IT/OT Specialist

The role

This person will build and maintain IT and OT systems to keep lab and corporate technology running. They will manage network, endpoint, identity, and infrastructure on the IT side, and lab instrumentation, automation equipment, and data pipelines on the OT side.

What you will do

• Support network and connectivity needs of lab instrumentation and automation equipment
• Troubleshoot connectivity and data-flow issues between instruments and the cloud data platform
• Maintain an inventory of connected lab devices and their configurations
• Implement basic OT security practices like network segmentation and access control
• Support integration of new instrumentation
• Own and maintain the equipment register
• Follow lab safety and access protocols in BSL-2+ lab areas
• Support day-to-day IT operations including user accounts and helpdesk support
• Support maintenance of core infrastructure including networking, servers, and cloud accounts
• Support implementation and enforcement of IT security practices

Required qualifications

• 3 to 6 years in IT infrastructure, systems administration or a related role, including OT experience with industrial or lab device networking, or hardware integration
• Solid grounding in networking, identity and access management, and endpoint management
• Experience working where processes were still being built
• Ability to troubleshoot when things break
• Clear communication skills to explain technical issues to scientists
• Willing and able to work on-site consistently and be physically present for hands-on troubleshooting

Nice to have

• Experience in a life sciences, biotech or lab environment
• Familiarity with LIMS, instrument data systems or lab networks

About the company

parallel-bio is building a human-first drug discovery platform powered by organoids and AI. The company has raised approximately $30M from various investors.