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Senior Manager, Lab Operations

NewLimit· Operations
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South San Francisco$140k - $170kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Manager, Lab Operations responsible for leading a team to design, build, and scale infrastructure and processes in a functional genomics lab, partnering with scientists and engineers to accelerate discovery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor lab operations staff while collaborating with scientists and engineers to build and operate a world-class functional genomics lab.
  • Own procurement strategy, maintain lab infrastructure, manage inventory, and increase research operations efficiency.
  • Develop and manage the lab operations budget, and cultivate vendor relationships, negotiating contracts and pricing as needed.
  • Identify operational bottlenecks across the organization and drive cross-functional solutions to fix them.
  • Serve as primary escalation point and strategic partner for equipment, inventory management, and procurement, partnering with Facilities, Finance, and Operations leadership.
  • Ensure laboratory safety, chemical hygiene, waste treatment, and foreign agent testing programs meet guidelines, and serve as accountability for compliance audits.
  • Develop and implement scalable operational processes and SOPs to support lab growth.
  • Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and performance management for the lab operations team.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in a cell biology, molecular biology, genomics or similar laboratory setting, including experience managing people and programs.
  • Demonstrated experience managing vendor contracts, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to identify inefficient processes at scale and lead organizational change to fix them.
  • Experience with procurement & purchasing systems, inventory and sample management systems, and environmental health & safety.

Skills

Required:People managementProcurement and vendor managementBudgeting and financial managementOperational process improvementCompliance and EH&SCommunication and collaborationSOP development

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Industry-leading paid time off (PTO) — 20 days/year for all employees + holidays
  • Meals and snacks on-site
Last updated Aug 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About NewLimit

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NewLimit is extending human healthspan by unlocking regenerative potential.

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