Associate Automation Engineer
Location: New York | Onsite 5 days a week
Application Requirements: Cover Letter and Resume
The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) invites applicants to join our dedicated Automation Team as an early-career engineer. Your role will be instrumental in supporting our high-throughput automated cell culture platform, the JAX NYSCF Global Stem Cell Array®. This innovative platform facilitates large-scale cell line production and experimentation for studying human diseases such as ovarian cancer and diabetes. As one of the world's largest automated cell culture platforms, this cutting-edge tool fuels research progression and empowers scientists to undertake expansive experiments and downstream assays.
In this full-time on-site Associate Automation Engineer position, you will be reporting to an Automation Engineer within our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team within our expanding laboratory. You'll contribute to automating stem cell-related projects, collaborating effectively with laboratory members and the wider organization.
What you'll do:
Troubleshoot hardware and software issues, ensuring the reliable operation of automated equipment deployed throughout the laboratory.
Perform routine maintenance of automated equipment, including robotic arms, liquid handlers, decappers, incubators, and centrifuges.
Develop innovative liquid handling processes across diverse liquid handling instruments from manufacturers such as Hamilton, Agilent, and Dynamic Devices.
Contribute to the design and fabrication of novel solutions to augment existing processes within the laboratory.
Analyze data using commercial data analysis packages and effectively communicate results within a team environment.
Create custom software solutions, such as macros, web pages, and custom configurations of off-the-shelf tools to aid the Global Stem Cell Array® user base.
Assist in integrating methods and protocols with NYSCF’s proprietary Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Help evaluate and test emerging automation technologies/platforms.
What we are looking for:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in science or engineering-related fields.
1+ years of experience is required, but exposure or experience in developing, maintaining, or operating automated instrumentation and laboratory devices is a significant plus
Exposure to Computer Assisted Design, microcontroller programming, and 3D printing experience will be advantageous.
Experience with programming/software development is a strong advantage, and experience programming robotic instruments/liquid handlers is extremely beneficial.
All applications must include a cover letter and resume.
Pay Range: $65,000 - $84,000
About JAX:
The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org.
EEO Statement:
The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
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Cancer. Diabetes. Alzheimer’s. Heart Disease. Parkinson’s. The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) leads the search to cure diseases rooted in our DNA. Founded in 1929, we are an NCI-designated Cancer Center since 1983 and an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit research organization with over 90 years of experience in genetics and genomics research. JAX blends the brightest minds with state-of-the-art resources to accelerate discovery. Areas of Discovery (75+ Principal Investigators, >250 Ph.D.s, M.D.s, and D.V.M.s): • Cancer: We are a National Cancer Institute designated Cancer Center focusing on cancer initiation, progression, prevention and therapies. • Developmental/reproductive biology: birth defects, Down syndrome, osteoporosis, fertility • Immunology: HIV-AIDS, anemia, autoimmunity, cancer immunology, immune disorders, lupus, transplant rejection • Metabolic diseases: atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, microbiome • Neurobiology: blindness, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, deafness, epilepsy, glaucoma, macular degeneration, neurodegenerative diseases • Neurobehavioral disorders: autism, addiction, depression Supporting Global Research: • The JAX Mouse Repository and Scientific Services are among the premier resources available for biomedical research. Committed to Education: • Summer Student Program (undergrad & high school) • Teaching the Genome Generation Short Course • Ph.D. programs: U. Maine, Tufts University and U. Connecticut • Courses, Conferences and Workshops
