"Purchasing Assistant – Gray Lab (Onsite)"

📅 Post Date: Feb 05, 2026
Requisition #: 108155

Purchasing Assistant – Gray Lab (Onsite)

The Gray Lab in Stanford Cancer Institute is seeking a Lab Purchasing Assistant to complete requisitions of supplies, reagents, equipment and professional services for the lab, maintain lab chemicals, reagents and protocols, ensure safety compliance and help with overall lab organization. We are looking for candidates with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills who are interested in being immersed in a vibrant scientific environment, but do not necessarily want to perform bench research. Prior science background is desired but not required.

Duties include:

• Procure/acquire research related supplies, negotiate prices with vendors, and regularly monitor lab spending.
• Create blanket requisitions for materials or equipment maintenance, renew equipment contracts, schedule yearly maintenance and request equipment repairs when needed.
• Organize lab reagents and maintain electronic inventory; replenish supplies as needed.
• Ensure lab safety compliance, maintain and renew compliance protocols.
• Assist with onboarding new lab members, and assign lab jobs to help with the lab maintenance and organization tasks.
• Act as a responsible information steward and treat information as sensitive and confidential in accordance with federal and state laws and with professional ethics, accreditation standards and legal requirements.
• Onsite work agreement.

* - Other duties may also be assigned.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• College-level education with a BS in Chemistry, Biology or other STEM major is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work efficiently.
• Strong attention to detail with highly accurate work product.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to use good judgment in responding to inquiries.
• Able to interact effectively with a wide variety of people at all levels.
• Ability to be a team player who can work well both as part of a large group and independently.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

High School Diploma plus 2 years relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, strong command of the English language, both oral and written.
• Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, PDF, Power Point, and Databases.
• Data entry experience.
• Must be able to understand and apply policies, procedures and protocols of the university.
• Familiarity with purchasing/inventory control procedures and/or Stanford University financial systems highly desirable.
• Ability to work with accuracy and attention to detail in a high-pressure environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Frequently perform desk based computer tasks, use a telephone, sit and use light/fine grasping.
• Occasionally stand, walk and write by hand, lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing 10 pounds or less.
• Rarely kneel, crawl, climb, twist, bend, stoop, squat, reach or work above shoulders, grasp forcefully and sort, file paperwork or parts, lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing over 40 pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

May require extended working hours during peak cycles. Will require on-campus presence at least 3 times a week.

The expected pay range for this position is $26.60 to $34.39 per annum/hour.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the university reasonably expects to pay for a position upon hire. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.