Laboratory Automation Engineer
Laboratory Automation Engineer
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$ 78900 - 167300
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Job Description
Involves professional engineering and engineering technician support as part of academic instructional lab and / or research projects and programs. Engineering activities include the design construction testing of experimental systems operation of analytical systems establishment of performance specifications and documentation. Engineering Technicians may be assigned duties within a single discipline (e.g. electrical) or span a range of disciplines Note: machine specialty work in a research or lab setting is generally performed by the Lab Mechanician job titles.
The Laboratory for Genomics Research at UCSF is seeking candidates to fill a Laboratory Automation Engineer position. Under general supervision this individual will be responsible for overseeing methods for a variety of automation platforms including automated tissue culture transfection and minipreps. Experience maintaining automation methods is required. Experience maintaining custom software with Python is required. Experience with Thermo Momentum Beckman Echo Hamilton STAR Agilent Bravo and other integrated and standalone lab automation equipment is a plus. The Laboratory Automation Engineer will report to the Head of Technology and work in close collaboration with the Biology and Computational groups alongside other automation engineers in the LGR to enable arrayed functional genomics screens.
Under general supervision the Laboratory Automation Engineer will be responsible for identifying efficiencies programming testing and maintaining the automation platforms in the Laboratory for Genomics Research. These platforms will support arrayed functional genomic screens and are critical to the success of the LGR. The Laboratory Automation Engineer will have the opportunity to perform handson assay/method development and learn about the full CRISPR screening workflow.
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.
The salary range for this position is $78900 $167300 (Annual Rate).
To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF including total compensation please visit: degree in Biology Engineering Chemistry or a related area and / or equivalent experience / training
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability age protected veteran status or other protected status under state or federal law.
Department Description
The Laboratory for Genomics Research is a collaborative effort between UCSF UC Berkeley and GSK. The LGR is focused on scaling up current and next generation functional genomics platforms to better understand the genetic basis of diseases. The LGR strives to build advanced CRISPRbased genome editing and functional genomics platforms empowered by human genetics and computational biology to discover drug targets with high probability of success expand our knowledge on the human genome in various disease contexts through mechanistic investigation into previously unknown genes and their networks and deliver innovative research tools that are optimized and scalable for both academic and drug discovery research labs across the partner institutes. We are seeking a Laboratory Automation Engineer to develop and manage several integrated automation platforms that will be used in our arrayed CRISPR/Casbased functional genomics workflows.
About UCSF
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research graduatelevel education in the life sciences and health professions and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the worlds leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer neurodegenerative diseases aging and stem cells.
Pride Values
UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism respect integrity diversity and excellence also known as our PRIDE values.
In addition to our PRIDE values UCSF is committed to equity both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education discovery and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at
Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.
Employment Type
Full Time
