88 lab operations manager jobs at 56 companies in San Jose, CA

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Lab Operations, Facilities and Equipment Manager
Santa Clara or Emeryville
$120k-$192k/yr OnsiteFull Time
nEye Systems
nEye Systems: Develops MEMS-based silicon photonics optical circuit switches for data centers.
5+ YOE5+ years supporting facilities, lab operations, equipment engineering, or manufacturing in advanced technology environments; hands-on equipment/install coordination, vendor management, ESD, calibration, safety, and cleanroom experience.
cleanroom, HVAC systems, DI water systems, Vacuum systems, Electrical power distribution, Process gases, ESD controls, Equipment calibration, EH&S
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R&D Lab Operations Manager
Santa Clara or United States
$84k-$144k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
5+ YOE5+ years in engineering or hardware labs; hands-on experience with enterprise servers, prototype hardware, assembly, configuration, troubleshooting, ESD practices, and hardware lifecycle management; bachelor's or equivalent; strong communication.
Linux, BIOS, BMC/IPMI, AI tooling
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Lab Operations Manager
Livermore, California, United States
$110k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Inertia
Inertia: Building laser systems and fuel targets for commercial fusion power.
5+ YOEBachelor’s in science/engineering or equivalent; 5+ years in advanced manufacturing or national lab; experience with laser safety, vacuum systems, metrology, and safety programs; strong leadership and coordination skills.
Cal-OSHA, Laser safety, Vacuum systems, Metrology tools, SEM, Optical Microscopy, PPE, SDS management, JHA, HVAC monitoring, particle counters
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Senior Manager, Lab Operations
South San Francisco, California, United States
$140k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NewLimit
NewLimit: Developing epigenetic reprogramming medicines to extend human healthspan.
7+ YOERequires 7+ years in a cell, molecular biology, genomics, or similar laboratory setting, including people and program management, vendor contracts, procurement, inventory, safety, and cross-functional leadership.
machine learning, procurement systems, purchasing systems, inventory management systems, sample management systems, cell culture, cloning, NGS
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R&D Lab Operations Manager
Santa Clara or United States
$84k-$144k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
5+ YOE5+ years in engineering/data center/hardware lab, hands-on server and prototype hardware experience, familiarity with ESD and lab safety, strong inventory and lifecycle management, bachelor’s degree or equivalent, clear communicator.
Linux, BIOS, BMC/IPMI
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Lab Manager
South San Francisco, California, United States
$68k-$91k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Neuralink
Neuralink: Developing implantable brain-computer interfaces to restore human capabilities.
Manage day-to-day lab operations, inventory, vendor coordination, facility readiness, safety compliance, SOPs; HS/GED or bachelor's, valid driver's license, ability to lift 50 lbs, strong organization and communication.
ERP, CMMS
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Lab Manager
San Jose, California, United States
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Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Manage hardware engineering lab operations, maintaining organized and efficient environments for product design, testing, and iteration.
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Director, EPIC Lab Operations
Santa Clara, California, United States
$164k-$226k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Manufacturers of equipment for semiconductor and display production.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent,8+ years in semiconductor/cleanroom operations,leadership in 24/7 lab environments,experience with Lean/Six Sigma and root-cause methods,strong communication and data-driven decision skills.
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Mechanical Operations Lab Lead
San Jose, California, United States
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Etched
Etched: Designs specialized AI chips optimized for transformer architectures.
5+ YOE5+ years managing mechanical labs or prototyping facilities; hands-on machine shop and additive manufacturing experience; OSHA/safety leadership; inventory and asset management; vendor and facilities coordination.
CNC, CAM, FDM, SLA, SLS, Instron, Jira, spreadsheets, CAD, slicing software, microscopes, bead blasters, granite surface inspection tables
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Lab, Research, and Operations Manager
San Francisco, California, United States
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Becoming
Becoming: Building robotic systems and AI to predict organism development.
2+ YOEMaster’s degree in Biology, Bioengineering, or related field; at least 2 years in vivo research and lab ops; hands-on animal handling; SOPs; strong communication.
