At Editas, we’re driven by a collective purpose, to bring transformative and life changing therapies to people living with serious diseases with the greatest unmet needs. This fuels our drive to excel in scientific innovation, allowing us to harness the power and potential of CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cpf1 (Cas12a) gene editing.

We believe our people are at the core of everything we do, and we’re committed to cultivating a culture where every individual feels valued and included. To do this, we strive to integrate belonging, inclusivity, diversity, and equity into every aspect of our organization.

Together, we are leading the way towards a healthier and more equitable future.

Key Responsibilities:

As the Senior Lab Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for:

The daily operations of the laboratory, providing essential support to our research team by partnering with them to optimize processes, increase efficiency, and anticipate and solve problems.
Anticipate, troubleshoot, and resolve problems associated with work within the laboratory setting, including off-hours responses to laboratory emergencies.
Manage shipping for domestic and international shipments of lab materials, including the preparation of material for shipment and receiving from external vendors.
Serve as the primary point of contact with vendors and laboratory service providers.
Establish lab procedures; create and manage lab-related documentation, and organizational processes such as annual laboratory cleanouts, de-frosting of freezers, micropipette calibrations, freezer/refrigerator inventory, and consumables inventory.
Maintain cryogenics and compressed gases, including but not limited to placing requests with external vendor, monitoring, and swapping out cylinders and dewars, as needed.
Collaborate regularly with scientists to identify and address any workflow bottlenecks, inefficiencies, opportunities for process improvement, and logistical or administrative issues in the lab.
Support lab safety and regulatory compliance, including tracking of biologics, chemicals, and hazardous materials, and enforcing PPE Policy and lab safety rules.
Handle and track biological waste and hazardous waste.
Manage laboratory space to maximize effective square footage, factoring equipment utilization, workflow, and assigned bench allocations.
Collaborate with internal partners including Facilities, Legal, Procurement, IT, etc.
Responsible for leading and coordinating laboratory expansions and relocations, laboratory design and redesign, and space management.
Ensure a safe working environment by identifying, reporting, and eliminating potential workplace hazards
In partnership with EHS, perform routine lab safety inspections and walkthroughs, and participate in monthly safety committee meetings.

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