Lab Manager

Heirloom; Brisbane (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

Stock options

Unlimited PTO

401(k)

Wellness reimbursement

Education budget

Job summary

Heirloom is seeking a Laboratory Manager to oversee the personnel and operations of our Direct Air Capture lab, ensuring high analytical throughput, organized samples, safety, and instrument growth. You will lead technicians and research associates and work closely with R&D and engineering teams to advance our program.

You will also strengthen our lab information management systems and vendor relationships while guiding a fast-paced startup team toward safer, more efficient laboratory operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
• 3+ years of experience managing a multi-instrument lab.
• Experience leading a team of technicians and researchers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lab operations and safety to maintain high analytical throughput.
• Manage personnel, scheduling, and development of lab staff.
• Maintain and grow instrument capabilities and data management systems (LIMS).
• Coordinate with research and engineering teams and external analytical vendors.

Skills

Lab management

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM field

Tools

LIMS

Job description

About The Role

Laboratory Manager

Are you a lab manager looking to apply your experience to running a complex facility aimed at fighting climate change? Heirloom’s laboratory manager will oversee the personnel and functions of the laboratory that generate the data we use to develop and scale our Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. This role ensures the lab maintains high analytical throughput, strong organization of samples and supplies, all safety requirements, morale and staffing of the lab team, and functioning and growing instrument capabilities.

You will have the opportunity to be hands‑on in the laboratory, as well as oversee laboratory technicians and research associates, and work directly with both our research and engineering teams. You and your team will contribute to Heirloom’s R&D program through performing routine analyses, supporting characterization studies, improving our lab information management systems, and managing our external analytical vendor relationships.

What you will bring

You bring a passion for being in the laboratory and leading a team to improve analytical capabilities and throughput. Your excitement for science and technology is only matched by a commitment to safety and care for people working in the lab. You have a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 3+ years of experience managing a lab with several instruments, multiple direct reports, and a laboratory data management system.

Most of all, you are energized by the prospect of guiding a lab in a fast-paced start‑up environment!

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Perks And Benefits For Eligible Employees

• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by Heirloom. FSA option.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for all Heirloom employees.
• Generous stock options.
• Unlimited PTO for exempt (salaried) employees & 120 hours for full time non‑exempt (hourly) employees.
• 401(k).
• Monthly health and wellness reimbursement.
• Annual education and conference budget.

Our Principles

• Radical Honesty. We strive to foster an inclusive environment premised on transparency and respect. We push for excellence, yet always remain thoughtful when challenging each other.
• Persistent Optimism. We show up to work with optimism and don’t shy away from a challenge. We recognize that the ambitious nature of our mission requires hopefulness, dedication, and persistence.
• Maximize Learning. Compounding knowledge is our key to victory - we continuously hone our crafts, seek the fastest paths to improve, and are quick to absorb and apply new insights.

Why you should join Heirloom

• We are solving the challenge of our generation. Climate change is an existential threat, and we need as many of the world’s motivated minds as possible to help. There is no greater challenge or opportunity than fighting climate change.
• We are a world‑class team. We are engineers, scientists, and concerned humans from a variety of backgrounds and experiences who are pooling our knowledge and skills to collectively build a more equitable, prosperous future for all.
• We remain united, resilient, and optimistic. We recognize the magnitude of the challenge ahead of us, yet believe that we can contribute to mitigating the worst effects of climate change. It won’t be easy, but we won’t quit.

We’re well funded by investors from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Ahren Innovation Capital, Carbon Direct, Microsoft, Lowercarbon Capital, ARPA-e and the National Science Foundation. Our early customers include Stripe, Shopify, and Klarna, and we’re building durable partnerships that enable us to tackle this decades‑long problem.