Lab Operations Specialist

Flagship Pioneering; Watertown (MA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Annual incentive program

Retirement benefits

Broad range of other benefits

Job summary

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

You will help accelerate candidate molecules from concept to experiment and shape our laboratory infrastructure. The role requires strong organizational skills, experience managing inventories and instrumentation, and the ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced biotech environment.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biochemistry with 4+ years of biotech/ pharma/academic lab experience.
• Experience maintaining lab instrumentation and general laboratory operations.
• Experience managing inventory systems and sample management.
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and LIMS/inventory systems.
• Excellent communication and ability to work across 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 discovery platforms remain available.
• Plan instrument maintenance, upgrades, and repairs (HPLC-MS, high-resolution mass spectrometers, peptide synthesizers, etc.).
• Oversee waste disposal and ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows through automation and new technologies.
• Build and improve systems for rapid access to compounds, reagents, and research materials.
• Develop systems for managing compounds and samples throughout their lifecycle.
• Maintain digital records supporting traceability and reproducibility.
• Perform periodic inventory audits and reconcile discrepancies.

Skills

Lab operations

Inventory management

Instrument maintenance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

BS/MS in chemistry/biochemistry

Tools

HPLC-MS

Peptide synthesizers

Biolayer interferometry

Job description

COMPANY 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.

COMPANY 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 RESPONISIBLITIES

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 about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.

At Flagship, we accept impossible missions to enable bigger leaps. Our core 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 strengths without 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 background and interest in Flagship.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies

Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

The salary range for this role is $72,000 - $103,000. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Abiologics, Inc currently offers healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on Abiologics, Inc's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

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