Scientific Lab Manager

Altos Labs • San Francisco, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Altos Labs is seeking a Scientific Lab Manager to facilitate and streamline laboratory operations while supporting and participating in a team of scientists and its internal and external initiatives. This hybrid role combines lab management experience with wet-lab skills. The position supports the lab’s research and operational needs, contributes to the study of the mechanistic basis of cell health and rejuvenation, and participates in an interactive, cross-functional, team-oriented scientific culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences.
• At least 3 years of lab management experience.
• Advanced proficiency with Google apps and Excel, and graphic skills in PowerPoint for producing documents and managing office projects.
• Highly organized, with demonstrated experience in the operations of complex teams.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive them to success.
• Excellent 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 as part of 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 iPSCs and neural differentiation.
• Strong molecular biology and biochemical assay skills, such as DNA/RNA extraction, qPCR, ELISA, and immunofluorescence (IF), as well as animal colony maintenance.

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.
• Assist with experiments, including maintaining animal colonies and cell lines, running routine molecular and biochemical assays, conducting basic animal behavior work, and harvesting tissue.
• Serve as a liaison between the lab and the operations team on fixed-asset inventories, purchasing, core-facility use, environmental health and safety, 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: Mid Level