Biorepository and Lab Manager

AminoChain is seeking a hands-on Biorepository & Laboratory Manager to operate our biorepository and laboratory on the VCU Health Campus in Richmond, Virginia. This person will own day-to-day biospecimen operations and help build the laboratory infrastructure supporting AminoChain’s growing research programs.

This is an on-site, hands-on laboratory role. The ideal candidate is comfortable independently managing biospecimens from collection and receipt through processing, storage, and shipment while helping develop scalable processes as our biorepository grows.

Responsibilities

• Receive, accession, label, track, and store human biospecimens
• Process blood and other biospecimens, including centrifugation, serum/plasma separation, and aliquoting
• Manage frozen sample inventory and −80°C storage
• Assemble and ship at-home saliva, capillary blood, and other collection kits
• Receive and process returned participant collection kits
• Package and coordinate biospecimen shipments to sequencing facilities, CROs, clinical sites, and research partners
• Maintain accurate sample records, chain of custody, and inventory
• Develop and maintain SOPs for sample collection, receipt, processing, storage, QC, and shipment
• Maintain laboratory equipment, supplies, and consumable inventory
• Coordinate with clinical sites and external laboratories on sample collection and processing requirements
• Support development of new biospecimen collection and processing workflows
• Coordinate downstream workflows including nucleic acid extraction, QC, sequencing, and other multi-omic analyses

Qualifications

• BS or MS in biology, molecular biology, biomedical sciences, or a related field
• 3+ years of relevant wet-lab, biobanking, clinical research, or biospecimen experience
• Hands-on experience with pipetting, centrifugation, aliquoting, and biological sample handling
• Experience processing blood and/or other human biospecimens
• Strong organizational skills and attention to sample identity, documentation, and chain of custody
• Ability to independently manage day-to-day laboratory operations
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, early-stage environment and building new processes

Nice to have

• Biobank, biorepository, clinical research, pathology, or translational research experience
• Experience with LIMS or biospecimen inventory systems
• DNA/RNA extraction and nucleic acid QC experience
• Familiarity with genomics, sequencing, or multi-omic workflows
• Experience developing laboratory SOPs and quality-control processes