Operations Manager
| Posting date: | 20 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,000 to £55,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2026 |
| Location: | Nottingham |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Forge Genetics |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Location: Virtual
Company: Forge Genetics
Employment Type: Full-time
About Us:
Forge Genetics is a growing biotechnology company offering strain development and fermentation services while innovating genetic tools. With a small, dynamic team of around 12 people, we’re searching for an Operations Manager to ensure our day-to-day operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Role Overview:
As the Operations Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth functioning of our company. This multi-faceted position involves laboratory logistics, financial management, administrative duties, business development, and HR functions. You will be the go-to person for "everything else," ensuring the company operates effectively and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
Lab Logistics and Financial Management: Oversee purchasing, manage budgets, handle orders and payments, and ensure timely delivery of lab supplies.
Administrative Duties: Manage company insurance, book travel, and organize internal and external meetings.
Business Development: Identify and coordinate attendance at industry conferences.
Compliance and Safety: Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and maintain workplace safety protocols.
HR Functions: Handle recruitment, onboarding, and other HR-related tasks.
IT and Infrastructure: Manage basic IT needs and coordinate with external support to ensure smooth technological operations.
Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
Customer-Facing Tasks: Arrange meeting times with customers and act as a point of contact to improve client interactions.
Internal Communications: Organize team meetings, updates, and documentation to ensure effective communication across the company.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 2 years of experience in laboratory management, operations management, or working as an Administrative Assistant, Executive Assistant, Chief of Staff, Founder’s Associate, or in a similar generalist role.
Alternatively we explicitly welcome and will consider applicants with an academic or practical background in microbiology/life sciences who want to transition away from the bench and into a business operations career. In this case the prior experience listed above is not an absolute requirement.
Familiarity with microbiology is a strong plus.
Company: Forge Genetics
Employment Type: Full-time
About Us:
Forge Genetics is a growing biotechnology company offering strain development and fermentation services while innovating genetic tools. With a small, dynamic team of around 12 people, we’re searching for an Operations Manager to ensure our day-to-day operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Role Overview:
As the Operations Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth functioning of our company. This multi-faceted position involves laboratory logistics, financial management, administrative duties, business development, and HR functions. You will be the go-to person for "everything else," ensuring the company operates effectively and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
Lab Logistics and Financial Management: Oversee purchasing, manage budgets, handle orders and payments, and ensure timely delivery of lab supplies.
Administrative Duties: Manage company insurance, book travel, and organize internal and external meetings.
Business Development: Identify and coordinate attendance at industry conferences.
Compliance and Safety: Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and maintain workplace safety protocols.
HR Functions: Handle recruitment, onboarding, and other HR-related tasks.
IT and Infrastructure: Manage basic IT needs and coordinate with external support to ensure smooth technological operations.
Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
Customer-Facing Tasks: Arrange meeting times with customers and act as a point of contact to improve client interactions.
Internal Communications: Organize team meetings, updates, and documentation to ensure effective communication across the company.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 2 years of experience in laboratory management, operations management, or working as an Administrative Assistant, Executive Assistant, Chief of Staff, Founder’s Associate, or in a similar generalist role.
Alternatively we explicitly welcome and will consider applicants with an academic or practical background in microbiology/life sciences who want to transition away from the bench and into a business operations career. In this case the prior experience listed above is not an absolute requirement.
Familiarity with microbiology is a strong plus.