Research Campus Operations Assistant

VRP Labs: Valley Research Park; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

VRP Labs: Valley Research Park seeks a part-time Research Campus Operations Assistant to support daily operations of a 100,000 sqft research campus in Mountain View, CA. You will assist with shared labs, amenities, and campus services for member companies and researchers.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in a science/engineering field and 1 year of research lab experience, with strong MS Office, AI tools, and Adobe product skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science/engineering field.
• Experience in a research lab setting (academic, startup, or commercial).
• Proficient with MS Word/Excel, ChatGPT and Adobe tools.

Responsibilities

• Receive and sort packages, and deliver to lab clients as needed.
• Maintain break room cleanliness and coffee service in the morning.
• Support lab manager and staff with equipment checks and restocking.
• Provide lab amenities services (autoclave ops, dry ice, deionized water, glass washing).
• Create internal graphics and announcements for campus communications.
• Represent the campus professionally and assist members with facility information.

Skills

Customer service

Time management

Team-oriented

Flexible

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering

Tools

MS Word/Excel

ChatGPT

Adobe products

Job description

VRP Labs is seeking a Research Campus Operations Assistant.

You will assist with the operations of VRP-Labs, a 100,000 sqft research campus for deep science research.

VRP-Labs' campus has several shared lab spaces that the 85 member companies can use for their research including: in-vivo, chemistry, bio, tissue culture, and ISO7 Clean Rooms.In addition our campus has over 100 private research labs that member companies use to conduct their own specialized research.

This part-time role is ideal for an outgoing person who wants to support the behind-the-scenes operations of scientific research infrastructure and equipment, and be part of the ecosystem of developing new science.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an individual with a background in research or operations to expand their experience, gain exposure to research on campus, and connect with hundreds of researchers. The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree in a scientific field and at least 1 year of experience in a research lab setting: academic, startup, or commercial.

This is a part-time role, without benefits, the current opening is ASAP for our morning shift, 8:00 am to 12:00PM, Monday to Friday. 4 hours per day for a total of ~20 hours per week. Pay rate is $25/hour.

Duties:

• Receive and sort packages for member companies. Sometimes, deliver packages to our lab clients, including moving and connecting lab gas cylinders and liquid nitrogen.
• Keep campus break room clean and tidy; load/unload the dishwasher & ensure that coffee is flowing all morning
• Support our lab manager and other campus staff across shared labs, including daily: checks of shared equipment, walks of lab spaces to identify potential issues, and restocking of supplies.
• Provide lab amenity services to members such as: autoclave operations, dry ice, deionized water, glass washing services, and more.
• Create graphic media for internal/external announcements and social media.
• Professionally represent our campus while on-site and help our members find answers to questions about the facility and amenities.

Qualifications/Requirements/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a science/engineering field.
• Experienced with computer office tools such as MS Word/Excel, ChatGPT, Adobe products
• Customer service oriented
• Flexible; able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Time management - ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Team-oriented. We are a small and mighty team.

Valley Bio Services manages the Amenities at VRP-Labs, a Research Campus currently hosting over 80 companies and over 300 researchers on site. Our operations provide employees a diverse set of activities and the ability to develop skills in a wide range of activities.