Lab Assistant
Stoke Therapeutics
Summary
The Lab Assistant will be responsible for providing support for the overall lab environment, ensuring proper functioning of utilities, lab equipment and life safety systems. This position will report to the Senior Director, Facilities & Engineering. This role will be based onsite daily in our Bedford and Waltham, MA locations.
Job description
Position Purpose
The Lab Assistant will be responsible for providing support for the overall lab environment, ensuring proper functioning of utilities, lab equipment and life safety systems. This position will report to the Senior Director, Facilities & Engineering. This role will be based onsite daily in our Bedford and Waltham, MA locations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support for the overall lab environment, ensuring proper functioning of utilities, lab equipment and life safety systems
- Perform facility & safety inspections including chemical, biological and universal waste consolidation
- Handle daily lab waste disposal in accordance with safety regulations and institutional guidelines, ensuring proper segregation, documentation, and coordination with waste management services.
- Provide support to various facilities administration duties including but not limited to external vendor coordination, landlord services, HVAC, plumbing, etc.
- Maintain an updated lab inventory, prepare order lists, and maintain sufficient stock of common reagents, supplies, and materials
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to support lab productivity
- Manage shipping and receiving of laboratory materials, including biological samples, reagents, and equipment, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and documentation requirements.
- Routine safety shower and eye wash station inspections
- Performs or supports execution of small repairs as directed
- Ensures laboratory cleanliness, storing materials in designated areas or properly disposing in accordance with lab guidelines
- Performs other duties as necessary
Required Skills & Experience
- Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred
- 2+ years of experience in a lab environment
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, prioritize workload effectively, and work well within a team.
- Self-motivated, well-organized, and reliable individual with a customer-focused mindset.
- Experience improving scientific workflows.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Clear communicator and collaborative teammate with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and maintaining professional relationships.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, hands-on lab environments.
- Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
Location(s)
Stoke is located in Bedford, MA, and will be moving to a new location in Waltham, MA by the end of 2026. This position is lab-based currently based in Bedford and will later be based in Waltham.
Travel
This position will require approximately 5% travel.
Requirements
- Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred
- 2+ years of experience in a lab environment
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, prioritize workload effectively, and work well within a team.
- Self-motivated, well-organized, and reliable individual with a customer-focused mindset.
- Experience improving scientific workflows.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Clear communicator and collaborative teammate with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and maintaining professional relationships.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, hands-on lab environments.
- Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Life Insurance
- Long-term Disability Insurance
- Short-term Disability Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) Matching
- Unlimited PTO
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Annual Bonus
- Equity Participation
Company overview
Stoke Therapeutics (Nasdaq: STOK) is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing novel RNA-based medicines for severe genetic diseases. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, the company employs its proprietary TANGO (Targeted Augmentation of Nuclear Gene Output) approach to create antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) that selectively restore naturally-occurring protein levels. Stoke's innovative platform focuses on haploinsufficiency diseases where patients have approximately 50% of normal protein levels, primarily targeting conditions affecting the central nervous system and eyes. The company's lead investigational medicine, zorevunersen (STK-001), is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials for Dravet syndrome, a severe form of childhood epilepsy, and has demonstrated promising disease-modifying potential. Stoke also has preclinical programs including STK-002 for autosomal dominant optic atrophy. The company has established strategic collaborations with industry leaders like Biogen for Dravet syndrome development and Acadia Pharmaceuticals for neurodevelopmental disorders. With approximately 51-200 employees, Stoke Therapeutics represents a pioneering force in RNA medicine, aiming to address unmet medical needs in rare genetic diseases through its innovative protein restoration technology.