Brain Power is actively seeking a technical Lab Manager to manage a wide range of administrative and technical tasks. This job is similar to a “Lab manager” position in a typical academic or medical research lab at a university or hospital, if you are familiar with that role. Your daily work will include researching technical products and solutions to Brain Power needs, data entry, scheduling, basic IT and SysAdmin tasks, finding ways to optimize the team and processes, managing online accounts and services, communicating with team members including senior staff, communicating with vendors and suppliers, keeping checklists and records, running errands, and various tasks that come up from time to time.

You should be highly energetic, creative, technically-minded, extremely flexible, extremely organized, experienced in Trello, Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, and/or other productivity and co-working packages, digitally native in everything you do, a great multi-tasker, and absolutely committed to getting the task at hand done.

Salary Range: $40K to $60K total depending on seniority and location, plus benefits.

Location: This job is can be based in our Cambridge, MA (Kendall Square) office, or it can be remote-work compatible.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a routine and process for checking in with members of the staff.
• Research products, needs, and solutions – usually technical.
• Keep projects on time and do coordination, in conjuction with project leads: for projects such as IRB and grant submissions and publishing scientific papers.
• Help manage our file server and basic network.
• Communicate with partners.
• Communicate with vendors.
• Meet with senior staff members and translate their needs and words into relevant text or email drafts.
• Run errands.
• Generally keep things running smoothly.

Required Background and Skills:

• Passion!
• Strong analytical and problems solving skills.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Commitment to completing the task given, and going above and beyond.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Respect for Brain Power’s mission and purpose.
• Strong experience and expertise with Trello, Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, and common digital products.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and team building skills, business judgment, and proven expertise in directing the efforts of a technical or research staff.
• Willingness to ask questions that reveal ignorance, and to learn from the answers.
• Startup mentality

Please apply only if you are exceptional.

Brain Power is an equal opportunity employer.

Please click here to apply.