Facilities Support Specialist (Contractor)

The Facilities Support Specialist at Lila Sciences is crucial for daily lab and facility operations, ensuring safe material/equipment handling, performing light maintenance, and supporting lab build-outs. This role involves close collaboration with various teams and vendors for equipment management, installation, movement, and basic troubleshooting in a fast-moving research environment. The ideal candidate is hands-on, safety-oriented, highly reliable, and eager to support scientific discovery.

Must Have

• Safely move heavy equipment (up to ~500 lbs) across multiple floors.
• Maintain lab systems: process gases, alarms, water/gas/air, Milli-Q.
• Verify equipment installation requirements (electrical capacity, clearance, anchoring).
• Assist in reconfiguring lab and office layouts as needed.
• Operate material-handling equipment like pallet jacks and scissor lifts.
• Manage shipment receiving, loading dock logistics, and material disposal.
• Support equipment relocation, setup, installation, and basic troubleshooting.
• Coordinate with vendors for preventative maintenance and repairs.
• Assist in wastewater management and compliance support.
• Perform light facility repairs: patching, painting, minor construction, hardware installs.
• Assemble lab furniture, racks, carts, and whiteboards.
• Coordinate workflows with Loading Dock Manager and Unity Lab Services.
• Support facilities systems, including BMS monitoring and work order response.
• 3-5 years experience in facilities, lab operations, or skilled trades.
• Understand laboratory environments and basic utilities.
• Experience operating handling equipment.
• Basic mechanical aptitude for assembly.
• Ability to interpret instructions and safety protocols.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities.
• Comfortable with PPE in active lab environments.

Good to Have

• Experience with lab equipment support or regulated environments.
• Experience coordinating vendors and/or performing equipment PM support.
• Basic construction/trade skills (mounting, patching, anchoring, etc.).
• Knowledge of process gas, CO₂/vacuum distribution, or water filtration systems (e.g., Milli-Q).
• Forklift or lift certification is a plus.
• Familiarity with BMS platforms and/or work order management systems.

Your Impact at Lila

The Facilities Support Specialist plays a critical role in day-to-day laboratory and facility operations, ensuring safe handling of materials/equipment, executing light maintenance tasks, and supporting lab build-outs and reconfigurations. This role works closely with Lab Operations, Facilities, vendors, and internal scientific teams to ensure equipment delivery, installation, movement, and basic troubleshooting are completed efficiently and safely. The ideal candidate is hands-on, safety-oriented, highly reliable, and eager to support a fast-moving research environment.

What You'll Be Building

• Safely move crates and equipment up to ~500 lbs across multiple floors and buildings.
• Help maintain process gases, alarm systems, lab water/gas/air systems, and Milli-Q systems.
• Verify installation requirements such as electrical capacity, clearance, anchoring needs, and weight loading.
• Assist in reconfiguring lab and office layouts as needed.
• Operate material-handling equipment including pallet jacks, scissor lifts, hydraulic stackers, and heavy-duty dollies.
• Receive shipments, break down crates, assist with loading dock logistics, and properly dispose of materials.
• Assist with equipment relocation, setup, and installation, including basic troubleshooting of connections.
• Coordinate with vendors on PMs, repairs, and equipment servicing.
• Assist in wastewater management and compliance support.
• Perform light repairs: patch/paint walls, minor construction, hardware installs, mounting soap/towel dispensers.
• Build and assemble Uline/Metro racks, carts, whiteboards, and lab furniture.
• Coordinate workflows with the Loading Dock Manager and Unity Lab Services.
• Support facilities systems including BMS monitoring and work order intake/response.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• 3–5 years of experience in facilities, lab operations, warehouse, skilled trades, or equivalent technical environment.
• Understanding of laboratory environments and basic utilities (gas, air, electrical).
• Experience operating handling equipment (pallet jacks, lift equipment, material carts, etc.).
• Ability to safely maneuver and move equipment up to ~500 lbs with proper tools.
• Basic mechanical aptitude with comfort assembling equipment, racking, and hardware.
• Ability to read/interpret instructions, safety protocols, and installation requirements.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and respond to urgent requests.
• Comfortable working in active laboratory environments and complying with PPE requirements.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with lab equipment support or regulated environments.
• Experience coordinating vendors and/or performing equipment PM support.
• Basic construction/trade skills (mounting, patching, anchoring, etc.).
• Knowledge of process gas, CO₂/vacuum distribution, or water filtration systems (e.g., Milli-Q).
• Forklift or lift certification is a plus.
• Familiarity with BMS platforms and/or work order management systems.

About Lila

Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method. We are introducing scientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before. Learn more about this mission at www.lila.ai

If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, we encourage you to apply.

We’re All In

Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.