EHS policies.
- Assist with hazardous waste stream activities in accordance with applicable federal, state, and municipal regulations and BioLabs policies.
- Help maintain chemical inventories and safety data sheet databases.
- Provide customer service with strong attention to detail.
- Perform other duties as needed.
- Respond to occasional site- and lab-related issues outside regular business hours as part of the on-call rotation.
- Attend occasional off-hour events.
- Travel to other BioLabs locations as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
