Lab Operations​/Coordinator II (Professional

Immediate need for a talented Lab Operations/Coordinator II (Professional). This is a 12 months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Cambridge, MA (Onsite).

Job
-23876

Pay Range: $30 - $48/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

• Fully onsite; paid parking required. Possible extension.
• Open to candidates willing to relocate at their own expense.
• Must have/ required skills:
  Bachelor’s degree (MS/PhD welcome) and 4 years of lab operations, research, or laboratory experience.
• Backgrounds Considered:
  Biotech, academic, biology, and neuroscience labs.
• Key
  
  Skills:
  
  Lab coordination/management, equipment management, procurement, materials management, logistics/inventory, and animal research operations.
• Other:
  Strong Microsoft Office skills.

• Serve as a point of contact for day-to-day laboratory operations within the Therapeutic Area, providing concierge or end-to-end level support as needed.
• Coordinate and lead laboratory startup, ongoing maintenance, and operational support activities.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and implement process improvements to enhance laboratory efficiency and productivity.
• Maintain visibility of operational issues, drive resolution, and partner with R&D Operations and Workplace Experience to mitigate risks and ensure business continuity.

• Act as a point of contact for laboratory asset management services.
• Maintain accurate equipment inventories and asset records.
• Coordinate installation, qualification registration, relocation, and retirement of laboratory equipment.
• Ensure compliance with metrology, calibration, preventative maintenance, and temperature-monitoring requirements.
• Coordinate equipment service, repairs, maintenance activities, and vendor interactions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for laboratory equipment emergencies, coordinating rapid response, troubleshooting, vendor engagement, and recovery activities to minimize operational downtime and ensure continuity of laboratory operations
• Coordinate and maintain equipment data infrastructure, partnering with Digital Liaison with scientists to organize and coordinate equipment training, updates, or other technical advice or support as needed.

• Partner with Cambridge Crossing facilities teams and support service providers to ensure smooth laboratory operations.
• Coordinate laboratory consumables, chemical inventories, buffer preparation services, waste management, and shared resource utilization.
• Facilitate facilities repair requests and monitor issue resolution.
• Help maintain laboratory organization, safety, and compliance standards.

• Serve as a subject matter resource for procurement and materials management processes.
• Serve as point of contact and expert user to resolve issues and questions regarding procurement workflows.
• Support scientists in purchasing activities and shipments coordination, including receiving, inventory management, and vendor communications as needed.
• Facilitate laboratory supply management to ensure uninterrupted research activities.
• Assist with operational budgeting, purchase order tracking, and invoice reconciliation as needed.
• Assist with license and contract process support as needed (biological material, digital software, etc)

• Serve as point of contact and knowledge point on best practices for bio sample and cell line management and inventories in partnership with internal teams.
• Support biosample logistics and ensure adherence to established handling, storage, and shipping procedures.
• Assist with coordination and compliance of licenses for cell licensing, including tacking usage agreement, material transfer agreements (MTAs), and ensuring adherence to vendor and institutional requirements
• Assist with management of on-site and off-site freezer capacity, space allocation, maintenance, monitoring, and contingency planning.
• Daytime primary responder role for monitored units.

• Serve as a liaison with the animal research facility and related operational teams.
• Coordinate activities related to animal usage tracking, licensing, and operational planning.
• Support management of animal related licenses and compliance documentation .

• Act as an  expert user  for key operational systems and processes, including:
• Procurement and purchasing systems, Source to Pay
• Shipping and receiving
• Facilities services
• Laboratory asset management
• IT support services
• Office and laboratory equipment support
• Health and Safety
• Workplace Experience
• Build strong partnerships across scientific, operational, and administrative functions.
• Support onboarding and offboarding of new employees, contractors, and interns within the group including lab orientation walkthrough, IT support and other…