Lab Operations Specialist - Aurion Biotech : Job Details

Description

JOB TITLE: Lab Operations Specialist – Supply Chain Team

LOCATION: Cambridge, MA

SALARY RANGE: $73,000 to $92,000. The midpoint of the range is $84,000. The ideal candidate would be hired at or around the midpoint.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Lab Operations Specialist will be a member of Aurion's Supply Chain Team, responsible for ensuring supply continuity and smooth operations of our research lab in Cambridge, MA. They will manage multiple inventories that service various needs of our research and procure necessary supplies in accordance with supply plans. This individual will be vital in assuring that Aurion's lab functions at the highest capacity. In addition to their inventory management duties, they will work in tandem with the research team to ensure that cold chain storage is managed appropriately and monitored effectively.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operations Oversight: Maintain an organized, safe and clean lab environment, while ensuring adequate supply of critical raw materials for research
• Inventory Control: Monitor and manage systems for reagent, chemical and consumable inventory tracking and procurement
• Process Improvement: Actively seek out cost- and time-saving opportunities for scientists and operators
• Compliance: Ensure all material management activities comply with industry standards and GMP practices where applicable
• Performs other duties as assigned

ABOUT AURION BIOTECH

With offices in Seattle, Boston, and Tokyo, Aurion Biotech is a clinical-stage biotech company, whose mission is to restore vision to millions of patients with life-changing regenerative therapies. The Company's first candidate is for the treatment of corneal edema secondary to endothelial dysfunction, and one of the first clinically validated cell therapies for corneal care; it was recently granted regulatory approval from Japan's PMDA. Aurion Biotech is the recipient of the prestigious Prix Galien award for best start-up in biotech. The Company is preparing for clinical trials in the U.S. We are growing rapidly and seek to hire highly motivated candidates from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, who share our values:

• Stewardship: We make the world a better place for our patients, our communities, our clinicians, and our colleagues. We act responsibly as individuals, as employees, and as a company.
• Transformation: We embrace our challenges, our successes, and our failures. We are curious, we take risks, and we collaborate.
• Grit: We break down walls and strive to achieve the impossible. We are persistent and resilient, and we deliver on our commitments.

Aurion Biotech has a lot to accomplish in the next few years and this role is key to our success. Privately held, Aurion Biotech is backed by Alcon, the global leader in eye care. To learn more about Aurion Biotech, visit www.aurionbiotech.com

LIFE AT AURION BIOTECH

We want our people to wake up every morning excited and energized for work. We value employees, which is why we invest in making life at Aurion Biotech healthy, fun, and rewarding:

• Robust Benefits: We offer full health insurance to employees and their families, and all the acronyms: 401(k) matching, EAP, FSA, and generous PTO.
• Total Rewards: We offer competitive compensation packages to ensure all Aurion employees are rewarded for their hard work.
• Perks and Fun: Paid parking, subsidized commuter passes, in-office catered lunches, team events, and community projects are just a few ways that we bond, celebrate each other, have fun, and live our values.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in lab operations, materials management, or equivalent preferably within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES

• Proven experience working with multiple parties to complete tasks, including managing competing priorities
• Excellent organizational and leadership abilities, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience working in a lab and under GRP guidelines
• Experience working with cellular therapy products, and/or in eye banking a plus