adaptyv - Head of UK Lab Operations

• You have built or expanded a laboratory before. You have led a fit-out, site move, major equipment installation, or new laboratory launch. Experience running an established lab is valuable, but we are specifically looking for someone who has helped build one. • You have deep hands-on lab operations experience. Ideally in a high-throughput, automation-heavy biotech, life-science, or similarly technical environment. • You have a strong life-sciences background. A degree and/or significant professional experience in biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, or a related field is highly preferred. You understand the scientific workflows the lab supports and why details such as contamination control, cold chain, calibration, and equipment reliability matter. • You understand laboratory safety and compliance. You have owned the safety, permitting, and compliance side of a working lab before, and you can get a new UK site compliant from day one — or learn the local requirements fast. • You are strong with vendors and contractors. You are comfortable managing instrument manufacturers, service engineers, contractors, suppliers, and logistics providers, and keeping complex installation and operational work on track. • You are highly operational. You build systems, spot problems early, keep track of details, and make sure the lab continues to function as complexity and throughput increase. • You are comfortable working at startup pace. Priorities move quickly, the team is small, and there will not always be a predefined process for every problem. • You use AI as part of how you work. We use tools like Claude Code and our own software throughout Adaptyv, including in lab operations. We expect you to be comfortable using AI to move faster and improve how work gets done. • You are in London. This is an on-site role. You are already based there or ready to move. • Location: London, UK — on-site • Type: Full-time • Start: As soon as possible • Target lab opening: 2026 • Application deadline • We are reviewing applicants on a rolling basis.