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Biotech Industry Manager

Digital Ready
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Are you a seasoned industry professional with a passion for teaching and mentoring young minds in biotech? Are you seeking a dynamic and fulfilling opportunity to apply your expertise in a hands-on, in-person setting? If so, we invite you to apply for the role of Biotech Studio Manager for Digital Ready’s Summer Apprenticeship program. In this exciting and challenging position, you will have the opportunity to lead and inspire a team of enthusiastic students and staff as you guide them in developing their skills and knowledge in these cutting-edge fields. Don't miss this chance to leverage your experience and make a meaningful impact on the next generation of scientists.


 

OUR MISSION

Digital Ready activates the creative potential of high school students, especially Black and Latinx youth, to build tangible pathways to economic opportunities in Boston’s innovation economy.


 

Being Digital Ready means being ready for the complexity of a constantly evolving economy and society and requires students to weave together ethnography, engineering, design, and code to solve incredibly gnarly 21st-century problems. At Digital Ready, we utilize the city as a lab for learning striving to make the boundaries between school and the world less strict and more permeable. Our mission is to create tangible economic pathways for students that are driven by students’ interests, local employer needs, and the community’s unique assets. Our students learn by doing. In our studio, students practice habits of creative problem-solving in a safe and supportive environment, where they can take risks to learn, ask difficult questions, and develop themselves as creative leaders. 


 

OUR VALUES 

  • We actively fight against the status quo that allows injustices to be perpetuated without accountability; 
  • We use our political power, social capital, and networks to create access to high-quality education opportunities for students; 
  • We value diverse perspectives, which we believe leads to more identity-affirming and innovative learning experiences for students; 
  • We are committed to being an anti-racist organization that prioritizes the voices of students and communities of color;
  • We intentionally support the redesign of policies and structures or systemic racism that continues to exclude and harm communities of color;
  • We actively interrogate schools' curricula, industries' hiring practices, and other institutional practices that limit who has access to Boston's innovation economy.


 

SUMMER STUDIOS 2026

The Digital Ready Summer Studio is a brief, intense, 6-week immersion for young adults aged 16-25 to gain an introduction to college level biology and exposure to the biotechnology industry. The Biotech Studio Manager will be primarily responsible for helping to design, lead, implement, and supervise our young tech apprentices with the support of college Lab Leaders during daily studios. The Studio Manager will serve as a role model and mentor to young adults from the Boston area and lead hands-on projects to expose students to skills needed to succeed in industry. 

 

The Summer Studio will take place from July 6-August 14, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm in-person at the ‘Future of Work Lab’ at 3377 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain. The Industry Manager will be required to design and facilitate planning meetings with their teams the week before the Summer Studios begin. All applicants must be willing to work in-person, on-site for the duration of the summer. 


 

SCHEDULE

  • Staff Training: June, in-person
  • Summer Studio Duration: July 6th-August 14th, 2026, in-person;
  • Location: Digital Ready ‘Future of Work Lab’ 3377 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, in-person work is required for this position. 


 

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design and facilitate a highly effective studio with 3 signature projects; 
  • Bring unique expertise in specific areas to broaden students' exposure to biotechnology; 
  • Teach fundamental technical skills in a relevant field; 
  • Prepare and develop daily content, including presentations, hands-on, collaborative activities, outings and discussions; 
  • Support students in the development of their Digital Portfolio with the support team;
  • Give critical feedback to students about their ideas, prototypes and process; 
  • Guide students in realizing projects of varying degrees of complexity, from concept to reality
  • Support students’ progress via written evaluations, weekly check-ins, and quantitative/qualitative assessment; 
  • Manage two Lab Leaders to ensure students in the studio can reach their full potential without barriers.  

     

Requirements

  • Experience and passion for working with young adults ages 16-25; 
  • The ability to work both independently and cooperatively with a diverse group of people; 
  • The ability to think on your feet, nimbleness in navigating open-ended situations, and the ability to adapt coaching to diverse learners; 
  • Fluency in Spanish, Haitian Creole, or Somalian is preferred.


 

Compensation

This is a stipend position.


 

How can I apply?

Interested applicants can visit www.digitalready.org to learn more about the organization.


 

Applications including a resume must be submitted online by using the following submission link: https://form.typeform.com/to/AqSTo4ul