Senior Bioengineer
Indee Labs
Other Engineering
Posted 6+ months ago
Senior Bioengineer
Location
Berkeley
About Indee Labs
Indee Labs is a biotechnology startup backed by SOSV, Y Combinator, Social Capital, Founders Fund and BroadOak Capital. The team at Indee Labs develops, markets and sells instruments for more effective engineered cell therapies starting with Hydropore.
Indee Lab’s non-viral delivery platform, Hydropore, is a robust solution that overcomes the limitations and costs of electroporation, viral transduction, and other non-viral transfection methods. Hydropore is being developed in collaboration with 3 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies, various biotechs and leading research institutions including UC San Francisco, Stanford, Medical University of South Carolina, the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease among others.
We are seeking a Bioengineer or Senior Bioengineer, Immunology to join the team full time to accelerate the biological development of Hydropore at our Berkeley office. Indee Labs is headquartered in Berkeley, CA and accommodates remote work. This position will be located in Berkeley, CA and occasional work travel may be required.
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Responsibilities
Maintain and troubleshoot cell culture automation work cell
Manage Hydropore chip and hardware inventory
Design, execute and analyze experiments independently and with other scientists
Communicate experimental plans, data, and progress proactively with a distributed team
Contribute to data analysis, writing and peer-reviewed publication of results
Document results in our electronic lab notebook
Requirements
Bachelors with 3 to 5 years experience, Masters with 1 to 3 years experience, Doctorate or Postdoc
Experience in cell culture of primary human cells and immortalized cell lines
Experience with flow cytometry/FACS and data analysis software (ie. FlowJo, Excel, GraphPad Prism)
On-site work at the Berkeley lab and office approximately 4 days per week
Preferred Skills
Project management experience
Interest in or experience with biomicrofluidics
Demonstrated research track record (i.e. publications & patents)
Primary immune cell transfection and transduction (i.e. enrichment, activation, cryopreservation, etc.)
Ability to work independently as well as lead others and manage a small lab
Comfortable creating presentations and presenting data
Experience with laboratory automation
Experience with Python and similar languages
The Offer
An opportunity to develop game-changing tools for engineered cell manufacturing
Exposure to experts and colleagues around the world
Work in a highly collaborative environment dedicated to personal and scientific growth
Highly competitive compensation (ie. salary & equity) plus growth opportunities
Comprehensive benefits such as unlimited PTO; 401(k); 100% paid premium medical, dental, vision & life insurance; flexible spending account; remote work; and snacks.
Regular fun team events you choose during the work week!