Lab Operations Specialist (part-time, 20h, Mo-Fr)

Vienna BioCenter; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 12.000 - 15.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bio-LogX FlexCo in Vienna seeks a part-time Lab Operations Specialist to keep day-to-day infrastructure running so researchers can focus on experiments.

You will manage lab glassware, PPE, inventory, and routine equipment, while coordinating external services and ensuring safety compliance in a fast-paced, multinational team.

Qualifikationen

• Vocational training or undergraduate studies in a lab support role.
• Experience with autoclaves, glassware washing and basic solution prep.
• Reliable, detail-oriented and able to manage inventory and documentation.
• Working proficiency in English.

Aufgaben

• Manage lab glassware and PPE cycles: operate and maintain the dishwasher and autoclave, and coordinate lab-coat laundering with our external service
• Maintain consumables, chemicals and inventory: restock benches and shared areas, track stock levels, lot numbers and expiry dates, receive and store deliveries correctly (including cold-chain and hazardous goods), and raise reorders before shortages occur
• Prepare standard buffers, stock solutions and media from written protocols, including weighing, pH adjustment, filtration/autoclaving, correct labelling and documentation in our electronic laboratory notebook
• Coordinate external lab-service logistics: book waste and biological-waste collections, manage liquid nitrogen and CO2 cylinder supply, and keep disposal documentation complete
• Carry out routine equipment care (water baths, ice machines, centrifuges, incubators), including descaling and cleaning
• Maintain overall lab cleanliness and run recurring disinfection schedules for benches, fume hoods, cold rooms and storage areas
• Support general lab operations and flag any safety, supply, or equipment issues to the team promptly

Kenntnisse

Inventory management

Independent work

Documentation

English proficiency

Ausbildung

B.Sc. or equivalent

Tools

Autoclaves

Glassware washing

Solution preparation

Jobbeschreibung

Lab Operations Specialist (part-time, 20h, Mo-Fr)*

Part-time

Your mission

As Lab Operations Specialist (Part-time) you will join our operations team in our Vienna lab and keep the day-to-day infrastructure running smoothly so our scientists can focus on research.

Your main responsibilities will be.

• Manage lab glassware and PPE cycles: operate and maintain the dishwasher and autoclave, and coordinate lab-coat laundering with our external service
• Maintain consumables, chemicals and inventory: restock benches and shared areas, track stock levels, lot numbers and expiry dates, receive and store deliveries correctly (including cold-chain and hazardous goods), and raise reorders before shortages occur.
• Prepare standard buffers, stock solutions and media from written protocols, including weighing, pH adjustment, filtration/autoclaving, correct labelling and documentation in our electronic laboratory notebook.
• Coordinate external lab-service logistics: book waste and biological-waste collections, manage liquid nitrogen and CO2 cylinder supply, and keep disposal documentation complete.
• Carry out routine equipment care (water baths, ice machines, centrifuges, incubators), including descaling and cleaning.
• Maintain overall lab cleanliness and run recurring disinfection schedules for benches, fume hoods, cold rooms and storage areas.
• Support general lab operations and flag any safety, supply, or equipment issues to the team promptly.

Your profile

What you have to offer.

• Relevant vocational training, undergraduate studies (B.Sc.) or prior experience in a laboratory support, technician, or facility-operations role.
• Familiarity with autoclaves, glassware washing and basic solution preparation from protocols.
• Reliable, detail-oriented and comfortable managing inventory, documentation and supplier coordination.
• Ability to work independently on recurring tasks and flexibly with external service providers.Working proficiency in English

Why us?

Benefits for you.

• Take ownership of essential lab infrastructure that underpins our research.
• Be part of a fast-paced, multinational team developing new drugs for patients with high medical need.
• A competitive compensation package that reflects the qualifications and seniority of the candidate and may include further, e.g. performance-based, incentives.Due to legal requirements, we are required to state that the minimum salary for this job (20h) is a monthly salary of EUR 1.050,-- gross, where candidates with extensive experience can expect to earn EUR 1.350,-- and more.

About us

Bio-LogX FlexCo (currently being renamed to Sameric Bio), based at the Vienna Biocenter, is a VC-backed therapeutic engine. We develop drug candidates from animal to clinical proof of concept – always with the ambition to transform the standard of care. We are agnostic about therapeutic area but focus on protein modalities: antibodies, enzymes, fusions, engagers, degraders, agonists, antagonists.