Part-Time Order Fulfillment Technician

TITLEPart Time (25 hrs/week) Order Fulfillment Technician WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVEOrder fulfillment is a critical step in fulfilling Addgenes mission, and the Order Fulfillment team is responsible for getting the physical products to the customers. In this role you will pick and pack physical product units according to shipping best practices in order to ensure timely delivery of materials to scientists in good working order.POSITION REPORTS TOOrder Fulfillment ManagerAPPROXIMATE START DATEASAPWAGE & HOURS$19/hr (25 hrs/week) Monday - Friday 9am - 2pmLOCATION & POLICY ON REMOTE WORKThis position will work out of our Watertown, Massachusetts Headquarters at 490 Arsenal Way. Our beautiful office space has free, ample parking with a complimentary shuttle from Harvard Square and is on multiple bus lines, with the cost of public transit covered by Addgene. The Role:The Order Fulfillment Technician will work closely with the team manager to ensure successful delivery of the Addgene materials to requesting labs including creating shippable units for orders (stabs and DNA aliquots), preparing and packaging plasmid, viral, antibody, and DNA orders, as well as take on other team support duties. To Succeed in this Role, You Will:Prepare materials, including documentation, for outbound shipments.Assist in picking and packing of orders Receiving, unpacking supplies for stockingManage, organize and retrieve inventoryTake on additional duties within Shipping Operations and the lab as needed.Barcoding stabsPlasmid picking/aliquotingCleaning FreezersBiohazard wasteActive Lid Cleaning/relabelingWork with other members of the Order Fulfillment Team, Plasmid production team and/or Operations team to design and implement new processes as well as optimize existing ones Communicate areas of concern regarding processes and personnel with Order Fulfillment team and propose solutionsSkills and CompetenciesFollows procedures and demonstrates thoroughness in performing job tasks and assignments.Laboratory experience is preferred but not required Strong collaborative team playerExcellent interpersonal skills; both verbal and written are essentialSelf-motivated, organized, able to work independently A growth mindset that seeks constructive feedback to continuously improveFamiliarity with general computer software, Google Workspace, and MS OfficeMust be able to lift and move up to 25 lbs and stand for extended periods of timeBenefits:For this part-time position you are eligible for the following benefits:Fully paid public transportation After 1 year of service, you earn 50 hrs of paid time off The Organization:Addgene is a self-sustaining, thriving nonprofit life sciences organization that was created to help scientists share DNA-based research materials called plasmids. ‌Our mission is to accelerate research and discovery by improving access to useful research materials and information. Since its founding in 2004, Addgene has grown and innovated in order to assist the research community by archiving and sharing useful DNA-based research materials and resources (such as plasmids, viral vectors, and recombinant antibodies) with scientists worldwide. Broad availability of these unique research materials promotes the advancement of research in a wide variety of disciplines, including cancer, heart disease, and neurodegenerative disorders, while increasing collaboration within the scientific community.

Created: 2026-04-04