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# Product Realization Part-Time Biolab Technician at Newlab Careers

- **Company:** Newlab Careers
- **Location:** Brooklyn, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-08-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/newlabcareers/jobs/4721389005

## Job description

Product Realization Part-Time Technician - Biolab

Location: Brooklyn, NY (On-site) Team: Product Realization

## About the Role

Newlab is seeking a highly capable, hands-on Biolab Technician to support and evolve our laboratory facilities. This part-time role is responsible for maintaining lab infrastructure, supporting member research and biotechnology prototyping, and ensuring a safe, high-performing, and compliant laboratory environment.

The Biolab Technician is a core part of the greater Newlab Product Realization team, which provides the critical infrastructure and support necessary for members to turn ambitious, real-world solutions into physical reality. You will work directly within our laboratory spaces, supporting startups, engineers, and scientists building cutting-edge biological and life-science solutions.

## What You’ll Do

Operational Excellence & Lab Maintenance

- Procurement & Sourcing: Consult on the specification, sourcing, and optimization of new or replacement laboratory instrumentation.
- Inventory Control: Maintain an inventory schedule for shared consumables, reagents, and laboratory PPE.
- Technical Presence: Provide a consistent, expert presence in the lab to offer real-time troubleshooting, equipment maintenance, and ensure adherence to best practices.

Member Education & Technical Mentorship

- Onboarding & Orientation: Lead mandatory "Safety and Basic Use" orientations for all lab users to ensure compliance with Newlab policies.
- Equipment Training: Conduct hands-on training sessions for specialized laboratory tools, ensuring members are ready for independent use.
- Knowledge Continuity: Update, refine, and maintain the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and OS section for Biolab tools and materials.
- Experimental Guidance: Act as a resource and mentor for members regarding experimental setup and best practices for laboratory instrumentation.

Safety & Compliance Oversight

- Documentation: Modernize, update, and manage the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) database.
- Vetting & Intake: Oversee the technical assessment and intake of new project proposals and SDS submissions.
- Waste Protocols: Establish and enforce clear, company-specific disposal protocols for both lab-provided media and proprietary project waste.
- Inspections: Perform routine safety inspections and ensure absolute adherence to standard laboratory safety protocols.

Legacy Material & Chemical Management

- Audit: Resolve the backlog of abandoned chemicals left by former companies.
- Assessment Framework: Develop and implement a "Disposal vs. Community Use" assessment framework for incoming and legacy materials.
- Long-Term Tracking: Implement a more robust system for tracking materials in long-term storage to prevent future abandonment.

## What you’ll Bring

Technical Qualifications

- 2+ years of hands-on laboratory experience: Prior experience working in or managing a wet lab, biological research facility, or shared incubator environment.
- Relevant coursework in biology, chemistry, or material science.
- Facility Knowledge: An understanding of chemical hygiene, bio-safety protocols (BSL-1), and regulatory compliance.
- Equipment Familiarity: Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting standard laboratory instrumentation and analytical equipment.
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills with a "customer-service" mindset to support, train, and mentor a diverse community of innovators and startups.

Operations and Systems: Ability to track maintenance logs, inventory, and workflows digitally, proficiency in Google Workspace

Professional Traits

- Strong customer service mindset and ability to support a diverse technical community
- Highly organized and safety-conscious
- Strong troubleshooting instincts
- Comfortable training and mentoring others
- Self-starter who takes ownership of tools and spaces
- Patient, collaborative, and community-oriented

Physical Requirements:

- Able to stand for extended periods
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs
- Bending, reaching & able to climb ladders
- Wearing required personal protective equipment (lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, etc.)
- Moving carts or equipment around the lab

## Nice to Have

Experience or interest in any of the following:

- 3D printers, laser cutters, electronics
- Plumbing, pneumatic, hydraulic systems
- Web design (portfolio sites, documentation pages, or light front-end development)
- Supporting hardware startups or product teams
- Working in a makerspace or shared lab environment

Culture at Newlab

Newlab is a community-driven innovation platform where engineers, founders, and creative technologists build ambitious solutions in climate, energy, mobility, and advanced technologies.

We value safety, curiosity, craftsmanship, collaboration, and shared responsibility. Our Biolab is a central part of turning ideas into physical reality — and this role helps ensure that infrastructure remains reliable, safe, and responsive to member needs.

