Research Operations Lead, Biology

Anthropic•Boston, MA

2d•$210,000 - $260,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is hiring a Research Operations Lead to serve as the operational backbone of its Life Sciences team, which combines AI with hands-on biological research to make fundamental biological discoveries. The role will maintain and improve day-to-day lab operations and build systems that can scale as the team grows. The scope is expected to expand with the team, offering the opportunity to establish the operational foundation for experimental biology at Anthropic. The position covers procurement, inventory, equipment, safety, facilities, space, budgets, and vendor relationships. It includes coordinating lab buildouts and equipment installations, working with building management and Anthropic’s Workplace and IT teams, and partnering with Finance on budget forecasting and reporting. The role also supports scientists by keeping lab operations organized and reliable. Anthropic expects staff to work from an office at least 25% of the time under its current location-based hybrid policy, though some roles may require more office time.

Requirements

Experience managing day-to-day operations of a life sciences lab, including equipment, inventory, ordering, safety, space, and scheduling.
Hands-on procurement and vendor management experience, including sourcing suppliers, negotiating quotes and service contracts, and coordinating field-service and maintenance technicians.
Experience tracking and managing an operating budget, including purchase orders, invoices, spend versus plan, and capital requests.
Minimum education: a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
A field of study relevant to the role, demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
Minimum years of experience will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position.

Nice To Haves

Enjoy being the person colleagues turn to when something is broken, missing, late, or unclear.
Interest in engaging with scientists and understanding bench work well enough to anticipate needs.
A practical, results-oriented approach and willingness to pick up work beyond the formal job description.
Comfort with work spanning hands-on and strategic responsibilities, shifting priorities, and direct feedback.
Lab operations or lab management experience in a biotech, pharma, diagnostics, or life-sciences startup, including experience building functions and processes end to end.
A degree in the life sciences and prior bench research experience.
People-management experience, including hiring, onboarding, and supervising operations or facilities staff.
Experience supporting a team through significant growth in headcount, footprint, or capability, including utilities, permitting, and equipment.
Familiarity with liquid-handling platforms and their service, calibration, and consumable needs.
Experience selecting and administering inventory management, sample tracking, equipment scheduling, or ELN systems.
Capital equipment lifecycle management experience, including evaluation, purchase, qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ), service contracts, and decommissioning.
Experience with regulated shipping and receiving of biological materials, including import/export, permits, and material transfer agreements.
Experience using AI tools for efficient team and process management, such as Claude Cowork.

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day lab operations, including ordering and inventory, equipment scheduling and upkeep, consumables, shipping and receiving, and space organization.
Build and extend operational systems, including procurement workflows, inventory and sample tracking, equipment maintenance and calibration schedules, onboarding and training, and SOPs.
Manage facilities and space by coordinating buildouts, moves, and equipment installations, and serving as the primary interface to building management, contractors, and Anthropic’s central Workplace and IT teams.
Track operating spend against plan, manage capital equipment purchasing, and partner with Finance on forecasting and reporting.
Manage vendor and supplier relationships, including sourcing and qualifying vendors, negotiating quotes and service contracts, scheduling preventive maintenance and field-service visits, and holding suppliers to commitments.