The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub SF) (https://www.czbiohub.org/sf/) is an independent nonprofit research institute that brings together three powerhouse universities - Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco - into a single collaborative technology and discovery engine. CZ Biohub SF itself supports some of the brightest, boldest engineers, data scientists, and biomedical researchers to investigate the fundamental mechanisms underlying disease and develop new technologies that will lead to actionable diagnostics and effective therapies. We are guided by our values of scholarly excellence; disruptive innovation; hands-on engineering/hacking/building; partnership and collaboration; open communication and respect; inclusiveness; and opportunity for all.
Our Vision
- We pursue large scientific challenges that cannot be pursued in conventional environments
- We enable individual investigators to pursue their riskiest and most innovative ideas
- The technologies developed at CZ Biohub San Francisco facilitate research by scientists and clinicians at our home institutions and beyond
Diversity of thought, ideas, and perspectives are at the heart of CZ Biohub Network and enable disruptive innovation and scholarly excellence. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive organization where all colleagues feel inspired and know their work makes an important contribution.
The Opportunity
The Royer Group (https://www.czbiohub.org/royer/) is recruiting for an Application Engineer with experience in operating and controlling advanced optomechanical instruments. A successful candidate will align, operate, and maintain advanced optical microscopes. In this position, you will also collaborate with biologists to conceive and plan their experiments, learning our advanced methods for image processing and analysis, as well as partnering with the rest of the team of software engineers, computer vision experts, and instrument designers.
What You’ll Do
- Maintain, align, and continue to customize state-of-the-art light sheet microscopes for different experimental conditions to enable robust live imaging of zebrafish embryos and larvae on multiple state-of-the-art instruments
- Work with biologists as an application specialist, helping in experimental design, microscope automation, data handling, and image processing
- Collaborate with optical engineers in the design and construction of new customized light sheet microscopes.
- Work with data scientists to understand and apply new methods for image analyses
- Perform computer hardware and software troubleshooting (e.g. drivers, software installation/troubleshooting, PCI card installation, etc.)
What You’ll Bring
Essential –
- Bachelor or Master of Science degree in engineering, instrumentation, robotics, electronics, or optics
- Minimum 1 year hands-on experience with advanced microscopy
- Any ‘extra-curricular’ evidence of exceptional abilities in the disciplines above, such as hobby projects in robotics, electronics, optics, etc. is extremely welcome
- Hands-on experience operating, aligning, or maintaining optomechanical instruments.
- Experience coding for hardware control, automation, and instrumentation
- Experience with electronics for instrumentation
- Experience or interest in applying 3D image processing and analysis algorithms in python
- Collaborative spirit and teamwork skills are absolutely essential
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Networkrequires all employees, contractors, and interns, regardless of work location or type of role, to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, including a booster vaccine dose, if eligible, by their start date. Those who are unable to get vaccinated or obtain a booster dose because of a disability, or who choose not to be vaccinated due to a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance must have an approved exception prior to their start date.
Compensation
- Engineer I = $88,000 - $121,000
- Engineer II = $100,000 - $137,500
New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. To determine starting pay, we consider multiple job-related factors including a candidate’s skills, education and experience, market demand, business needs, and internal parity. We may also adjust this range in the future based on market data. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range during the hiring process.
What We Provide
- Resources to disrupt and innovate at the frontiers of our knowledge of biology and disease
- A collegial and collaborative environment consisting of diverse expertise
- Existing collaborations within CZ Biohub: Technology Platforms (Bioengineering, Computational Microscopy, Data Science, Genomics & Mass Spectrometry), Infectious Disease, and Quantitative Cell Science
- Access to collaborators, resources and facilities at our three partner universities (Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco) and at partner organizations in the Bay Area and beyond
- Competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with the experience
Benefits
We offer a robust benefits program that enables the important work Biohubbers do everyday. Our benefits include healthcare coverage, life and disability insurance, commuter subsidies, family planning services with fertility care, childcare stipend, 401(k) match, flexible time off and a generous parental leave policy. In addition, we honor our commitment to career development and our value of scholarly excellence through regular onsite opportunities to learn from the world’s leading scientists.
The CZ Biohub Network is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity of thought, ideas and perspectives. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive organization where all Biohubbers feel inspired and know their work makes an important contribution. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. The CZ Biohub Network does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. The CZ Biohub Network will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with the CZ Biohub Network.
