Associate Manager, Lab Operations

The Role:

 Life Edit Therapeutics is seeking an experienced lab manager to support daily operations and equipment management across our lab groups. We are seeking curious, enthusiastic, competent, detail oriented, and self-motivated individuals to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing company at the forefront of gene editing technologies.

 Here’s What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate closely with lab groups, EHS, supply chain, IT, and other teams to ensure efficient, organized, and safe laboratory operations
• Manage the lab operations team to maintain seamless day-to-day operations
• Support operation excellence efforts that impact multiple departments
• Projects may include standardization of similar functions and workflows across multiple departments, such as tissue culture or cold unit organization, writing SOPs or work instructions, etc.
• Lab Asset Management:
• Service agreement management, including advising on appropriate coverage levels and budget accountability
• CMMS Administration
• CapEx and OpEx equipment approvals, reviews, purchases, etc.
• Standardization of commonly used equipment across the company
• Managing installations and trainings
• Generating requirements for, planning, and scheduling preventative maintenance and calibrations
• Assists with lab space planning and relocations
• Develop and implement tools, as needed, to support rapidly expanding laboratory operations
• Examples are SOPS, protocols, lab manuals, work instructions, scheduling tools, etc.
• Responding to Work Requests involving lab equipment
• Collaborate cross functionally to utilize knowledge and expertise to improve systems and processes across the company

Requirements:

• 5+ years of lab manager experience, particularly in cell or gene therapy labs
• Experience managing a team in a fast paced environment
• Familiarity with common laboratory practices, equipment, and safety standards
• Experience with procurement and purchasing systems, such as SAP
• Experience with asset management software, such as Blue Mountain RAM
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other common collaboration software
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment
• Proven ability to identify and resolve technical and operational issues
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills

Why join Life Edit and the ElevateBio ecosystem?

Life Edit Therapeutics is an integrated subsidiary of ElevateBio, a technology-driven cell and gene therapy company that is accelerating access to the cutting-edge technologies and expertise that can change the future of medicine. Our integrated model combines multiple R&D technology platforms – including Life Edit gene editing – and cGMP manufacturing to power the discovery and development of advanced therapeutics. Our ecosystem is designed to enhance speed, delivery, and probability of success to change patient lives.

Life Edit is an integral part of ElevateBio’s ecosystem of platform technologies and is pioneering focused next-generation gene editing technologies and therapeutics. Located in Durham, NC, members of Life Edit work closely with the ElevateBio Research and Development and BaseCamp manufacturing teams in Waltham, MA. Life Edit is advancing therapeutic programs in collaboration with industry partners while building its own internal pipeline of gene editing therapies. We are looking for a unique individual who can continue to lead the cultural development of Life Edit and build on its momentum as an integral part of the ElevateBio ecosystem.

Our Mission:
To power the creation of life-transforming cell and gene therapies, at a speed the world deserves.

Our Vision:
We seek to be the world’s most indispensable cell and gene therapy technology company, redefining how companies operate, how products are created and how disease is treated.

ElevateBio is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. ElevateBio will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.