NKA Bio, Inc Lab Technician Baltimore, MD · Full time Company website

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NKA Bio is a preclinical biopharmaceutical startup focusing on developing new medicines to improve critical care. Currently, NKA Bio is focused on engineering NKA01 into a low-volume, temperature-stable injectable intended to resuscitate and stabilize trauma patients to buy time for trauma teams to save lives. NKA Bio is backed by Techstars, the most active preseed investor in the world, and has partnerships with leading research institutions and clinicians across the country to advance our drug pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Wash, sterilize, and organize glassware and basic lab equipment.
• Prepare media, buffers, and simple reagents using written instructions.
• Follow step-by-step SOPs and pre-validated methods accurately.
• Support routine microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry workflows.
• Label samples, keep work areas clean, and record basic information.
• Help track and restock lab supplies.

Qualifications

• 1-3 Years Experience.
• Associate's Degree or higher in a related field (biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, etc.)
• Interest in hands-on lab work and learning wet-lab techniques.
• Able to follow detailed instructions and work carefully and consistently.
• Basic familiarity with lab safety and sterile technique.
• Reliable, organized, and comfortable with routine tasks.