20h ago

Laboratory Operations Technician

El Segundo, California, United States

$58.2k-$83.2k / year

contractmidaerospace

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๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll support day-to-day laboratory operations at a space startup, ensuring a clean, organized, and well-stocked lab environment for scientists. You'll perform glassware cleaning, inventory management, and basic troubleshooting of lab equipment. This role is critical to enabling efficient research in a fast-paced aerospace and pharmaceutical setting.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Perform glassware cleaning, drying, and autoclaving
  • Decontaminate BSCs, VBEs, and fume hoods
  • Monitor inventory and place supply orders
  • Assist with experiment setup and buffer preparation

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field
  • 1-3 years experience in pharmaceutical or academic lab
  • Experience with analytical instrument troubleshooting
  • Ability to follow SOPs and lift up to 50 pounds

โœจ Nice to Have

  • 3-5 years pharmaceutical lab experience
  • Hands-on experience with chromatography and mass spec
  • GLP-compliant environment experience

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
  • ๐Ÿฅ Health insurance including Vision and Dental
  • ๐Ÿฑ Lunch and snacks provided on site daily
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Equity in a funded space startup
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ 401(k) matching (interns excluded)

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Callยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Team Interviewยท 45 min

๐Ÿšฉ Heads Up

  • 6-month temp position with no benefits for interns
  • ITAR requirement limits eligible candidates to US persons
  • Inconsistent experience levels in requirements (1-3 years vs preferred 3-5 years for same entry-level tasks)
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