Logistics Coordinator / South San Francisco

Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking new productivity levels in scientists using DNA tools to bring their ideas to life. The company’s DNA sequencing services are used daily by thousands of innovators, including Nobel Prize winners, dynamic biotech startups, pharmaceutical companies, research labs, and DIY biohackers, and have been cited in more than 800 publications to date. Plasmidsaurus’s global network of labs operates day and night to enable world-changing discoveries.

Job Summary

The Logistics Coordinator will play a vital role in our reverse logistics process, managing the pickup of samples from dropbox locations worldwide and ensuring their timely and successful delivery to our lab. This position is essential to maintaining the efficiency and integrity of our supply chain and customer service operations. Your job duties will include:

• Courier/Driver Oversight: Monitor the sample pickup process from dropbox locations according to schedule, and promptly address and resolve any issues with drivers or couriers.
• Courier Selection: Assist in selecting couriers as we expand our services to new locations.
• Quality Control: Assist in evaluating courier performance using key metrics such as time-to-completion, failed pickups, lost packages, and billing issues to ensure high-quality, fast, and reliable service for our customers.
• Communication: Maintain clear communication with laboratory technicians to ensure samples arrive on time and in proper condition.
• Continuous Improvement: Propose and implement enhancements to the reverse logistics process to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

If you’re eager to take on a pivotal role in organizing and coordinating diverse operational processes to ensure seamless and efficient workflows, this job is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Detail-Oriented & Organized: Meticulous attention to detail and ability to stay organized while working on multiple projects at a time.
• Experience: 1-3 years of experience in supporting reverse logistics or logistics highly preferred. Background or interest in Operations Research preferred.
• Problem Solver: Creative thinker who drives tasks to completion.
• Eager Learner: Demonstrates a strong desire to continually learn and grow, quickly adapting to new information, tasks, and challenges.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal skills.
• Proactive: Self-starter with a proactive attitude and the ability to work independently.
• Flexibility: Occasional overtime or flexible working hours based on the Logistics Team’s needs.

Compensation and Benefits

• $70-$80K Salary depending on experience.
• Employee Stock Options.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 401(k) with Matching.
• Promotion Potential! Join our growing team and advance with us.

Why Plasmidsaurus?

• IMPACT: Your work will directly contribute to accelerating biotech research. This research is one of humanity’s most powerful tools for stopping climate change and developing novel therapies.
• INNOVATION: Work on the cutting edge of biotech and software, introducing indispensable tools to top-tier researchers.
• COMMUNITY: Join a passionate, scrappy team that values close, interactive relationships with our customers and each other.