Quick Overview
Job Description
Seeking a sharp, curious, high-agency Operations Generalist to join LatchBio!
LatchBio
The convergence of laboratory automation, high-throughput assays, and machine learning is moving the medium of biological discovery to silicon. At LatchBio, we are building AI and data infrastructure to accelerate biopharma R&D.
Present snapshot
We are 100+ engineers and operators in San Francisco solving the data bottleneck in biology.
Data in biotech has increased 10,000x over the past 10 years.
AI in biopharma will 20x in 7 years. $200m to $4b, 54% CAGR.
We build ubiquitous software, storage, pipelines, & machine learning for all of biology.
50+ new biotech companies onboarded in the past 12 months. $28M Series A from Lux Capital, Coatue, and General Catalyst.
Operations Generalist
We’re growing fast, and every week brings a new problem nobody has solved yet. One week it’s finance, the next it’s hiring, a customer contract, an AI partnership, or an infrastructure bill that doubled overnight.
You’ll work directly with the COO and Chief of Staff on the company’s most important problems. This isn’t a support role or a ticket queue. You’ll get real problems with real stakes, and you’ll be trusted to figure them out. It’s one of the fastest ways to learn how a high-growth company actually works.
Who you are
Fast learner. You don’t need to know how to do something yet. Give you a week and you’ll know it better than most.
Gets things done. You finish what you start, follow up, and close loops without being chased.
Comfortable with ambiguity. Hand you a messy, half-defined problem and you’ll come back with structure and a plan.
Detail-oriented, with the bigger picture in mind. You sweat the small stuff because you understand how it connects to everything else.
Clear communicator. Concise in writing and in person, and equally at home with engineers, scientists, salespeople, and founders.
Low ego, high ownership. No task is beneath you, and no problem is too big to take a swing at.
What you’ll actually do
Some examples of problems you might own in your first few months:
Figure out how we hire 60 engineers in 90 days, then help make it happen
Dig into our cloud bill and find six figures of savings
Build the financial model leadership uses to make hiring and spend decisions
Learn to redline a customer contract and keep deals moving
Stand up a system from scratch the first time we need it, whether that’s vendor management, compliance tracking, or office expansion
Drop into whatever is on fire this week and leave it better than you found it
What we look for
0–3 years of experience; startup, consulting, banking, or other high-intensity backgrounds are a plus
Strong analytical skills; you’re dangerous in a spreadsheet
Excited about AI, biotech, or SaaS
Bias toward action and iteration over perfection
Genuinely enjoying this kind of work and bringing your personality to the team
What it’s like to work at Latch
Salary: $150K – $190K
Unlimited PTO policy
Every lunch and dinner is paid for ($18K annual value)
100% premium covered on Blue Shield’s platinum health plan ($0 premium, $0 deductible) and 50% premium coverage for dependents. 100% coverage for top-tier Guardian dental and vision plans. ($15K value)
Ambitious equity incentives
401(k) plan options
Company-sponsored professional development
Work visa sponsorship ($15K value)
Team-wide science reading groups
Who You’ll Work With the Most
This role is fully in-office Monday through Friday. You’ll work closest with:
Learn more: About Us · Website · Twitter · Blog
Hiring process (no more than three weeks)
Round 0: Apply via the application
Round 1: Andy, Founding Recruiter
Round 2: Daniel, Chief of Staff
Round 3: Jordan, COO
Round 4: Paid onsite work trial ($1,500) for three days to meet the rest of the team