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Laboratory Operations Specialist

Prime Medicine· Lab Management
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Cambridge, MA$92k - $103kfull-time-equivalent (half-time within Laboratory Operations)Posted 4w ago

About the role

Laboratory Operations Specialist keeps Prime Medicine's laboratory instruments in working order, manages calibration/maintenance vendors, and owns the system tracking equipment. Part-time within Laboratory Operations, reporting to the Laboratory Operations Lead.

Responsibilities

  • Own the master service calendar for all laboratory instruments and equipment; schedule qualifications, preventive maintenance, calibrations, and repairs with outside vendors; arrange repair service to restore instruments to working order.
  • Carry out equipment maintenance and calibration, directly or via vendor technicians; ensure records satisfy SOP requirements and escalate deviations to QA.
  • Serve as the business owner of Qualer as the system of record for equipment and calibration; maintain equipment records, calibration certificates, maintenance logs, and service records for inspection.
  • Track calibration and maintenance status of every instrument; tag equipment out of service or overdue calibration; reconcile inventory with Qualer and review upcoming/overdue activities, recurring failures, and trends.
  • Serve as the business owner of Elemental Machines for monitoring controlled temperature storage units; monitor alerts, acknowledge, communicate, and investigate as required by procedure.
  • Maintain vendor service contacts, scopes of work, access requirements, and performance records; provide input into qualification or periodic evaluation of critical calibration/maintenance vendors.

Qualifications

  • Associate's or bachelor's degree in a life science or technical field, or equivalent hands-on laboratory experience.
  • Experience maintaining equipment in a GMP-regulated laboratory.
  • Working knowledge of calibration and asset management systems such as Qualer.
  • Strong organizational skills and comfort managing multiple vendors and schedules at once.

Skills

Required:GMP laboratory practicesCalibration and asset management systemsVendor management

Benefits

  • Total Rewards package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k) match, and equity programs.
  • Generous paid time off, wellness days, and company-wide recharge breaks.
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Prime Medicine

Delivering on the promise of Prime Editing

Prime Medicine™ was founded with a goal of transforming the lives of patients with debilitating diseases through the application of our groundbreaking Prime Editing platform and technology.

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