R&D Lab Manager

• Manage daily operations of laboratory, engineering, and prototyping spaces to ensure teams have a safe, organized, and productive working environment.
• Own lab organization standards, including storage systems, workspace layouts, equipment locations, and inventory controls.
• Lead laboratory organization initiatives, workspace reconfigurations, equipment relocations, and internal move projects.
• Monitor facility readiness and proactively identify opportunities to improve efficiency, utilization, organization, and user experience.

• Coordinate laboratory setup activities, equipment installations, space expansions, and facility improvement projects.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, equipment servicing, vendor visits, contractor access, and facility-related work orders.
• Support audits, inspections, corrective actions, and documentation requests in partnership with Safety, Quality, and Legal teams.

• Track and replenish consumables, PPE, tooling, chemicals, and operational supplies while maintaining accurate inventory records.
• Support procurement activities, purchase requests, receiving operations, asset tracking, and inventory reconciliation efforts.
• Assist with shipping, receiving, material handling, and other logistics-related activities supporting engineering and research programs.

• Maintain compliance with safety programs, chemical management requirements, waste disposal procedures, and internal operational standards.
• Create and maintain SOPs, training materials, signage, and documentation to support consistent lab operations.

• Partner with Facilities, Safety, Security, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to resolve operational issues and support business needs.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for day-to-day laboratory operational needs, escalating issues and driving resolutions as required.
• Provide operational support during periods of rapid growth, construction activities, changing priorities, and evolving facility requirements.

• High school diploma or GED. Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to lift or move items weighing up to 50 lbs.

• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with technical, operational, and facilities teams.
• Ability to maintain organization and operational consistency across multiple shared spaces.
• Hands-on mindset with willingness to support both strategic and day-to-day operational tasks.

• Prior experience managing laboratory, prototyping, R&D, manufacturing, or other technical workspaces.
• Experience supporting engineering, robotics, medical devices, biotech, or other highly-regulated environments.
• Experience supporting new facility builds, laboratory expansions, workspace reconfigurations, or site scaling efforts.

• Experience with inventory management systems, ERP software, CMMS platforms, asset tracking tools, or other operational management systems.
• Experience coordinating vendors, contractors, facilities projects, equipment installations, or preventative maintenance programs.

• Familiarity with laboratory safety programs, EHS coordination, Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, chemical inventory management, or hazardous waste procedures.

• Experience developing SOPs, training documentation, operational workflows, or organizational standards.
• Demonstrated ability to improve operational processes, optimize space utilization, and maintain high organizational standards.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to independently manage projects and drive operational initiatives from planning through execution.

• May require travel.

The anticipated base salary for this position is expected to be within the following range.

Your actual base pay will be determined by your job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

We also believe in aligning our employees’ success with the company's long-term growth.

As such, in addition to base salary, Neuralink offers equity compensation (in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSU)) for all full-time employees.

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.

• An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields
• Growth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
• Paid holidays
• Commuter benefits
• Meals provided
• Equity (RSUs) Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• 401(k) plan Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hours
• Parental leave Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• Flexible time off Temporary Employees & Interns excluded