Operations Manager

Shennon Biotechnologies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Performance bonus

Daily lunches

Equity

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Workplace Insurance

Unlimited snacks and drinks

Job summary

Shennon Biotechnologies seeks an Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day biotech lab operations, facilities, procurement, and safety programs in a fast-paced startup. You will coordinate equipment maintenance, vendor relations, and recruiting support while ensuring an organized, compliant, and well-supported working environment on-site in San Francisco.

You will work cross-functionally with scientists, engineers, leadership, and service providers to enable research activities, improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology or related field; master's a plus.
• 2+ years of work experience in operations, laboratory or facilities management in biotech or life sciences.
• Experience in startup environments is a plus.
• Experience in laboratory environments as a lab technician or research associate.
• Familiarity with laboratory equipment, supplies, inventory management, procurement, and vendor coordination.
• Understanding of laboratory safety practices and hazardous waste management.
• Experience coordinating facilities, maintenance schedules, or service providers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day biotech laboratory operations and ensure equipment, supplies and infrastructure are maintained.
• Coordinate equipment servicing, calibration, preventive maintenance, and service contracts.
• Coordinate laboratory safety programs, training, waste disposal, safety docs, permits and regulatory reporting.
• Manage purchasing of lab supplies, equipment and office resources; maintain inventory systems.
• Maintain vendor accounts, purchase orders, quotations, and support invoice reconciliation and inventory reporting with accounting.
• Coordinate facilities maintenance, building access, and office logistics.
• Support hiring through job postings, candidate communications, interview scheduling, and onsite logistics.
• Maintain operational records, inventories, and shared systems; ensure documentation is organized.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and develop practical systems.

Skills

Lab operations

Facilities management

Vendor coordination

Procurement

Inventory management

Regulatory compliance

Laboratory safety

Documentation

Process improvement

Project management

Startup experience

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in biology

Master's degree (plus)

Tools

Lab software

Inventory software

Spreadsheets

Administrative tools

Job description

Shennon Biotechnologies is developing precision immunotherapies for solid tumors through an integrated technology platform spanning target discovery, ultra-high-throughput microfluidics-driven functional screening, computational binder design and predictive safety assessment. In particular, where conventional discovery tests binders sequentially over months, our functional screening platform TCELERATOR profiles more than 10 million single-cell interactions at once, identifying functional leads in a single experiment. The unified engine is supported by proprietary human tumor datasets and an expanding network of academic and clinical collaborators. We are developing both antibody-based and TCR-based T-cell engagers designed to address surface and intracellular cancer targets. Our initial oncology pipeline includes programs in small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. We are based in the dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco with 6000 sqft of lab and office space. For more information, visit www.shennonbio.com .

The Role:

Reporting to executive leadership, the Operations Manager oversees the day-to-day business, laboratory, and facilities operations that enable Shennon Biotechnologies’ scientific teams to work effectively. This role ensures that laboratory infrastructure, equipment, safety programs, procurement, administrative systems, and office operations run smoothly and reliably.

The Operations Manager works cross-functionally with scientists, engineers, leadership, external vendors, and service providers to support research activities and maintain an organized, safe, and well-equipped working environment. This person also supports recruiting and other administrative functions, helping build the systems and processes needed for a growing biotechnology company.

ShennonBio is looking for a proactive, adaptable, and highly organized individual who takes ownership, solves problems independently, and is comfortable managing a broad range of responsibilities in a fast-paced startup environment. The ideal candidate enjoys improving processes, supporting a multidisciplinary team, and balancing immediate operational needs with longer-term planning. This is a fully on-site position.

Responsibilities:

• Laboratory Operations: Oversee day-to-day biotech laboratory operations, ensuring that equipment, supplies, and essential infrastructure are maintained and available to support biotech research activities.
• Equipment and Maintenance: Coordinate equipment servicing, calibration, preventive maintenance, repairs, and service contracts; maintain equipment records and coordinate with external service providers.
• Environmental Health and Safety: Coordinate laboratory safety programs, training, hazardous and biohazardous waste disposal, safety documentation, and applicable permits and regulatory reporting.
• Procurement and Inventory: Manage purchasing of laboratory supplies, equipment, and office resources; maintain inventory systems; coordinate deliveries and vendor relationships; and ensure laboratory materials are properly tracked and stored.
• Vendor and Financial Coordination: Maintain vendor accounts and purchasing records, coordinate purchase orders and quotations, and support invoice reconciliation, expense documentation, and inventory reporting in collaboration with accounting.
• Facilities and Office Management: Coordinate facilities maintenance, building access, office supplies, shared resources, shipping and receiving, and other administrative logistics.
• Recruiting and People Operations: Support hiring through job postings, candidate communications, interview scheduling, onsite logistics, and maintenance of recruiting systems and templates.
• Systems and Documentation: Maintain operational records, schedules, inventories, and shared systems; coordinate recurring renewals and administrative tasks; and ensure key processes are documented and organized.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, develop practical systems and procedures, and provide flexible cross-functional support as company needs evolve.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in biology or a related field; a master's degree is a plus.
• 2+ year of work experience in operations, laboratory management, facilities management, or a related role (such as lab technician); experience in biotechnology or life sciences is required, experience at a start-up is a plus
• Has worked in a laboratory environment as a lab technician or a lab research associate.
• Familiarity with laboratory equipment, supplies, inventory management, procurement, and vendor coordination.
• Understanding of laboratory safety practices, hazardous waste management, and relevant compliance documentation. Experience working with CERS is a plus
• Experience coordinating facilities, maintenance schedules, service providers, or other operational functions.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on details.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across scientific, technical, and administrative teams.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, troubleshoot issues, and take ownership of projects from start to finish.
• Comfort working in a growing startup where responsibilities are broad and priorities may change.
• Experience with business software, inventory systems, spreadsheets, and administrative tools.
• A proactive, resourceful approach to problem-solving and continuous process improvement.

Company Culture:

Our culture is centered around Collaboration, Ownership, and Authenticity.

Collaboration:

We work best as a team, sharing context openly and celebrating wins together. We all work on-site to ensure close collaboration, coupled with a flexible time-off policy to support life outside of work, especially family.

Ownership:

We trust you to take initiative and see things through, with the support to learn along the way. We provide mentorship, growth opportunities, and merit-based promotions.

Authenticity:

We want you to show up as yourself, giving honest feedback with kindness and being transparent about both successes and mistakes. Only by being authentic can we grow individually and as a team.

Compensation:

• $80,000 - $90,000 base + 4% 401K match + 10% performance bonus + equity
• Equivalent to $98,000 - $110,000 counting 401K match, performance bonus, commuter benefits and daily lunch allowance, not counting equity.
• Daily lunches; Commuter Benefits; Unlimited snacks and drinks.
• Disability Insurance, Life Insurance; Workplace Insurance