Laboratory Operations Assistant
SecureBio is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops pandemic-defense capabilities and evaluates AI-enabled biological risks.
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About SecureBio
SecureBio operates pathogen-agnostic early-warning work through deep metagenomic sequencing and builds evaluations and mitigations for biosecurity-relevant frontier-AI capabilities.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will support the laboratory’s logistics by receiving deliveries, managing inventory and orders, coordinating vendors, maintaining clean and stocked spaces, handling hazardous waste, maintaining records, and helping with basic reagent preparation. You will also lead improvements to ordering, inventory, and space-organization processes.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 1+ years of experience in inventory, logistics, procurement, or lab/facilities support
- Ability to handle chemicals and biological waste according to safety protocols
- Written and verbal communication for vendor coordination
- Ability to move equipment and packages weighing up to 50 lbs
Responsibilities
- Receive, inspect, and log packages and deliveries
- Match deliveries against purchase orders and flag discrepancies
- Manage reagent, consumable, and supply inventory
- Place, track, and follow up on orders and backorders
- Coordinate with vendors on orders, pricing, invoices, and account issues
- Help maintain equipment and coordinate vendor support
- Keep laboratory spaces clean, organized, stocked, and ready for use
- Handle hazardous waste according to protocol
- Maintain inventory, order, delivery, and waste-handling records
- Support basic reagent and solution preparation
- Lead lab-operations improvement projects