Operations Manager

shennonbiotechnologies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Shennon Biotechnologies is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day biomedical laboratory operations, ensuring equipment, supplies, and infrastructure support cutting-edge research. You will collaborate with scientists, engineers, and external vendors in a fast-paced startup environment.

The role emphasizes cross-functional process improvements, safety programs, and orderly office operations, with a strong focus on building scalable systems for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology or related field required; master's preferred.
• 2+ years in operations, lab management, facilities, or related role, biotech/start-up experience a plus.
• Experience in a laboratory environment as a lab technician or lab research associate is desirable.
• Familiarity with laboratory equipment, inventory, procurement, and vendor coordination; safety/compliance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day biotech laboratory operations, ensuring equipment, supplies and infrastructure are maintained to support research activities.
• Coordinate servicing, calibration, preventive maintenance, repairs and service contracts; maintain records and coordinate with providers.
• 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 and vendor relationships.

Skills

Laboratory operations

Procurement coordination

Safety/compliance

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CERS

Job description

About Us:

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 sk