Lab Manager

AENU; Brisbane (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health, dental and vision

16 weeks parental leave

Stock options

Unlimited PTO

401(k)

Wellness reimbursement

Education budget

Job summary

Heirloom is seeking a Laboratory Manager to lead and develop a high-throughput lab supporting our Direct Air Capture program. You will supervise lab technicians and researchers, ensure safety and compliance, and drive instrument performance while coordinating with R&D and engineering teams.

You bring a STEM bachelor’s, 3+ years managing a multi-instrument lab, and a passion for clean energy tech. A hands-on leader who values safety and collaboration will fit well in our fast-paced startup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field is required.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience managing a multi-instrument lab.
• Experience supervising lab staff and coordinating with research/engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lab personnel and safety compliance.
• Manage lab workflows, sample handling, and instrumentation uptime.
• Coordinate with research and engineering to support experiments and data quality.
• Maintain relationships with external analytical vendors and ensure data integrity.

Skills

Lab management

People management

Safety & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Tools

LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System)

Instrument control software

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!

You don’t have to have every listed requirement and skill to be a great fit.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We encourage you to apply if you identify as Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Hispanic or Latino, LGBTQ+ – or with any other underrepresented group – even if you don’t tick all the boxes in the description below.

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 are backed by credible climate partners. 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.