Scientific Infrastructure Engineer III

About the role

The Emerald Cloud Laboratory (ECL) lets life scientists run biology and chemistry experiments remotely and automatically from a software platform, covering everything from experimental design to data analysis. The Scientific Infrastructure team builds and maintains the software that directs, tracks and supports laboratory experiments. This role sits in that team and requires a Ph.D. in Chemistry or Biology.

Key responsibilities

• Architect and develop new software solutions that increase the speed or reliability of the laboratory operations team.
• Maintain advanced laboratory support systems, including inventory management and asset tracking.
• Update SLL, the company's software library, to give a better development experience for internal and external users.

Required profile

• Ph.D. degree in Chemistry or Biology.
• 2 years of experience as a Scientific Infrastructure Engineer, Scientific Automation Engineer, Research Scientist (Automation & Systems), R&D Infrastructure Scientist or Research Engineer.
• Extensive research experience troubleshooting experiments and complex instrumentation, and a wide range of experiment types.
• Comfortable with rigorous data analysis and experimental design.
• Detail-oriented, enjoys building systems and automating processes, and is open to learning programming and robotic automation.

Required skills

• Experience with Mathematica coding.
• Willingness to learn computer programming and robotic automation (no prior experience required).