You’ll work in a fast-moving, hands-on environment where no two days are the same.

Schedule & Compensation

- Schedule: Part-time, 25–29 hours per week. Hours must be consistent and aligned with core laboratory operational needs within the Mon-Friday 9AM-5PM.
- Hourly Rate (NYC): $25.00 – $30.00 per hour.
- Final compensation will be determined based on experience, technical breadth, and scope of responsibility.

## Perks & Community

- Facility Access: Full access to Newlab’s state-of-the-art fabrication facilities and prototyping spaces.
- Network & Community: Opportunity to work closely with groundbreaking startups, engineers, and scientists in a mission-driven, highly collaborative environment.

## Equal Opportunity Employer

Newlab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

## About Newlab Careers

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Newlab is a venture platform that helps critical technology startups commercialize faster by providing infrastructure, commercialization projects, and capital across a global network of innovation hubs.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture platform; not publicly traded)
- **Headquarters**: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: David Belt (co‑founder and chairman); other co‑founders not publicly named

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Venture platform / Innovation infrastructure / Critical technology (deep tech, hard tech including energy, mobility, mining, logistics, manufacturing)
- **Target customers**: B2B – venture‑scalable startups in critical technology sectors; also industry and government partners seeking to pilot and adopt new technologies
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Unblock commercialization for critical technology startups through infrastructure, projects, and capital in the geographies focused on rapid industrialization; so the right ideas don’t just survive, they scale.” [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Infrastructure**: Purpose‑built technical labs, prototyping shops, pilot sites, and workspaces in five global hubs (Brooklyn, Detroit, New Orleans, Riyadh, Montevideo). [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)
- **Projects**: Commercialization programs and real‑world pilots in partnership with 60+ industry and government leaders to validate commercial pathways and de‑risk adoption. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)
- **Capital**: Grants, direct investment, and access to a syndicate of venture and non‑dilutive capital to accelerate company growth across key stages. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Newlab is a private platform; its member ecosystem has a collective valuation of over $20B)
- **Key Metric**: Member startups have raised over $5.8B in venture capital; the ecosystem has seen $14.5B+ in valuation growth since 2017. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: 60+ industry and government partners (e.g., Ford/Michigan Central in Detroit, Ministry of Energy in Saudi Arabia); syndicate of venture investors. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded from one Brooklyn hub (2016) to five global hubs (2023–2025); 400+ member companies; 264 days faster to raising a Series A for members; $4B raised in venture capital by members; $3B in exits since 2017. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Physical infrastructure for hard tech**: Unlike software‑only accelerators, Newlab provides labs, prototyping equipment, and real‑world testbeds essential for critical technology startups.
- **Deep industry & government partnerships**: Facilitates commercial pilots that de‑risk adoption and open market access.
- **Global footprint in reindustrializing regions**: Hubs in Brooklyn, Detroit, New Orleans, Riyadh, and Montevideo – locations actively prioritizing industrial transformation.
- **Proven acceleration metrics**: Member companies reach Series A 264 days faster on average than the industry norm. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic expansion**: Continue building hubs in geographies that prioritize reindustrialization and critical technology (e.g., Riyadh for mining/logistics/energy, Montevideo for Latin American market entry).
- **Sector depth**: Deepen focus on energy, mobility, manufacturing, mining, and logistics.
- **Capital alignment**: Grow the syndicate of venture and non‑dilutive capital to bridge the gap between R&D and commercial scale. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑driven environment**: Employees work alongside “incredible founders, industry and government leaders, experts, and investors” to solve pressing global challenges. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/about)
- **In‑office culture**: Newlab operates physical hubs; roles are primarily on‑site at locations such as Brooklyn Navy Yard, Detroit, New Orleans, or Riyadh. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/newlab)
- **Team composition**: “Founders, scientists, engineers, investors, and operators” who now help other founders scale. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/team)
- **Growth opportunities**: Roles span strategy, startup deployment, investment, operations, and technical program management – with a chance to shape the next industrial revolution. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/newlabcareers)

## Sources
1. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/newlabcareers)
2. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/)
3. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/about)
4. [newlab.com](https://www.newlab.com/team)
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/newlab)

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