The opportunity
Join Natera’s Oncology Research Use Only (RUO) team as the Laboratory Manager . You will take ownership of the physical operations, asset management, and Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) compliance for a high-throughput Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) research laboratory.
What you'll do
Maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized laboratory that meets institutional and company standards
Establish and enforce workspace organization standards, including bench: layouts, labeling conventions, shared-equipment zones, and waste segregation
Own housekeeping schedules, decontamination routines, and general lab: organization, coordinating cleaning and biohazard or chemical waste pickup
Ensure adequate stocking and organization of consumables at the point of use
Serve as the point of contact for lab safety, ensuring Personal Protective: Equipment (PPE) availability, spill readiness, and adherence to EH&S requirements
Think team by partnering directly with Facilities,: Engineering/Instrumentation, EH&S, Procurement, and IT to drive lab operations without needing translation layers
What they're looking for
- Coordinate preventive maintenance, calibration, service visits, and repair of: major instrumentation (e.g., NGS sequencers, liquid handlers, qPCR/dPCR systems, centrifuges, thermal cyclers), minimizing downtime
- Manage vendor and service-provider relationships, including scheduling,: tracking service tickets, and escalating unresolved issues based on data
- Own end-to-end inventory management, tracking reorder points, purchasing: requests, receiving, and stock rotation for reagents, consumables, and controls
- Audit equipment maintenance and calibration logs, ensuring records are current, complete, and audit-ready
