Senior Lab Operations Manager at until

About Until Until is a moonshot company building a “pause button” for biology. Our near-term focus is organ-scale reversible cryopreservation: preserving donated organs at subzero temperatures without ice formation, then rewarming them uniformly for transplant. By solving this grand challenge, we’re laying the foundation for whole-body reversible cryopreservation, giving patients a bridge to future cures. To achieve our goal, we are assembling an interdisciplinary team to develop perfusion systems, cryoprotectant formulations, and vitrification and rewarming hardware. We envision a future where no transplantable organ is lost to logistics, and no terminal diagnosis is final because patients can safely wait for future medicine to arrive. Role Description We are seeking a Senior Lab Operations Lead to own the day-to-day management and scaling of Until Labs’ research facilities. This role is responsible for ensuring that a large, technically complex laboratory environment operates with high reliability, safety, and throughput. As Until Labs grows, this role will also play a key role in operationalizing expanded lab facilities, including helping stand up and scale into a new space, ensuring continuity of research and readiness for large-animal and GLP-adjacent work. Responsibilities • Serve as the operational lead for the move to a new lab facility, in close coordination with leadership, EHS, and external vendors & consultants. • Translate experimental and program needs into facility requirements (space, power, ventilation, gas access, drainage, cold rooms, perfusion areas, BSL space). • Plan and execute lab move logistics: equipment relocation, reinstallation, requalification, and downtime minimization. • Help define lab layout and zoning to support large-organ workflows, animal tissue handling, and clean/dirty separations. • Support day-to-day operations for large-animal model work (e.g., porcine). • Coordinate with external large-animal facilities, CROs, and veterinary teams to ensure smooth experimental execution. • Ensure lab processes are compatible with animal facility constraints, biosafety requirements, and chain-of-custody expectations. • Help adapt internal protocols for work originating from or transitioning into large-animal environments. • Partner with scientists and engineers to operationalize complex, time-sensitive experiments involving large organs and perfusion systems. • Prepare labs, equipment, materials, and personnel for long, high-risk experimental days. • Act as a stabilizing operational presence during critical experimental runs. Qualifications - Required • 5+ years of experience in lab operations, research operations, or senior lab management. • Direct experience supporting large-animal model research (porcine or similar strongly preferred). • Familiarity with large-animal research facilities, workflows, and constraints. • Proven ability to support complex biological experiments. • Experience operating labs during periods of growth, transition, or relocation. Qualifications - Strongly Preferred • Experience in standing up move into a new lab or research facility. • Exposure to GLP, preclinical, or regulated research environments. • Experience working alongside CROs, veterinary teams, or external animal facilities. • Comfort with cryo-systems, perfusion systems, pressurized systems, or custom hardware-heavy biology. Benefits • Opportunity for outsized impact creating the future as an early team member • Generous medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees and their dependents • Flexible time off and paid holidays • Competitive compensation package, including salary and equity • Access to a 401(k) retirement savings plan • FSA and commuter benefits • Subsidized lunch daily