Procurement & Finance Operations Manager

Own purchasing operations across lab consumables, specialty materials, gases, chemicals, equipment, and operational supplies

Develop inventory forecasting systems and consumption tracking processes to prevent stockouts and support rapidly scaling experimental throughput

Build systems to analyze and track the true cost of scientific experiments across materials, compute, equipment utilization, and operational overhead

Own purchase order generation, invoice reconciliation, and three-way matching workflows across procurement and accounting processes

Track operational and capital expenditures against budgets and support forecasting, reporting, and cost optimization initiatives

Design and implement scalable procurement, inventory, and operational finance systems as the organization grows

Improve workflows through automation, tooling, inventory tracking systems, dashboards, and process optimization initiatives

Partner closely with scientists, engineers, lab operations, finance, and leadership teams to support evolving experimental needs

Manage supplier and vendor relationships, including pricing negotiations, lead times, and purchasing agreements

Identify operational bottlenecks and help build the infrastructure and processes required to scale high-throughput R&D environments

Experience in advanced materials, hardware, robotics, biotech, semiconductor, or scientific lab environments

Experience building procurement or inventory systems from scratch

Experience implementing inventory tracking systems (QR/barcode workflows, inventory software, etc.)

Experience with operational finance, manufacturing finance, or COGS analysis

Experience supporting high-throughput R&D or experimental environments

Familiarity with automation workflows, reporting systems, or operational tooling

Basic financial modeling and analytics skills

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or similar experience

Location: Our lab is located in Menlo Park, CA

Term: 12-month fixed-term position with potential to convert to full time

Compensation: The annual compensation range for this role is $80-$150 an hour

Visa sponsorship: Yes, we sponsor visas.

We’re building a team of the world’s best — the scientists, engineers, and problem-solvers who don’t just follow the frontier, they define it. If you’re driven to bring AI to life in the physical world and make discoveries that have never been made before, you belong here.