Lab Operations Specialist

TekWissen ®; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 59,000; Part time

Job summary

TekWissen Group in Foster City, CA is seeking a Lab Operations and Project Manager for an 18-month onsite assignment. You will provide operational leadership for lab moves, infrastructure upgrades, equipment relocations, and facility initiatives, coordinating with Facilities, IT, EH&S, Finance, scientists and vendors.

A Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Business is required, with experience leading complex initiatives and improving operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Business.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex initiatives and deliver operational improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership for lab moves, infrastructure upgrades, equipment relocations, and facility initiatives.
• Coordinate with Facilities, IT, Environmental Health and Safety, Finance, scientists and external vendors.
• Support capital planning, project budgets, purchase orders and cost tracking.
• Monitor operational performance, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to improve lab efficiency and reliability.
• Develop and maintain operational metrics, dashboards, project plans, and governance processes.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences / Engineering / Business

Job description

Job Title: Lab Operations and Project Manager

Location: Foster City, CA 94404

Duration: 18 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Pay Rate: $38.00-$43.00/Hr

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below job opportunity is with one of our Biotech clients who researches develop and commercializes drugs. The company focuses primarily on antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and influenza, including Harvoni and Sovaldi.

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as a Lab Operations partner providing operational leadership and issue resolution support.
• Lead cross functional projects including laboratory moves, infrastructure improvements, equipment relocations, and facility initiatives.
• Manage laboratory assets and equipment through planning, procurement, installation, maintenance, service coordination, and decommissioning activities.
• Coordinate stakeholders across Facilities, Procurement, Information Technology, Environmental Health and Safety, Finance, scientists, and external vendors.
• Support capital planning, operational budgets, purchase orders, invoice management, and project financial tracking.
• Monitor operational performance, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to improve laboratory efficiency and reliability.
• Develop and maintain operational metrics, dashboards, project plans, and governance processes to improve visibility and execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that reduce non-scientific work, improve service delivery, and enhance the scientist experience.
• Support implementation and refinement of the Technical Development operating model, including standardization, stakeholder engagement, and scalable service delivery processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or a related field with significant experience supporting laboratory operations, technical operations, project management, or research environments.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex initiatives, influence stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and deliver operational improvements.

Preferred Experience

• Laboratory infrastructure projects.
• Capital planning.
• Operational excellence programs.
• Biotechnology or pharmaceutical laboratory environments.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.