Lab Operations Lead: Safety-Driven R&D for Quantum Storage

Praxis, Inc.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity in startup

Performance-based incentives

Access to cutting-edge labs

Relocation assistance

Unlimited PTO

Health insurance

Professional development stipend

Job summary

Pronoia Energy in Torrance, CA is seeking a Laboratory Manager to run the physical lab, procure and maintain equipment, manage chemical inventory, and oversee safety and compliance.

You will support scientists and technicians, ensuring that experiments run smoothly with calibrated instruments, proper records, and clear protocols, while advancing our room-temperature quantum energy storage research.

Qualifications

• Experience running a hazardous-materials or energetic-materials laboratory.
• Strong safety and compliance instincts with procurement and logistics skills.
• Calm, organized, service-oriented approach toward scientists and technicians.
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration in a startup environment.
• Excellent communication and coordination across technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Own lab operations including equipment, instruments, inventory, scheduling, and records.
• Lead safety and compliance for a lab and its reactive materials.
• Procure and maintain equipment and keep shared instruments calibrated and available.
• Remove operational friction so scientists and technicians can move fast and safely.
• Develop and enforce protocols that treat safety as enabling speed, not opposing it.

Job description

Pronoia Energy in Torrance, CA is seeking a Laboratory Manager to run the physical lab, procure and maintain equipment, manage chemical inventory, and oversee safety and compliance.

You will support scientists and technicians, ensuring that experiments run smoothly with calibrated instruments, proper records, and clear protocols, while advancing our room-temperature quantum energy storage research.