The Site and Lab Manager is an organized and proactive individual with a passion for optimizing laboratory operations. She/he is responsible for managing daily lab workflows, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, and supporting the R&D team in achieving operational excellence. He/she brings exceptional problem-solving skills and thrives in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

This role focuses on operational management of the lab and site facilities, emphasizing smooth day-to-day operations.

Main Responsibilities:

Lab Management:

• Ensure the safety of the R&D team by implementing and maintaining good laboratory practices (GLP).

• Oversee daily lab operations, including media and glassware preparation, waste management, and consumable tracking.

• Manage technical inventory, including orders, deliveries, stock deployment.

• Track and maintain common stocks of reagents, samples, kits, consumables, and other resources through our LIMS

• Maintain optimal organization and cleanliness of the lab and technical areas to maximize efficiency.

• Collaborate with the Head of Finance to track and plan R&D expenses.

Site Operations:

• Ensure site infrastructure (air, water, electricity) functions smoothly, including coordination of routine maintenance.

• Manage suppliers relationships and oversee maintenance and calibration schedules for lab and site equipment.

• Ensure compliance with HSE regulations and manage waste disposal procedures.

• Support team training on equipment and safety protocols.

• Coordinate with IT and administrative teams for data management, security, and site and office support needs.

Documentation & Reporting:

• Maintain accurate records of inventory, safety logs, and equipment maintenance.

• Ensure proper documentation, updates and accuracy of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Provide weekly progress reports to leadership, outlining operational milestones and identifying areas for improvement.

• 2+ years of experience in an R&D laboratory environment.

• Prior experience with HSE regulation, stock management and orders.

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Proactive and action-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple tasks independently.

• Familiarity with lab management systems and software tools (e.g., LIMS).

• Excellent communication skills in both French and English.

• Strong team spirit and interpersonal skills.

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in a biology-related startup or biotech company.

  • Knowledge of project management and operational optimization tools.

⭐️ Shared values: Team spirit, Positive impact, Excellence, Humility

Why join us?

🌿 Contribute to global innovation by collaborating with world-class experts in their field, learn from the founders, and get regular updates on everything happening in the company through monthly company-wide meetings.

🌿Join an innovative startup where you can make an impact and at any position in the company

🌿 Participate in recurring company events, such as our annual kick-off, offsite seminar, after-work, celebrations every month, team activities like escape games or go-karting

🌿 Come work in our brand new Neolab, ‘The Seed’: A unique 1,200m2 space on two floors featuring a state-of-the-art wetlab, full-scale performance testing rooms among other high-end equipment, as well as open offices and great team spaces!

🌿 Enjoy great benefits:

• Highly competitive compensation

• Transportation (Navigo card or bike pass): 100% reimbursed.

• Swile (lunch vouchers): 10€ per day worked - 55% paid by the company

• Health: Alan Blue (private insurance, 70% paid by Neoplants, applicable to your family) and access to Moka.care (wellness and mental health support platform)

• Healthy snacks and fruit in the office

• Your own Mac Book pro

• Personalized little attentions and a seniority gift from year one

Other information about the role:

Office location: The Seed, 47 Rue du Docteur Léonce Basset, 93400 Saint-Ouen

Starting date: the sooner the better :)

Your recruitment journey

1️⃣ HR intro & culture fit interview (visio)

2️⃣ Role-Related Knowledge interview (visio)

3️⃣ Live working session or case study focusing on General Cognitive Ability (visio)

4️⃣ Leadership and Karma interview, meet the team & visit the Seed (on site)

5️⃣ Meet the team & visit the Seed (on site)

Sounds like an opportunity for you?

Join Neoplants and help us cultivate a greener, healthier future for everyone.

We get a lot of applications so don’t shy away but surprise us ;)

Neoplants values diversity within its organization and in its relationships with its stakeholders. Thus, with equal skills, we study all applications without any discrimination.