Director, Facilities and Lab Operations (Contract)
About this role
About Xaira Therapeutics
Xaira is an innovative biotech startup focused on leveraging AI to transform drug discovery and development. The company is leading the development of generative AI models to design protein and antibody therapeutics, enabling the creation of medicines against historically hard-to-drug molecular targets. It is also developing foundation models for biology and disease to enable better target elucidation and patient stratification. Collectively, these technologies aim to continually enable the identification of novel therapies and to improve success in drug development. Xaira is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and London.
About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on and strategic Director of Facilities and Lab Operations to lead our lab and office environments in San Francisco and Seattle, with light oversight of our London office. You’ll be responsible for maintaining safe, efficient, and well-functioning spaces that support our growing team and scientific work. This role works closely with research, operations, and leadership to ensure our physical infrastructure evolves with the needs of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day lab and office operations in San Francisco and Seattle, ensuring functionality, efficiency, and compliance.
- Coordinate with external construction, real estate brokers, and facilities partners to support ongoing space expansion projects.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure the space supports current and future scientific needs.
- Support the planning and execution of office and lab transitions with minimal disruption to operations
- Oversee vendor relationships, procurement systems, and inventory coordination.
- Manage budgets related to lab operations and facilities.
- Provide light oversight of our small London office, coordinating with local vendors as needed
Qualifications
- BS or BA in a relevant field (e.g., life sciences, engineering, facilities management, or related discipline)
- 8–10+ years of experience in lab and facilities operations, ideally in biotech or life sciences
- Experience working with external project teams on space planning and lab/office expansions
- Strong knowledge of EH&S and laboratory safety programs as well as facilities systems
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- A resourceful, hands-on approach with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growing environment
Compensation
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 4 months
The base pay range for this position is expected to be $94-$118 hourly; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on the market, job-related knowledge, skills and capabilities, and experience.
Xaira Therapeutics an equal-opportunity employer. We believe that our strength is in our differences. Our goal to build a diverse and inclusive team began on day one, and it will never end.
TO ALL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES: Xaira Therapeutics does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or employees. Xaira Therapeutics is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Company at a glance
Xaira Therapeutics is an integrated biotechnology company driving advances in artificial intelligence to learn the language of life and transform how we treat disease. We seek to rethink the drug discovery and development process from end-to-end by bringing together leading talent across three core areas: machine learning research to better understand biology, expansive data generation to power new models, and robust therapeutic product development to treat disease. Xaira is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Please be advised that we will never ask for personal information or any financial commitment from a candidate as a pre-employment requirement. All legitimate Xaira communication regarding our recruitment processes comes from email addresses ending with @xaira.com or through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn. To avoid any potential fraudulent activity, please make sure to apply only through Xaira's official Careers page: https://www.xaira.com/work-with-us
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