LIMS, GLP, IACUC, EH&S
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Head of Lab Operations, Frontier AI & Robotics
San Francisco, California, United States
$152k-$206k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
10+ YOE7+ Mgmt10+ years in operations/AI environments; 7+ years in people leadership; Bachelor's degree; experience leading large contractor workforces; robot fleet operations; data collection and lab operations.
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Director Lab Operations - Americas
Northbrook or Raleigh or Querétaro or Fremont
$176k-$235k/yr HybridFull Time
UL Solutions
UL SolutionsNYSE: ULS: Provides safety science testing, inspection, and certification services globally.
10+ YOE5+ MgmtBachelor's degree required (MBA preferred), 10+ years professional experience with 5+ years senior leadership; strong leadership, project management, Lean Sigma, analytics, change management, and stakeholder communication skills.
Labware, Magnesis
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Hardware Lab Manager
San Francisco or New York City
$320k-$405k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anthropic
Anthropic: Developing safe and reliable artificial intelligence systems.
Hands-on experience running hardware or datacenter labs, server and management-plane knowledge (BMC/IPMI/Redfish), Linux and networking, vendor/contractor management, and ability to own lab operations and procurement.
BMC/IPMI/Redfish, BIOS/UEFI, SSH, PXE, JTAG, SWD, UART, KVM, NetBox, ServiceNow, Linux, VLANs, DHCP, DNS
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Technical Program and Lab Operations Manager
Santa Clara, California, United States
$138k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Materials
Applied MaterialsNASDAQ: AMAT: Produces equipment and services for chip and display manufacturing.
Leads semiconductor laboratory operations, technical programs, equipment installation and maintenance, safety compliance, vendor coordination, documentation, resource planning, and technician development.
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Director, Facilities and Lab Operations (Contract)
South San Francisco or Seattle or London
$94-$118/hr OnsiteContract
Xaira Therapeutics
Xaira Therapeutics: Develops AI models for protein and antibody drug discovery.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in a relevant field and 8–10+ years of lab and facilities operations experience, preferably in biotech or life sciences; requires laboratory safety, facilities systems, and expansion project experience.
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Lab Manager, Hie & Pluvinage Labs
Palo Alto, California, United States
$105k-$129k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Arc Institute
Arc Institute: Conducts biomedical research to understand and treat complex human diseases.
5+ YOEBachelor's in life sciences or related, 5+ years lab manager/research operations experience, strong organizational and communication skills, proactive service orientation, comfort with digital organization tools.
Benchling
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Lab Manager, Immunoassay Development, Critical Reagents & Reference Materials
San Carlos, California, United States
$128k-$150k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Vaxcyte
VaxcyteNASDAQ: PCVX: Developing vaccines to prevent and treat bacterial diseases.
3+ YOEMS with ≥3 years or BS with ≥5 years biopharma lab experience; hands-on monoclonal antibody and reagent lifecycle experience; immunoassay platform and lab operations, inventory, procurement, and documentation expertise required.
MSD, LIMS, ELN
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Associate Manager, AI Research Lab Strategy & Operations
San Francisco or Sunnyvale or Los Angeles or Seattle or New York
$124k-$155k/yr OnsiteFull Time
DoorDash
DoorDashNYSE: DASH: Local food delivery and on-demand logistics platform.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree and 5+ years in finance, consulting, business operations, analytics, or startups; strong communication, analytical, AI tooling, experimentation, and LLM/ML productization experience.
Claude Codex, Codex, Cursor
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Procurement & Finance Operations Manager
Menlo Park, California, United States
$80-$90/hr OnsiteContract
Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs: Builds autonomous laboratories for AI-driven scientific discovery.
5+ YOE5+ years in procurement and operational finance in lab/R&D settings; budgeting, forecasting, spend analytics; PO/invoice workflows; vendor management.
Ramp, QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, Coupa, Quartzy
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Lab Supervisor
Palo Alto, California, United States
$67-$88/hr OnsiteFull Time
Stanford Health Care
Stanford Health Care: Provides comprehensive medical care, specialized treatments, and clinical research.
4+ YOESupervise lab personnel, manage daily operations, implement QA/QC and regulatory compliance (CAP/JCAHO/CLIA), develop procedures, oversee training, and perform bench testing as needed; 4+ years related experience.