Research Operations Lead, Biology

The role

The Research Operations Lead will manage day-to-day operations for the Life Sciences team. This person will build and scale operational systems including procurement, inventory, safety, equipment, and space.

What you will do

• Own day-to-day operations including ordering, inventory, equipment scheduling, consumables, shipping, receiving, and space organization
• Build and extend operational systems for procurement, inventory, sample tracking, equipment maintenance, onboarding, and SOPs
• Manage facilities and space including buildouts, moves, and equipment installs
• Act as primary interface to building management, contractors, and central Workplace and IT teams
• Own the operating budget by tracking spend, running capital equipment purchasing, and partnering with Finance
• Manage vendor and supplier relationships including contract research organizations
• Source and qualify vendors, negotiate quotes and service contracts, and schedule maintenance

Required qualifications

• Managed day-to-day operations of a life sciences lab
• Hands-on procurement and vendor management experience
• Experience tracking and managing an operating budget
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• Being the person the group comes to when something is broken, missing, late, or unclear
• Enjoying engaging with scientists on the science itself
• Results-oriented and practical
• Enjoying a role that stretches from hands-on to strategic
• Lab operations or lab management experience in a biotech, pharma, diagnostics, or life-sciences startup environment
• A degree in the life sciences and prior research experience at the bench
• People-management experience
• Experience supporting a team through significant growth in headcount, footprint, or capability
• Familiarity with liquid-handling platforms
• Experience selecting and administering inventory management, sample tracking, equipment scheduling, or ELN systems

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Lovely office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.