Senior Lab Technician
Capstan Medical
Operations
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 25, 2026
Reports to: Clinical Development Manager
Workplace Type: Onsite
At Capstan Medical, we’re building one of the most exciting and innovative companies in medtech—developing a first-of-its-kind robotic platform for minimally invasive heart valve treatment. Our team combines surgical robotics, catheter-based delivery, and next-generation implants to transform complex procedures into safer, lower-stress solutions for patients and clinicians alike. As a highly collaborative, hands-on team, we move fast, wear multiple hats, and believe the best ideas can come from anyone.
Based in Santa Cruz, our unique workspace blends cutting-edge Bay Area innovation with a lifestyle-driven environment near trails, beaches, and open space—creating the perfect place to do meaningful, career-defining work.
The Opportunity:
The Senior Lab Technician is a key member of the Clinical Development Team and collaborator with the broader R&D group at Capstan medical where they will accelerate development via key lab support and testing activities. You will own and continuously improve pre-clinical testing lab environments while supporting testing setup and execution for critical development assessments.
What You’ll Do:
- Maintain lab equipment calibration, safety standards, and troubleshooting.
- Coordinate cross functional test scheduling — supporting visibility, prioritization, and optimization.
- Organize lab equipment and materials. Establish inventory management and own ongoing purchasing and restocking.
- Maintain and improve audio visual systems for test recording and remote collaboration, in multiple testing environments.
- Implement company-wide training and safety protocols for employee access to specialized equipment.
- Provide cross functional education on equipment use and communal lab care activities, as an accountability buddy to all.
- Execute and develop testing methods collaborating with engineers, including model setup, device preparation, data recording, and teardown.
- Leverage existing resources and expand their accessibility to the team for speed and cost efficiency.
- Identify opportunities, assess and execute improvements, and communicate these improvements independently (lab organization, communication organization, tool needs, process documentation, educational resource development).
What You’ll Need:
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Organizational and scheduling enthusiasm.
- Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Hands on prototyping and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Ability to work without supervision, assess and confirm group needs, accomplish tasks, align to company priorities, and maintain a continuous improvement mindset.
- Familiarity with good documentation practices.
- Ability to work within a Quality System in a regulated industry.
- 5 to 15 years of relevant experience (regulated industry or medical experience preferred).
Ways To Stand Out:
- Equipment calibration, maintenance, and repair skills.
- Experience with medical imaging equipment.
- Hands-on expertise in other fields – automotive, bikes, drones, etc – tell us about it!
- Testing and test documentation experience within a Quality System.
Why Join Us:
- We offer a fun, hands-on, fast-paced, collaborative environment where you will be working on transformational technologies in the cardiac healthcare space.
- We offer projects and training to continue your learning and technical growth.
- We offer outstanding benefits with medical, dental, and vision covered at 100% for you and your family, as well as flex time off.
- We thrive in our work-hard, play-hard environment. Bring your bike or running shoes if you’d like or just be ready to enjoy a fun office outing. We enjoy time inside the office and out!
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.