Newlimit South San Francisco , CA 94080
Posted 2 weeks ago
Company info
NewLimit is a biotechnology company working to radically extend human healthspan. We're developing medicines to treat age-related diseases by reprogramming the epigenome, a new therapeutic mechanism to restore regenerative potential in aged and diseased cells. We leverage functional genomics, pooled perturbation screening, and machine learning models to unravel the biology of epigenetic aging and disease using experiments of unprecedented scale.
Description
NewLimit is seeking an Automation Engineer with a background in laboratory automation for cell biology, molecular biology, or genomics to join our Automation team. Automation is one of the key enabling technologies for our research program, allowing us to increase both the fidelity and scale of experiments in our Discovery Engine for reprogramming medicines:
As an Automation Engineer on our team, you will:
Collaborate with our Epigenetic Editing and Single Cell Genomics teams to automate the world's largest screening platform for partial reprogramming interventions
Collaborate with our Predictive Modeling team to expedite the analysis of complex experiments by automating experimental execution
Design, implement, and operate laboratory automation systems for cell biology, molecular biology, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) experiments
Leverage both hardware and software to reduce the number of human hours required per hypothesis we test
Contribute to the design, decision making, and implementation of NewLimit's technology platform
Requirements
≥2 years of industry experience in a laboratory automation role
Bachelor's degree or greater in electrical or mechanical engineering, computer science, molecular biology, or a related field
Experience developing laboratory automation solutions for molecular biology workflows
Working knowledge of cell and molecular biology processes, sufficient to work productively with laboratory scientists
Experience programming in languages relevant for laboratory automation (one of Python, Java, VBScript, etc.)
Nice to have
Experience automation next generation sequencing workflows for single cell genomics
Experience with automation in BSL II environments
Experience automating mammalian cell culture processe
Benefits
NewLimit offers generous benefits to ensure our team can focus on our mission:
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid parental leave
Industry-leading paid time off (PTO) - 20 days/year for all employees + holidays
Meals and snacks on-site
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