Research Operations Lead, Biology

Anthropic•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Anthropic is hiring a Research Operations Lead to serve as the operational backbone of its Life Sciences team, a growing research group combining AI with hands-on biological research. The role is responsible for ensuring scientists can focus on research by building, improving, and scaling systems for procurement, inventory, safety, equipment, and laboratory space. The scope is expected to grow with the team, and the operational foundation developed in this role will support the team’s experimental biology work over time. The position spans hands-on laboratory operations and strategic planning. It includes managing facilities, vendors, and budgets; developing operational workflows and documentation; and coordinating with internal teams and external partners. The role is based under Anthropic’s location-based hybrid policy, which currently expects staff to work from an office at least 25% of the time, though some roles may require more frequent office attendance. The minimum education is a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. The required field of study is a field relevant to the role, as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience. Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position. The annual salary range is $210,000–$260,000 USD.

Requirements

Experience managing day-to-day operations of a life sciences laboratory, 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 against plan, and capital requests.
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; the field of study must be relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Be the person colleagues rely on to resolve issues involving broken, missing, late, or unclear resources and processes, and enjoy taking on that role.
Enjoy engaging with scientists and understanding bench work well enough to anticipate their needs.
Be results-oriented and practical, and willing to take on work beyond the formal scope of the role when needed.
Enjoy work spanning hands-on operations and strategic responsibilities, and be comfortable with shifting priorities and direct feedback.
Lab operations or lab management experience in biotech, pharma, diagnostics, or a life-sciences startup, including exposure to building new 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 significant growth in headcount, footprint, or capability, including utilities, permitting, and equipment.
Familiarity with liquid-handling platforms, including service, calibration, and consumable needs.
Experience selecting and administering inventory management, sample tracking, equipment scheduling, or electronic lab notebook 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 laboratory operations, including ordering and inventory, equipment scheduling and upkeep, consumables, shipping and receiving, and general space organization.
Build and extend operational systems, including procurement workflows, inventory and sample tracking, equipment maintenance and calibration schedules, onboarding and training, and standard operating procedures.
Manage facilities and laboratory 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.
Own the operating budget by tracking spend against plan, managing capital equipment purchasing, and partnering 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 ensuring suppliers meet their commitments.