Manager of Laboratory Operations

The Company:

FL85 is a Flagship-backed, privately held biotechnology company on a mission to transform the current approach to information molecule therapeutics to unlock their full therapeutic potential. In recent years, we have begun to experience the power of information molecules in treating historically undruggable diseases and in designing therapies with unprecedented turnaround times. FL85’s platform integrates nanoparticle development with world-class informatics technologies and a novel pipeline of experimentation and discovery to drive a new generation of highly effective, therapeutically relevant information molecule therapies. We are seeking collaborative, relentless problem solvers that share our passion for impact to join us!

"Flagship Pioneering has conceived of and created companies such as Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Editas Medicine (NASDAQ: EDIT), Omega Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OMGA), Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MCRB), and Indigo Agriculture. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures. In 2021, Flagship Pioneering was ranked 12th globally on Fortune’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies."

The Position:

We are a highly dynamic, entrepreneurial, and innovation-driven environment seeking to hire an exceptional Lab Manager to join our growing team. This position has responsibility across 4 to 5 early stage companies, but will be situated initially within a Series A company FL85. A successful candidate will have a proven track record in managing laboratory facilities of increasing complexity, vendors, and teams in a fast-paced and dynamic laboratory environment.

Core Responsibilities

1. Maintain and optimize processes within the labs of multiple early stage companies to increase efficiency and effectiveness, including managing biologics inventory, lab consumables, and chemicals.
2. Manage lab scheduling for biologics experiments and related equipment, including processing time, service contracts, preventative maintenance, calibration schedules, SOPs, and general lab procedures
3. Oversee lab safety and regulatory compliance, including tracking of biologics, chemicals, and hazardous materials, and enforcing PPE policy and lab safety rules
4. Coordinate annual laboratory permits and license renewals, and laboratory operations deliveries/shipments inside and out of labs, including waste removal
5. Manage shipping for domestic and international shipments of lab materials, including the preparation of material for shipment and receiving from external vendors
6. Establish lab procedures; create and manage lab-related documentation, and organizational processes such as annual laboratory cleanouts and micropipette calibrations
7. Collaborate regularly with scientists to identify and address any workflow bottlenecks, inefficiencies, opportunities for process improvement, and logistical or administrative issues in the lab
8. Anticipate, troubleshoot, and resolve problems associated with work within the laboratory setting, including occasional off-hours responses to laboratory emergencies
9. Coordinate the design and build-out of laboratory space at a new location and oversee laboratory relocation from the current space
10. Order, receive, and distribute general lab supplies and track stock level
11. Manage lab safety program including training and safety committees
12. Plan and coordinate lab moves

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in sciences or engineering related fields
• At least 5+ years of relevant experience in lab management

• Experience working in a Biotech/Pharmaceutical laboratory environment
• Experience in multiple areas of lab management, including operations, vendor management, procurement, and safety.
• Knowledge of local, state, and applicable federal regulations relating to lab safety
• Direct experience with LIMS, Laboratory Software, and Enterprise Software Systems

• Great attention to detail, including a proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously, as well as the ability to think strategically and execute methodically
• A high level of initiative, good judgment, and the ability to work with little supervision.
• Commitment to quality
• An active problem solver, who can act independently, think critically and creatively

• Great interpersonal skills and willingness to work within a collaborative team setting and across functional areas
  • Team player mentality is