Post description
The Site and Lab Manager is an organized and proactive individual with a passion for optimizing laboratory operations. She/he is responsible for managing daily lab workflows, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, and supporting the R&D team in achieving operational excellence. He/she brings exceptional problem-solving skills and thrives in a collaborative and dynamic environment.
This role focuses on operational management of the lab and site facilities, emphasizing smooth day-to-day operations.
Main Responsibilities:
Lab Management:
- Ensure the safety of the R&D team by implementing and maintaining good laboratory practices (GLP).
- Oversee daily lab operations, including media and glassware preparation, waste management, and consumable tracking.
- Manage technical inventory, including orders, deliveries, stock deployment.
- Track and maintain common stocks of reagents, samples, kits, consumables, and other resources through our LIMS
- Maintain optimal organization and cleanliness of the lab and technical areas to maximize efficiency.
- Collaborate with the Head of Finance to track and plan R&D expenses.
Site Operations:
- Ensure site infrastructure (air, water, electricity) functions smoothly, including coordination of routine maintenance.
- Manage suppliers relationships and oversee maintenance and calibration schedules for lab and site equipment.
- Ensure compliance with HSE regulations and manage waste disposal procedures.
- Support team training on equipment and safety protocols.
- Coordinate with IT and administrative teams for data management, security, and site and office support needs.
Documentation & Reporting:
- Maintain accurate records of inventory, safety logs, and equipment maintenance.
- Ensure proper documentation, updates and accuracy of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Provide weekly progress reports to leadership, outlining operational milestones and identifying areas for improvement.
Profile required:
- 2+ years of experience in an R&D laboratory environment.
- Prior experience with HSE regulation, stock management and orders.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Proactive and action-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple tasks independently.
- Familiarity with lab management systems and software tools (e.g., LIMS).
- Excellent communication skills in both French and English.
- Strong team spirit and interpersonal skills.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a biology-related startup or biotech company.
- Knowledge of project management and operational optimization tools.
⭐️ Shared values: Team spirit, Positive impact, Excellence, Humility
Why join us?
🌿 Contribute to global innovation by collaborating with world-class experts in their field, learn from the founders, and get regular updates on everything happening in the company through monthly company-wide meetings.
🌿Join an innovative startup where you can make an impact and at any position in the company
🌿 Participate in recurring company events, such as our annual kick-off, offsite seminar, after-work, celebrations every month, team activities like escape games or go-karting
🌿 Come work in our brand new Neolab, ‘The Seed’: A unique 1,200m2 space on two floors featuring a state-of-the-art wetlab, full-scale performance testing rooms among other high-end equipment, as well as open offices and great team spaces!
🌿 Enjoy great benefits:
- Highly competitive compensation
- Transportation (Navigo card or bike pass): 100% reimbursed.
- Swile (lunch vouchers): 10€ per day worked - 55% paid by the company
- Health: Alan Blue (private insurance, 70% paid by Neoplants, applicable to your family) and access to Moka.care (wellness and mental health support platform)
- Healthy snacks and fruit in the office
- Your own Mac Book pro
- Personalized little attentions and a seniority gift from year one
Other information about the role:
Office location: The Seed, 47 Rue du Docteur Léonce Basset, 93400 Saint-Ouen
Starting date: Jan 2025