Lila Sciences
Shift Supervisor, Research Operations
$119K–$182K
Cambridge, MA USA +2 · Full-time · Posted Jul 1, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA USA
Alewife, Cambridge, MA
One Charles Park, Cambridge, MA - Experience
- 5+ years; no alternative stated.
About the job
Leads a second-shift team responsible for reliable execution, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of automated laboratory workflows.
What you'll do
- Oversee workflow safety, quality, throughput, system health, and shift handoffs; resolve routine issues and escalate complex ones.
- Lead, coach, and develop Research Operations engineers while coordinating priorities and providing real-time technical guidance.
- Document QC/QA deviations and partner across scientific, engineering, and automation teams on troubleshooting, tech transfer, and workflow improvements.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in lab automation, research operations, high-throughput screening, or a closely related technical environment.
- Formal people-management experience with direct reports in a laboratory, technical, or operations environment.
- Experience operating and troubleshooting automated liquid handling platforms (Hamilton, Lynx, Echo, or similar) in production or research.
- Experience coordinating team workflow execution, plus foundational knowledge of assay design, execution, and interpretation.
Nice to have
- Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Biotechnology, or a related field, or equivalent technical training and hands-on experience.
- Experience managing a shift or technical team in a highly automated or high-throughput laboratory environment; workflow improvement, QC/QA, or laboratory software experience is also a plus.
Pay
$118,800 — $182,400 USD (base salary)
Tools
Hamilton, Lynx, Echo, ELN, LIMS, Lean, 5S, Kaizen
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