Analytical Lab Manager, Chemistry & Automation

Omen AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Omen AI in San Francisco seeks a Lab Manager to lead our new in-person lab operations, ensuring rigorous QA/QC, calibration, and data integrity for our field-deployable spectroscopy hardware. You will integrate sample preparation workflows, automate lab tasks with our R&D team, manage procurement for consumables, and enforce safety and environmental compliance as we scale.

This role requires a chemistry or analytical chemistry background, with openness to biology and strong problem-solving in a

Qualifications

• A professional background in chemistry or analytical chem is strongly preferred. Bio experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish Lab Standards: Bring the rigor of a professional analytical chemistry lab to our R&D facility, including QA/QC practices, blanks, calibration curves, spike recoveries, and drift monitoring.
• Integrate: Develop robust sample preparation methodologies for challenging fluids; handle day-to-day processing and testing while building the automated pipeline.
• Automate: Collaborate with R&D to transition manual prep/testing into a software-defined automated pipeline and define analytical workflows for robots to execute.
• Supply Chain & Inventory: Manage procurement for lab consumables, reagents, gases, and calibration standards; assist in equipment procurement for adjacent tools.
• Safety & Compliance: Establish and enforce safety protocols and hazardous waste management, ensuring compliance with local environmental regulations.

Skills

Analytical chemistry

Job description

Omen AI in San Francisco seeks a Lab Manager to lead our new in-person lab operations, ensuring rigorous QA/QC, calibration, and data integrity for our field-deployable spectroscopy hardware. You will integrate sample preparation workflows, automate lab tasks with our R&D team, manage procurement for consumables, and enforce safety and environmental compliance as we scale.

This role requires a chemistry or analytical chemistry background, with openness to biology and strong problem-solving in a