Lab Operations Specialist

Flagship Pioneering; Watertown (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Abiologics, Inc. is seeking a Lab Operations Specialist, Chemistry to enable operational excellence across chemistry, biology, and automation in Synteins discovery.

You will shape laboratory infrastructure, coordinate logistics, manage inventories, and maintain instruments in a fast-paced research setting. The role requires highly organized, detail-oriented candidates with hands-on experience in instrument maintenance, inventory systems, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, contributing

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biochemistry with 4+ years in biotech/pharma/academic labs
• Experience with laboratory 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 multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Collaborate daily with chemists, biologists, protein engineers, automation scientists, and computational researchers to enable high-quality science
• Partner with researchers and vendors to maximize laboratory uptime and ensure critical discovery platforms remain available
• Plan for instrument maintenance, upgrades, and repairs (HPLC-MS, mass spectrometers, peptide synthesizers, biolayer interferometry)
• Oversee waste disposal and ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations
• Identify opportunities to streamline laboratory workflows through process improvements and automation
• Build and improve systems to access compounds, reagents, and research materials
• Develop systems for managing compounds and samples through their lifecycle
• Maintain digital records supporting traceability and reproducibility
• Perform periodic inventory audits and reconcile discrepancies

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BS or MS in Chemistry/biochemistry or related

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Inventory management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Abiologics, Inc. is a privately held, early-stage biotechnology company on a mission to make biology better through an innovative therapeutic modality. We are pioneering the development of Synteins™, a transformational class of macromolecular medicines unlocked by novel synthetic and computational technologies. Abiologics is actively seeking exceptional scientists who are passionate about driving therapeutic modality innovation in biotechnology.

Abiologics was founded in Flagship Pioneering's venture creation engine, where companies such as Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Generate Biomedicines were conceived and created. Since Flagship's founding in 2000, the firm has originated and fostered the development of more than 100 scientific ventures resulting in more than 500 issued patents and more than 50 clinical trials for novel therapeutic agents.

THE ROLE

Our Lab Operations Specialist, Chemistry position plays a central role at the interface of multiple disciplines in our Synteins™ discovery effort. The successful candidate will enable operational excellence of laboratory workflows across chemistry, biology, and automation. Your work will directly accelerate the pace at which new therapeutic candidates move from concept to experiment. This role offers opportunities to shape laboratory infrastructure, improve operational workflows, and grow alongside an emerging biotechnology company as our scientific organization expands.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with experience managing laboratory inventories, coordinating logistics, and maintaining laboratory instrumentation in a fast-paced research environment.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES

Laboratory Operations

• 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.

Inventory Management

• 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.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or MS degree or equivalent experience in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biochemistry and 4+ years of experience in a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or academic research laboratory.
• Experience with laboratory 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.

ABOUT FLAGSHIP PIONEERING:

Flagship Pioneering invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health, sustainability and beyond. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated more than 100 companies. Many of these companies have addressed humanity's most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture.

Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE's "Change the World" list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies and has been twice named to Fast Company's annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more atwww.flagshippioneering.com .

At Flagship, we accept impossible missions to enable bigger leaps. Ourcore values guide us through uncertainty and toward lasting impact.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We recognize that great candidates often bring unique strengthswithout fulfilling every qualification. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your backgroundand interest in Flagship.

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