Full-Time
Facilities Management Assistant
Posted on 9/26/2025
Axle
201-500 employees
Translational research informatics and data science
Compensation Overview
$65k - $75k/yr
North Bethesda, MD, USA
In Person
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- High school diploma
- Minimum of three (3) years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree required
- Strong communications skills, both oral and written
- Lab equipment maintenance
- Observe the receiving of incoming materials and compare information on packing slip with purchase order to verify accuracy of shipment; process return shipments from customers.
- Sort, count, package, label, insure and /or log inventory which is shipped or received.
- Inspect shipments for damage or defects; record discrepancies or damage and notify purchasing personnel or other government personnel.
- Coordinate hazardous chemical waste removal from labs in accordance with DOHS/DEP regulations.
- Coordinate lab recycling.
- Maintain functional inventory of hazardous waste supplies (blue barrels/carboys, green bins, waste tags).
- Assist Facilities Managers with lab renovation projects.
- Coordinate incoming items/packages for labs.
- Maintain N2 tanks for TDB Bio, ADST, Tox21, and Genomic Tox lab operations.
- Autoclave and sanitize glassware for laboratories.
- Troubleshoot scientific equipment issues (performance, mechanical, parts).
- Coordinate scientific equipment repairs (order parts/repair equipment directly or facilitate repairs with certified technicians).
- Dismantling/delivering large instruments to aid in access to the lab.
- Assist with cleaning and sanitizing lab incubators on monthly basis.
- Set up and maintain life safety stations in laboratories (Narcan dispensing stations), as well as installations of first-aid equipment/kits in laboratories.
- Coordinate, distribute, and install life safety signage in laboratories.
- Installation of equipment in laboratories.
- Complete all acquisitions paperwork for end users.
- Serves as liaison to acquisitions training/paperwork.
- OEC for drills, ensures safe evacuation of labs.
- Coordinate safety supplies (masks, sanitizer, etc.) inventory and distribution.
- Providing budget breakdowns of stock/inventory to team leads.
- Obtain authorized signatures for accepted items; trace lost shipments and/or customer claims of lost shipments; initiate proof of delivery documents.
- File shipping/receiving records.
- Ensure proper routing of FedEx and international shipments prepared by others.
- Organize equipment manuals, registrations and warranties.
- Enter supply items into POTS/NBS/SOS.
- Schedule and monitor periodic maintenance and certification (biosafety cabinets, chemical fume hoods, incubators, etc.).
- Arrange for repair of scientific equipment by contacting local service company to get price information, followed by entry into POTS.
- Certify operation of all facility eye wash stations on a biweekly basis.
- Organize collection of MPWs, chemical waste carboys, and hazardous waste barrels from satellite accumulation areas.
- Process biohazardous trash according to established procedures, either by placement in boxes for disposal as medical pathological waste (MPW) or discard as general laboratory waste once decontaminated.
- Handle chemical waste consumables and coordinate waste needs with Clean Ventures.
- Observe the collection of chemical waste carboys and barrels from satellite accumulation areas; transport them to the hazardous waste storage room; prepare appropriate labels/tags for waste in order to facilitate pickup by the NIH chemical waste contractor.
- Collaborate with lab Managers on the management of common lab consumables and reagents: monitor stocks and order bulk solvents and consumables.
- Maintain cleanliness of the laboratory work area and equipment.
- Work with resident staff in many day-to-day activities; function as member of the evacuation team; respond to central equipment monitoring (Rees) alarms and attempt to resolve with or without outside help.
- Collaborate with property officers and lab managers on NCATS surplus property.
- Collaborate with staff and Lab Managers on lab, office and equipment moves and installation.
Axle Informatics provides specialized informatics solutions for translational research, health informatics, and data science to biomedical research centers and healthcare organizations. Its offerings are customized software and data management platforms that help researchers collect, integrate, analyze, and visualize large research datasets, with end-to-end tools that automate data aggregation and deliver analytics, dashboards, and decision-support features. The company differentiates itself with an integrated, scientifically informed approach that bridges data science with application development, specifically focused on translational research and clinical data work rather than generic software. Axle’s goal is to advance public health by moving biomedical discoveries from the lab to bedside, improving healthcare outcomes.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Rockville, Maryland
Founded
2002
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Axle won $21M NIH NCATS STPS contract for scientific support in 2026.
- Axle secured 3-year NIAID VRC/NIC task beating one bidder recently.
- Axle’s ML pipeline boosted NIH funding by 3% averting 20% cuts.
What critics are saying
- NIH FY2026 cuts slash 15% translational research funding in 3-6 months.
- Tempus AI captures 25% NIH bioinformatics contracts in 12-18 months.
- DNAnexus federated platform halts 40% Axle deployments in 6-9 months.
What makes Axle unique
- Axle deploys fine-tuned LLMs for biomedical NLP and sentiment analysis.
- Axle provides Healthcare Authentication Solution reducing fraud in privacy-first care.
- Reid Simon leads AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity expansions at NIH institutes.
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