Research Operations Lead, Biology

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Anthropic</strong></h2> <p>Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.</p></div><h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">About the team</h2> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Anthropic's Life Sciences team is building a world-class research group focused on making fundamental biological discoveries. The team combines cutting-edge AI with hands-on biological research, positioning Anthropic at the forefront of AI-accelerated scientific discovery.</p> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">About the role</h2> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">We are hiring a Research Operations Lead to be the operational backbone of our team: the person who makes sure scientists can walk in every morning and get straight to science. You'll take on the operational systems we've started — procurement, inventory, safety, equipment, space — make them better, and scale them as the lab and its needs grow. We're hiring for trajectory as much as for what you've already done: the scope of this role will grow with the size of the team, and we want someone who's excited by that. This role is a rare opportunity to build the operational foundation of Anthropic's biology team and to grow with it. The systems you put in place will shape how a frontier AI company does experimental biology for years to come. If you're energized by high-ownership operational work in the service of ambitious science, we'd love to hear from you.</p> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">Key responsibilities</h2> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Own day-to-day operations end to end: ordering and inventory, equipment scheduling and upkeep, consumables, shipping and receiving, and general space organization</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Build on and extend the operational systems a growing group needs: procurement workflows, inventory and sample tracking, equipment maintenance and calibration schedules, onboarding and training, SOPs</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Manage facilities and space: coordinate buildouts, moves, and equipment installs; act as the primary interface to building management, contractors, and Anthropic's central Workplace and IT teams</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Own the operating budget: track spend against plan, run the capital equipment purchasing process, and partner with Finance on forecasting and reporting</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Manage vendor and supplier relationships: including contract research organizations: source and qualify vendors, negotiate quotes and service contracts, schedule preventive maintenance and field-service visits, and hold suppliers to their commitments</li> </ul> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">Minimum qualifications</h2> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Have managed the day-to-day operations of a life sciences lab — equipment, inventory, ordering, safety, space, and scheduling</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Have hands-on procurement and vendor management experience: sourcing suppliers, negotiating quotes and service contracts, and coordinating field-service and maintenance technicians</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Have tracked and managed an operating budget: purchase orders, invoices, spend-vs-plan, and capital requests</li> </ul> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold">Preferred qualifications</h2> <ul class="[li_&]:mb-0 [li_&]:mt-1 [li_&]:gap-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Are the person everyone in your group already comes to when something is broken, missing, late, or unclear — and you like being that person</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Enjoy engaging with scientists on the science itself — you want to understand what's happening at the bench well enough to anticipate needs</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Are results-oriented and practical and pick up slack even when it goes outside your job description</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Enjoy a role that stretches from the…