Compensation Overview

Who We Are:

Calico (Calico Life Sciences LLC) is an Alphabet-founded research and development company whose mission is to harness advanced technologies and model systems to increase our understanding of the biology that controls human aging. Calico will use that knowledge to devise interventions that enable people to lead longer and healthier lives.  Calico’s highly innovative technology labs, its commitment to curiosity-driven discovery science, and, with academic and industry partners, its vibrant drug-development pipeline, together create an inspiring and exciting place to catalyze and enable medical breakthroughs.

Position Description

Our scientists are asking challenging questions and leveraging innovative technologies to discover new insights of aging. The Automation Team is seeking a motivated Laboratory Automation Engineer to accelerate such scientific discovery at Calico. In this role, you will collaborate with talented scientists and engineers to automate high throughput assays across diverse scientific disciplines like genomics, mass spectrometry, cell culture, and others. If you are an enthusiastic team player, detail-oriented, extremely organized and comfortable working on complex problems, then we’d love to have you on our team.

Position Responsibilities

• Collaborating with scientists and other automation engineers to design, create, and optimize novel workflows on liquid handling platforms
• Planning and executing experiments to validate automated assays and to ensure that the systems are operating robustly
• Initiating and participating in new technology evaluation, development, and implementation
• Identifying and driving process and workflow improvements to increase throughput and efficiency
• Training and providing ongoing support to end-users
• Producing high-quality documentation such as SOPs, maintenance protocols and troubleshooting procedures
• Supporting maintenance, troubleshooting and process improvement efforts across multiple technology labs

Position Requirements

• BS/MS in science or engineering discipline, preferably 2 years of academic or industry experience
• Hands-on work with basic laboratory workflows in genomics, biochemistry, mass spectrometry, or cell culture
• Experience scripting on liquid handling platforms (e.g. Hamilton Vantage, Tecan EVO, Agilent Bravo, or similar liquid handling platforms) 
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and be productive in a cross-functional team
• Must be willing to work onsite four days a week

The estimated base salary range for this role is $121,000 - $138,000. Actual pay will be based on a number of factors including experience and qualifications. This position is also eligible for two annual cash bonuses.