Site Manager (Louisville)
About The Position
Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking a new level of productivity for scientists. Our sequencing services are used daily by thousands of innovators, including Nobel laureates, Fortune 100 pharma, and over 70,000 scientists. We began by revolutionizing plasmid sequencing, making it exponentially cheaper and faster, with innovative sequencing technologies and a global network of laboratories that turn samples into answers in hours, not weeks. Now we are expanding that same disruptive model across all of genomics. With the launch of our new RNA-seq service, we are taking a bold step toward our vision to sequence everything, providing scientists everywhere with faster, simpler, and more affordable access to the data that powers discovery. Every team member at Plasmidsaurus plays a crucial role in driving the future of biotech research. Together, we are building the world’s most efficient sequencing engine that operates overnight, scales globally, and helps scientists make breakthroughs faster than ever before. The Plasmidsaurus Louisville site needs someone to keep it running smoothly, every single day. This role enables our scientists to focus on sequencing, keeps the lab safe and efficient, and makes sure every employee and visitor has a positive, well-run experience on site. Lab operations are the core of the job, roughly 80-90% of your time, with elements of office management and facility coordination folded in. You'll help make sure lab supplies are never a bottleneck for the team, working across lab teams, R&D and Procurement to build a relationship and system that enables productivity and efficiency for scientists. You're the connective tissue holding the site together and making it hum: inventory, equipment, safety compliance, team coordination, and local facilities, all in one seat.
Requirements
- 2-4 years of experience in laboratory operations, office operations, workplace operations, facilities, or similar operational roles.
- Experience supporting laboratory environments, preferably in biotech or life sciences.
- Experience with BSL2/BSL3 protocols needed.
- Experience coordinating vendors, contractors, equipment, inventory, deliveries, facilities issues, and workplace operations.
- Experience supporting safety procedures, inspections, documentation, or EH&S activities in a laboratory setting.
- Startup or high-growth company experience strongly preferred.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to balance many operational priorities simultaneously
- A customer-service mindset. You enjoy making life easier for others, and your wins are based on the success of the team around you
- Able to quickly build productive relationships with scientists, vendors, facilities teams, and visitors
- Efficient in your work and your working relationships. You can get the information or access you need from the team around you to move a project forward independently, extending the team's capacity rather than drawing on it
- Notices problems before others do and enjoys solving them
- Comfortable moving between hands-on work, vendor coordination, and process improvement
- Practical and execution-oriented with strong follow-through
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day lab organization and operational readiness across both Production and R&D
- Own laboratory inventory and consumable stock via Quartzy, including on-site purchasing and routine ordering; partner with Procurement to keep the process fast and frictionless.
- Coordinate equipment acquisition, installation, maintenance, and repairs; maintain a full equipment list (asset, condition, maintenance schedule)
- Keep lab workspaces organized and efficient
- Execute BSL2 safety procedures, inspections, and documentation, including setup and oversight of a BSL2 room for potentially infectious material
- Oversee hazardous materials, waste pickups, new waste stream profiling with vendors, and storage compliance
- Coordinate EH&S activities with Operations— trainings and chemical/hazardous material inventory
- Support lab budgeting and local operational spending
- Coordinate deliveries and receive shipments
- Serve as primary point of contact for building management and local vendors (cleaning, kitchen, maintenance, security)
- Coordinate light IT logistics with the IT team— workstation setup, accessories, equipment inventory
- Welcome candidates, customers, visitors, and new hires
- Flag and resolve site-level issues proactively, partnering with Operations on larger projects
- Support Lab and Operations during inspections or audits
- Continuously improve how the site operates
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
