Medra’s mission is to eradicate disease.
What We're Building:We have been quietly building the foundational layers of our Physical AI Scientist platform:
🤖 Physical AI that can operate scientific instruments with human-level dexterity.
🧪 Scientific AI that can analyze results, reason about next steps, and close the loop autonomously.
This is an incredibly ambitious mission, but we believe that a team of ambitious people with high ownership can accomplish incredible things.
The Team:We’re a team of passionate, mission-driven people from companies like Tesla, Applied Intuition, SpaceX, Neuralink, Scale, Samsara, and Vercel. We’re collaborative and committed to moving fast with extreme prioritization.
Our team is opinionated and straightforward. We don’t mind intense discussions about tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically. Feedback of all types is not just welcome, but expected.
As a team, we’re always looking for ways to grow and improve. We love learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other.
He Lab Operations candidate will be is responsible for the operation, safety, and performance of ML001. This is a hands-on role that owns lab readiness, asset management, inventory, safety and compliance, and lab-level facilities. The Lab Operations Manager works closely with scientists, engineers, and the operations team to ensure ML001 runs as a high-utilization, audit-ready facility.
Manage day-to-day lab operations to ensure instruments, consumables, and lab spaces are ready to support scheduled work
Develop and maintain preventive maintenance and calibration programs for all lab equipment, including detailed records and vendor service coordination
Build and operate the lab inventory program, including par levels, reorder triggers, audit cadence, and vendor management at the SKU level
Maintain the lab asset register, including warranty tracking, service contracts, and lifecycle planning
Develop, implement, and maintain SOPs and lab protocols
Manage lab-level facilities work, including HVAC, cold storage, BSL-2 buildout, and equipment layout, in coordination with external facilities vendors
Continuously assess workflow and resource utilization, identifying bottlenecks and recommending improvements
Onboard new scientists, research associates, and engineers on lab logistics, safety, and operating norms
Partner with the operations and procurement teams on capital equipment requests, vendor contracts, and service agreements
Partner with science and engineering teams on workflow design, instrument requirements, and integration with automation systems
5-10 years of experience managing a biology laboratory in an academic core facility, biotech, CDMO, contract research organization, or pharma research site
Hands-on wet lab background
Demonstrated experience running a BSL-2 program
Track record of building and maintaining SOPs, calibration and PM programs, and inventory systems
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication
Prior experience as a bench scientist
Experience supporting multi-customer or contract research environments
Experience scaling a lab through a buildout or growth phase
LIMS or ELN implementation experience
Familiarity with lab automation and robotics platforms
Experience operating within ISO 9001, GLP, or comparable quality systems
Skills Required
- 5-10 years of experience managing a biology laboratory
- Hands-on wet lab background
- Demonstrated experience running a BSL-2 program
- Track record of building and maintaining SOPs, calibration and PM programs, and inventory systems
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication
What We Do
Medra AI develops an autonomous scientific experimentation platform that combines robotics with artificial intelligence to accelerate biology research and drug discovery.
