Jobs at The Jackson Laboratory

Performs basic preclinical pharmacology procedures according to study protocols, SOPs, and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include accurate data entry, documentation, animal handling, procedure training, lab sanitation, equipment monitoring, and maintaining organized laboratory spaces. The role requires flexibility for evening, weekend, holiday, and overtime shifts while supporting oncology, neurobiology, and autoimmune disease studies.

Performs and monitors manual and automated workflows for iPSC expansion, differentiation, cryopreservation, advanced cellular models, and quality control. Operates and troubleshoots laboratory automation and instrumentation, reviews process data, manages materials and equipment readiness, maintains controlled documentation, trains colleagues, and supports protocol transfer, validation, deviation investigations, and process improvements in a quality-focused laboratory environment.

Conduct research and development involving induced pluripotent stem cells and advanced cellular models to support biomedical discovery and improve understanding of human disease. The role is part of JAX’s nonprofit biomedical research environment, focused on translating genomic and cellular insights into solutions for cancer, neurological, immune, metabolic, aging, and cardiovascular disorders.

Leads the multi-year Continuous Improvement and Lean strategy across multiple operational sites. Manages a distributed team, owns the Kaizen and Lean deployment roadmap and budget, coaches Lean methodologies, facilitates improvement initiatives, and drives measurable gains in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost. The role also develops operational excellence leaders, implements change management and governance, and reports data-driven results to senior leadership.

Faculty investigators will develop independent biomedical research programs in areas such as human genetics, genomics, immunology, aging, cancer, disease modeling, computational biology, data science, and AI-enabled discovery. Responsibilities include conducting innovative research, building collaborations, pursuing translational opportunities, mentoring trainees, contributing to team science, and providing intellectual leadership appropriate to the faculty rank.

Entry-level operations trainee responsible for operating washing and sanitation equipment, receiving and organizing soiled supplies, maintaining pallets, performing quality checks, and following safety procedures in animal facility operations. The role requires physical handling of materials up to 50 pounds, accurate recordkeeping, sanitation training, overtime, and occasional weekend work.

Leads principal and major gift fundraising for The Jackson Laboratory in the New York area. Builds and manages high-capacity donor portfolios, cultivates six- and seven-figure opportunities, develops new prospects, and represents the organization across philanthropic, investment, life sciences, healthcare, and business networks. Partners with executives and scientists to create compelling funding opportunities, while managing and coaching Advancement team members and driving fundraising performance.

The Director, Major Gifts develops and manages relationships with high-capacity donors and prospects to secure significant philanthropic gifts. Responsibilities include cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors; building prospect pipelines; partnering with scientists and senior leaders; translating biomedical research into compelling funding opportunities; and achieving fundraising and activity goals. The role is an individual contributor based in Farmington, Connecticut, with hybrid work and 10–20% travel.

Supports planning, coordination, tracking, reporting, and delivery of research projects involving scientific and technical teams. Responsibilities include milestone and resource tracking, meeting facilitation, status communications, dashboard and documentation maintenance, grant accounting and billing reports, issue escalation, and operational follow-through. The role supports projects involving data science, genetics, genomics, and software development while coordinating stakeholders, timelines, deliverables, and project records.

Leads environmental health and safety programs, regulatory compliance, audits, inspections, incident investigations, emergency response, employee training, and corrective actions. The role analyzes EHS trends, develops standards, manages cross-functional initiatives, engages regulators and leadership, mentors staff, supports budgeting and procurement, and serves as delegate for the Site EHS Leader.

Directs a portfolio of biomedical research projects from initiation through completion. Oversees project planning, budgets, resources, timelines, compliance, reporting, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement. Leads and mentors researchers and project managers while contributing to research strategy and ensuring projects achieve organizational objectives and meaningful outcomes.

Provides advanced administrative support to faculty and research laboratories, including calendar management, meeting and event coordination, travel arrangements, expense reports, file maintenance, onboarding, grant documentation, manuscript submissions, purchasing, and budget monitoring. Serves as a liaison with internal research administration offices and external collaborators, provides office technology support, and manages multiple priorities with discretion and limited supervision.

Design, train, evaluate, and deploy computer vision and machine learning models for video-based behavioral analysis of mice. Build scalable production pipelines, optimize models for edge inference, manage high-volume video data, assess model generalization, and contribute to publications and open-source releases. Collaborate with biologists, engineers, and research stakeholders while reviewing code, documenting systems, mentoring trainees, and advancing digital measures for neurological and neuropsychiatric disease research.

Lead development and deployment of machine vision and behavior annotation software for biomedical research. Drive projects from concept through execution, identify and integrate bioinformatics technologies, support funding and publication efforts, improve engineering infrastructure, and mentor scientific software engineers. Collaborate with scientists, investigators, technical leads, and other stakeholders while providing technical leadership and communicating complex concepts effectively.

Performs warehouse and animal-facility operations, including operating washing and decapping equipment, sanitizing supplies, organizing soiled materials, maintaining pallets, following safety procedures, and quality-checking equipment. The role requires physical lifting and ladder use, accurate recordkeeping, document comprehension, and learning sanitation methods that protect mouse health. Training is provided, and candidates must pass a pre-employment physical and background check.

Assists scientists with proteomic and metabolite sample preparation and analysis, protein extraction, quantification, and biological sample processing. Maintains laboratory instruments, workstations, inventory, and sanitation standards; uses LIMS; follows SOPs; records and reports experimental results; and collaborates with the Protein Sciences team. Requires flexibility for occasional evening or weekend shifts and the ability to manage multiple experiments in a dynamic laboratory environment.

The Director of Engineering & Capital Projects oversees the planning, design, and construction of facilities projects, ensuring compliance with regulations, managing budgets, and staff, while leading campus master planning and development efforts.

Postdoctoral researcher will design, execute, and analyze independent projects on HSC aging, clonal hematopoiesis, and progression to blood cancers; prepare manuscripts and fellowships; mentor junior members and present findings at conferences.

Conduct neuroscience experiments using animal models of stroke, including motor-task training, histology, imaging, and molecular techniques. Analyze research data, prepare reagents, maintain laboratory supplies, and order consumables. The role supports a new lab investigating brain-circuit reorganization, molecular drivers of stroke recovery, and therapeutic targets.

Provide advanced administrative support to faculty and research lab staff including calendar and travel coordination, meeting and event facilitation, expense reporting, file and records management, assistance with grant submission materials and manuscript support (PubMed/PMCIDs), ordering supplies, basic IT/office-technology support, onboarding/offboarding, and other research-administration tasks.