Laboratory Operations Specialist

The role

The Laboratory Operations Specialist keeps laboratory instruments in working order and ready for inspection. The role manages vendors for calibration and maintenance and owns the tracking system.

What you will do

• Own the master service calendar for all laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Schedule qualification, preventive maintenance, calibration, and repair visits with outside vendors.
• Arrange repair service with vendors to return instruments to working order.
• Carry out equipment maintenance and calibration directly or through a vendor technician.
• Confirm that records satisfy SOP requirements and specifications.
• Serve as the business owner of Qualer as the system of record for equipment and calibration.
• Maintain equipment records including calibration certificates, maintenance logs, and service records.
• Track the calibration and maintenance status of every instrument.
• Tag equipment that falls out of service or calibration due date.
• Serve as the business owner of Elemental Machines as the monitoring system of controlled temperature storage units.

Required qualifications

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in a life science or technical field, or equivalent hands-on laboratory experience.
• Experience maintaining equipment in a GMP-regulated laboratory.
• Working knowledge of calibration and asset management systems such as Qualer.
• Strong organizational skills and comfort managing multiple vendors and schedules at once.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• 401(k) match
• Equity programs
• Generous paid time off
• Wellness days
• Company-wide recharge breaks

About the company

Prime Medicine is a biotechnology company dedicated to creating and delivering the next generation of gene editing therapies to patients. The company leverages its proprietary Prime Editing platform to develop genetic therapies.