Scientific Lab Manager

Altos Labs • Redwood City, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Altos Labs is seeking a Scientific Manager to facilitate and streamline laboratory operations while supporting and participating in a team of scientists on internal and external initiatives. This hybrid role combines laboratory management experience with wet-lab skills. The role supports research and operational needs, contributes to the study of the mechanistic basis of cell health and rejuvenation, and helps maintain lab collections and databases.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences.
• At least 3 years of lab management experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Google apps and Excel, and PowerPoint graphic skills for producing documents and managing office projects.
• Highly organized, with demonstrated experience in operations of complex teams.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive them to success.
• Exceptional communication skills, particularly for coordinating efforts among scientists and prioritizing projects.
• Ability to navigate complex environments and foster collaborative relationships.
• Ability to synthesize, interpret, and articulate operational needs.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and with others in a team.
• Strength in dealing with ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in life sciences, with 3–5 years of post-graduate department, lab, or project management experience.
• Hands-on experience with in vivo animal work.
• Experience working with iPSC and neural differentiation.
• Strong skills in molecular biology and biochemical assays, such as DNA/RNA extraction, qPCR, ELISA, and IF.
• Experience maintaining animal colonies.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coordinate, and track the team's ordering, receiving, and sharing of common reagents.
• Supervise and handle day-to-day administrative tasks supporting the lab's research and operational needs.
• Help with experimental tasks, including maintaining animal colonies and cell lines, running routine molecular and biochemical assays, conducting basic animal behavior work, and harvesting tissue.
• Liaise between the lab and the operations team on fixed asset inventories, purchasing, use of cores, EH&S, and compliance.
• Participate in an interactive, cross-functional, team-oriented scientific culture.
• Study the mechanistic basis of cell health and rejuvenation.
• Maintain and develop lab collections and databases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager