Career Readiness Lead, Pathway Programs

Founded in the heart of Kendall Square in 2013, Lab Central is a network of shared laboratory spaces and scientific communities that serve as a launchpad for high-potential life-sciences and biotech start-ups. We deliver first-class facility and operational support, skilled laboratory personnel, and an expansive events program designed to add value to the community and promote connectivity‒ as well as the other critical services and support that early-stage companies need to begin start-up operations.

Are you passionate about workforce development and do you get excited at the prospect of helping individuals navigate career potential within the life sciences?

Founded in the heart of Kendall Square in 2013, Lab Central is a network of shared laboratory spaces and scientific communities that serve as a launchpad for high-potential life-sciences and biotech start-ups. We deliver first-class facility and operational support, skilled laboratory personnel, and an expansive events program designed to add value to the community and promote connectivity‒ as well as the other critical services and support that early-stage companies need to begin start-up operations.

Are you passionate about workforce development and do you get excited at the prospect of helping individuals navigate career potential within the life sciences?

Lab Central is hiring a Career Readiness Lead reporting directly to the Director, Educational Programming. You will be responsible for supporting program participants throughout their workforce development journey while helping deliver career readiness programming across

LabCentral'sBiotech Pathway Programs (read more here).

This position serves as a key point of contact for program participants and plays a hands‑on role in coaching, workshop facilitation, program coordination, employer engagement, and participant success. The Career Readiness Lead works closely with program staff, industry partners, mentors, and employers to ensure participants are prepared for potential opportunities in biotechnology.

• Engender an inclusive, engaging learning environment
• Facilitate and deliver engaging and effective career readiness workshops covering professional communication, teamwork and collaboration, workplace professionalism, networking and personal branding, resume building, interview preparation, and career exploration within biotechnology

• Support existing and build new relationships with biotechnology employers, workforce partners, and community organizations
• Coordinate employer participation in panels, networking sessions, site visits, career fairs, and mock interviews
• Assist participants in understandingbiotechnologycareer pathways and industry expectations
• Helpidentifyinternship, apprenticeship, and employment opportunities aligned with participant interests
• Serve as a liaison between participants and employer partners when appropriate

• Coordinatelogistics (such as ordering lunch, reserving rooms, facilitating sign-ins to building) for workshops, industry events, mentoring activities, and career readiness programs
• Support participant recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and retention activities
• Create presentations, handouts, newsletters, and program materials
• Ensure a positive participant experience throughout the program lifecycle

• Track data, including program participation, participant feedback, workforce placement, and other relevant information
• Support reporting requirements for grants, workforce development initiatives, and program evaluation
• Assist with creating…