Senior Lab Technician - Medical Device R&D Lab

Capstan Medical; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flex time off

Bike-friendly office & team outings

Job summary

Capstan Medical in Santa Cruz, CA, is seeking a Senior Lab Technician to support the Clinical Development Team with pre-clinical testing and lab setup. You will own and continuously improve lab environments and assist with testing for essential development assessments.

You will maintain calibration and safety standards, organize equipment and materials, and collaborate with engineers to execute testing methods.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Organizational and scheduling enthusiasm.
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Hands-on prototyping and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Ability to work without supervision, align to company priorities, and maintain a continuous improvement mindset.
• Familiarity with good documentation practices.
• Ability to work within a Quality System in a regulated industry.
• 5 to 15 years of relevant experience (regulated industry or medical experience preferred).

Responsibilities

• Maintain lab equipment calibration, safety standards, and troubleshooting.
• Coordinate cross functional test scheduling — supporting visibility, prioritization, and optimization.
• Organize lab equipment and materials. Establish inventory management and own ongoing purchasing and restocking.
• Maintain and improve audio visual systems for test recording and remote collaboration, in multiple testing environments.
• Implement company-wide training and safety protocols for employee access to specialized equipment.
• Provide cross functional education on equipment use and communal lab care activities, as an accountability buddy to all.
• Execute and develop testing methods collaborating with engineers, including model setup, device preparation, data recording, and teardown.
• Leverage existing resources and expand their accessibility to the team for speed and cost efficiency.
• Identify opportunities, assess and execute improvements, and communicate these improvements independently (lab organization, communication organization, tool needs, process documentation, educational resource development).

Skills

Prototyping

Troubleshooting

Lab testing

Documentation

Quality system

Communication

Coordination

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Capstan Medical in Santa Cruz, CA, is seeking a Senior Lab Technician to support the Clinical Development Team with pre-clinical testing and lab setup. You will own and continuously improve lab environments and assist with testing for essential development assessments.

You will maintain calibration and safety standards, organize equipment and materials, and collaborate with engineers to execute testing methods.