Staff Lab Manager

We are looking for our first Lab Manager. As a Lab Manager, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team whose mission is to lead IonQ on its journey to build the world’s best quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems. 

Responsibilities: 

• Capture and maintain the lab requirements, specifications, and documentation for installing and operating IonQ quantum computers
• Manage lab equipment maintenance and testing schedule, maintain inventory of lab consumables and spare parts, and coordinate with outside contractors as needed
• Develop and own lab space plans based on input from the technical teams and coordination with the Facilities Team. 
• Design and own lab space floorplans and present to executives when needed. 
• Partner with the Facilities Team to meet service level objectives, including 24/7 on call and day-to-day management of lab spaces.
• Investigate accidents, create incident reports, and develop plans to prevent similar accidents.
• Coordinate with the technical team to proactively upgrade lab space as necessary to support new requirements; own change control for resulting documentation.
• Support cross-functionally the decommissioning of systems.
• Create, maintain, and enforce lab policies. 
• Benchmark, monitor, and improve lab environment.
• Manage and track lab equipment and partner with Facilities and EHS Teams for calibration.
• Partner with Facilities, Marketing, and Technical Teams for lab tours.
• Consolidate and provide input for future lab space requirements as part of AOP.

You’d be a good fit with: 

• 8+ years experience managing cutting edge optics, laser, or chip lab and/or cleanroom environments
• 5+ years experience managing contractors or maintenance workers
• Training in 5S
• Passion for organization and cleanliness

You’d be a great fit with: 

• Experience in working with facilities for specialized equipment, such as central offices for telecom equipment, data centers, or high performance computing systems.
• Experience developing safety policies according to OHS and HSE guidelines.
• A love of building and fixing things

Location: This role is based onsite at our facility in College Park, MD or Bothell, WA (College Park, MD is preferred).
Travel: Starting with <50% to get up to speed and familiar with all the lab spaces, but decreasing to ~25% travel normally
Job ID:  1200

The approximate base salary range for this position is $123,191 - $161,289. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, and equity.