Office & Admin Lab Operations Associate

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Office & Admin Lab Operations Associate

Location: Philadelphia, PA (BioLabs Hub)

Target Start Date: September 2026 (Adjusted Schedule)

Compensation Range: $65,000 – $75,000 / year

Company & Platform Overview

About CTIBIOTECH USA (Preclinical CRDMO): CTIBIOTECH USA, a Philadelphia-based biotech company, is a rapidly scaling Precision Medicine CRDMO. Our unique "Hybrid Engine" model bridges the gap between passive bio-storage and predictive medical science. By combining GenVault's world-class, GxP-compliant biorepository logistics with CTIBIOTECH's industrialized tissue engineering, we monetize the entire lifecycle of a biological sample. Through our core Preclinical CRDMO pillars—CTIBioSourcing™, CTISkin™, and CTIPharma™—we generate immediate cash flow and serve as a trusted R&D partner to global pharmaceutical leaders.

About the CTIONCOTEST™ Project: CTIBIOTECH USA, in a strategic joint venture with GenVault, is a rapidly scaling Precision Medicine CRDMO. Our platform runs on high-quality, ethically sourced human tissues. CTIONCOTEST™ is our proprietary precision medicine platform and core valuation driver. It directly solves the critical 95% failure rate in oncology clinical trials caused by inaccurate animal models. Utilizing industrialized 3D-bioprinting and proprietary bio-inks, the platform dissociates a live patient tumor biopsy and re-assembles it into hundreds of identical, reproducible "3D micro-tumors" that perfectly mimic the human tumor microenvironment.

The Role

The Lab Operations Associate serves as the organizational and logistics hub of our Philadelphia footprint. You will ensure our staff have the necessary supplies and administrative support to operate at peak efficiency, managing internal supply chains and coordinating logistics with GenVault.

Key Responsibilities

• Tissue Transport Logistics: Coordinate the time-sensitive, under-2-hour courier transport of live patient tumor biopsies from regional hospitals to our facility via GenVault's infrastructure.
• Procurement Management: Manage all facility purchasing and lab inventory tracking through regional ecosystem hubs and platforms (e.g., BioLabs, CIC, Prendio, The Stork).
• Supply Chain Controls: Monitor stocks of critical consumables, proprietary bio-inks, and essential reagents to completely eliminate manufacturing bottlenecks.
• Administrative Operations: Oversee office management, vendor contracts, facilities maintenance, and support the corporate leadership team with local HR onboarding and general bookkeeping.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a Life Sciences discipline.

Experience: 3+ years of successful laboratory procurement, office management, or operations coordination experience inside a scaling biotech startup environment. Or graduate from laboratory or life sciences background.

Competencies: Highly organized and proactive; fluent with biotech purchasing networks; and comfortable managing fast-moving logistical timelines