Operations Support Specialist

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking an Operations Support Specialist in Boston to provide onsite administrative and operational support within a large research environment. This 35-40 hour/week, Monday–Friday role is onsite in Boston, MA, through December and pays $30/hour.

You will support scientists, engineers, and lab operations teams with equipment maintenance, inventory control, and service coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Strong Excel skills (sorting, filtering, data review, and tracking).
• Experience with databases, inventory management, or operations support preferred.
• Customer-focused mindset with excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Comfortable working in office and laboratory settings and interacting with technical professionals.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and maintain detailed documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite operational and administrative support for scientific and medical equipment within laboratory environments.
• Maintain and update equipment inventory and service records within a proprietary database/CMMS.
• Coordinate and schedule maintenance, repairs, and service events with internal teams and external vendors.
• Communicate directly with scientists, engineers, vendors, and lab operations staff to address equipment needs.
• Enter lab spaces to review equipment status, calibration schedules, and performance concerns.
• Order parts and supplies, track shipments, and coordinate installations and repairs.
• Generate reports, support KPIs, and assist with ongoing account and service reviews.

Skills

Excel skills

Database experience

Inventory management

Operations support

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CMMS

Database systems

Job description

Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing.

Our client, a life sciences services company, is seeking an Operations Support Specialist to provide onsite administrative and operational support within a large, well-established research environment in Boston. This is a full-time contract role through December that supports scientists, engineers, and lab operations teams at a major life sciences campus. The position is onsite in Boston, MA, Monday-Friday, 35-40 hours per week between 8:00/8:30am-5:00pm, and pays $30/hour. Qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply today for immediate consideration.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide onsite operational and administrative support for scientific and medical equipment within laboratory environments
• Maintain and update equipment inventory and service records within a proprietary database/CMMS
• Coordinate and schedule maintenance, repairs, and service events with internal teams and external vendors
• Communicate directly with scientists, engineers, vendors, and lab operations staff to address equipment needs
• Enter lab spaces to review equipment status, calibration schedules, and performance concerns
• Order parts and supplies, track shipments, and coordinate installations and repairs
• Generate reports, support KPIs, and assist with ongoing account and service reviews

Candidate Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
• Strong Excel skills (sorting, filtering, data review, and tracking)
• Experience with databases, inventory management, or operations support preferred
• Customer-focused mindset with excellent communication and organizational skills
• Comfortable working in office and laboratory settings and interacting with technical professionals
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and maintain detailed documentation

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Company Profile:

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com .

Benefits Information:

• Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility.
• Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.

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