Biotech Lab Ops & Inventory Lead

Flagship Pioneering; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Retirement benefits

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Abiologics, Inc. is seeking a Lab Operations Specialist, Chemistry, to enable efficient workflows across chemistry, biology and automation in our Synteins™ discovery program. You will help shape lab infrastructure, maintain instrumentation, and ensure rapid movement of candidates from concept to experiment.

You will manage inventories and workflows, partner with researchers and vendors to maximize uptime, and implement process improvements in a fast-paced biotech environment in Cambridge, MA.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biochemistry with 4+ years in a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or academic research laboratory.
• Experience with lab instrumentation maintenance and general laboratory operations.
• Experience managing laboratory inventory systems and compound/sample management.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and laboratory information management or inventory systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate daily with chemists, biologists, protein engineers, automation scientists, and computational researchers, becoming a trusted partner who enables high-quality science across the organization.
• Partner with researchers and vendors to maximize laboratory uptime and ensure critical discovery platforms remain available.
• Strategically plan for instrument maintenance, upgrades, and repairs (HPLC-MS, High-resolution mass spectrometers, peptide synthesizers, biolayer interferometry, etc.)
• Oversee waste disposal and ensure compliance with laboratory safety and environmental regulations.
• Identify opportunities to streamline laboratory workflows through process improvements, automation, and adoption of new laboratory technologies.
• Build and continuously improve the systems that enable scientists to rapidly access compounds, reagents, and research materials.
• Develop and oversee efficient systems for managing compounds and research samples throughout their lifecycle.
• Maintain accurate digital records that support sample traceability and research reproducibility
• Perform periodic inventory audits and reconcile discrepancies.

Skills

Inventory management

Laboratory instrumentation maintenance

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Documentation & record-keeping

Education

BS or MS in Chemistry/Biochemistry/Chemical Engineering

Tools

HPLC-MS

Peptide synthesizers

Biolayer interferometry

Laboratory automation systems

Job description

Abiologics, Inc. is seeking a Lab Operations Specialist, Chemistry, to enable efficient workflows across chemistry, biology and automation in our Synteins™ discovery program. You will help shape lab infrastructure, maintain instrumentation, and ensure rapid movement of candidates from concept to experiment.

You will manage inventories and workflows, partner with researchers and vendors to maximize uptime, and implement process improvements in a fast-paced biotech environment in Cambridge, MA.