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IT/OT Specialist

Parallel Bio· Operations
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San Francisco, CA, Brisbane, CA$145k - $165kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

We are looking for an IT/OT Specialist to build and maintain the systems that keep the lab and corporate technology running reliably, securely, and connected. The role spans information technology and operational technology, with on-site duties in San Francisco and Brisbane, CA, and on-call responsibilities for critical IT/OT issues.

Responsibilities

  • - OT: Support network and connectivity needs of lab instrumentation and automation equipment, integrate devices onto secure networks, troubleshoot connectivity and data-flow issues between instruments, automation systems, and the cloud data platform, maintain inventory and configurations of connected lab devices, define and implement OT security practices, support integration of new instrumentation, maintain equipment register, follow lab safety protocols.
  • - IT: Day-to-day IT operations (user accounts, identity/access management, endpoint provisioning, helpdesk), maintain core infrastructure (networking, servers, cloud accounts, backups, security tooling), enforce IT security practices in collaboration with Legal/Compliance, onboarding/offboarding for multi-site team, evaluate/deploy/maintain software tools, maintain IT documentation, provide on-call support for critical IT/OT issues.

Qualifications

  • - 3 to 6 years in IT infrastructure, systems administration or related role, including OT experience with industrial or lab device networking or hardware integration.
  • - Solid grounding in networking, identity/access management, and endpoint management.
  • - Builder's instinct and comfort operating where processes are still being built.
  • - Troubleshooting: able to diagnose and resolve issues.
  • - Clear communication for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • - On-site commitment to be physically present for hands-on troubleshooting.
  • - Nice to have: experience in life sciences/biotech or lab environment, familiarity with LIMS, instrument data systems, or lab networks.

Skills

Required:IT infrastructureOT/networking for laboratory devicesIdentity and access managementEndpoint managementTroubleshootingCommunicationOn-site work
Nice to have:Life sciences/LIMS familiarity
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Parallel Bio

Using the immune system to cure disease

Parallel Bio created a human 'immune system in a dish' to discover drugs and immunotherapies more likely to work in patients. Our platform has all of the same elements as a human immune system, meaning you can test drugs and vaccines as if you were testing them in actual patients from the start. The biggest reason why 95% of new drugs fail is that they were tested in mice - but with our human platform, pharma companies will know which drugs will successfully treat patients, speeding up the process and reducing the cost. To date our platform has successfully been used to test 12 drugs, and vaccines against 8 different diseases. The company is founded by Robert DiFazio, a former Stanford R&D director with a PhD in immunology, and Juliana Hilliard, a former System1 Biosciences R&D lead with an MSc in bioengineering, both of whom have led drug discovery programs for years.

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