AI-bio - Inventory Specialist
Requirements
• Youʼre proactive, organised and attentive to detail, and you enjoy practical work where • accurate records have visible consequences. When a problem arises, you flag it promptly and • investigate practical solutions while keeping colleagues informed. You act within agreed • processes, bring options when a decision needs support and follow the issue through to • Your experience may come from inventory, purchasing, logistics or laboratory operations, • including an apprenticeship or placement. A scientific degree and coding experience are not • required. We welcome transferable experience with physical stock and time-sensitive • Youʼre willing to help beyond a fixed task list as the team grows, while using judgement about • when to escalate. Nobody arrives with every part of this role. If you are strong in most of it • and quick to learn the rest, we want to hear from you. • ◆ Practical experience of inventory, purchasing, goods receipt, logistics or laboratory • ◆ Careful record-keeping and an organised approach to checking deliveries, prioritising • work and following actions through. • ◆ Confidence with digital tools and a willingness to learn to use AI, check its outputs and • improve recurring workflows over time. Prior AI expertise is not required. • ◆ Clear communication with suppliers and colleagues, including explaining an operational • problem to a software developer. • ◆ Experience with laboratory consumables or expiry-sensitive and temperature-controlled • ◆ Familiarity with inventory or ERP systems, barcode-based stock control, or testing new
Responsibilities
• Youʼll join the Infrastructure team and work closely with laboratory colleagues, software • engineers and finance. Your manager will help set priorities and support decisions on • inventory planning and wider process changes. Youʼll bring the day-to-day operational view • into those discussions. • We start with a short screening conversation, followed by a behavioural interview. Weʼll ask • for examples of how youʼve spotted a problem, kept others informed and taken practical • steps to solve it, including when you sought support. Next comes a role-specific work sample • and a discussion of how you approached it, followed by references. Weʼll explain the • assessment format in advance, and youʼll meet us in person before any offer. • If the role interests you, apply through the person who introduced you or the recruiter who
Benefits
• Alongside keeping supplies moving, youʼll help shape the software and AI-assisted workflows • that make the job easier. Youʼll work with engineers to turn a stock discrepancy or awkward • receiving step into a better tool, then see whether it works in practice. Youʼll build experience • in improving systems as well as running the day-to-day operation. • Youʼll have support as you learn, and room to contribute ideas from the start. Some people • find that mix energising; others prefer a more settled routine. It is worth knowing which suits • This role is primarily on-site in Kingʼs Cross, London, typically four to five days a week, • because deliveries and physical inventory need someone there. The wider team is • distributed, so we write things down and keep colleagues informed. • We start the week with an all-hands and share written updates. We give feedback directly • and expect good ideas to be challenged on their merits, whoever proposes them. • UK benefits include 30 days of annual leave plus public holidays, a pension with a 10% • employer contribution after a three-month deferment, and Bupa private health cover.
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