AI Summary
Biohub seeks a senior R&D engineering leader to manage its Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) technical program. This role involves overseeing operations, personnel, and strategic development to advance AI-powered biological imaging for disease research. The position requires extensive experience in TEM, cryoEM, and cryoET, with a focus on leadership, innovation, and collaboration. This is a hybrid role based in Redwood City, CA, with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
Key Highlights
Lead and manage the TEM R&D Division, including staff supervision and program development.
Oversee advanced TEM instrumentation, facilities, and software for operations and data acquisition.
Facilitate research activities for internal and external investigators, ensuring access to state-of-the-art methodologies.
Represent the TEM R&D Division internally and externally, contributing to reports, agreements, and publications.
Drive technical innovation in biological imaging to gain deep insights into complex biological systems.
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Base pay range: $214,000.00 - $295,000.00
Hybrid work model (at least 60% onsite)
Generous 401(k) employer match
Paid time off for volunteering
Funding for family-forming benefits
Relocation support
Job Description
Biohub is leading the new era of AI-powered biology to cure or prevent disease through its 501c3 medical research organization, with the support of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
The Team
To develop a dynamic, integrated view of biological systems in health and disease, Biohub aims to push forward the development and application of new imaging technologies over the next 10 to 15 years. Biohub researchers will collaboratively develop breakthrough biological imaging systems centered around grand challenges that push the boundaries of what we can see and measure to obtain deep insights into the architecture of complex biological systems at the molecular level.
The Opportunity
Biohub invites applications for the position of Manager, TEM Technical Program. This is a senior R&D engineering leadership role responsible for overseeing the operations, personnel, and strategic development of the institute’s TEM technical program. The successful candidate will provide scientific, technical and administrative leadership to ensure that the institute maintains the highest standards of technical innovation, research support, and cross-functional collaborations.
What You'll Do
- Leadership: Provide overall leadership and management of the TEM R&D Division, including supervision of scientific, technical, and administrative staff.
- Operations: Oversee the continuous improvement of advanced TEM instrumentation and facilities. Promote the development and implementation of new software, related to TEM operations and data acquisition.
- Research: Facilitate and support a broad range of research activities by internal and external investigators, ensuring access to state-of-the-art methodologies.
- Outreach: Represent the TEM R&D Division within the institute and in interactions with external partners
- Collaboration support: Contribute to the preparation of institutional reports, external collaborative agreements, and peer-reviewed publications.
Essential -
- Ph.D. in structural biology, biophysics, or a related discipline with at least 10 years of experience in TEM research and development.
- Demonstrated record of leadership in a scientific or core facility environment, including staff supervision and program development.
- Extensive knowledge of TEM instrumentation, software and data acquisition strategies, including cryoEM, cryoET, and advanced imaging workflows.
- Extensive experience in single-particle and tomography data processing.
- Demonstrated ability to adopt and adapt novel methods in image acquisition, processing and analysis for cryoEM and cryoET.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to manage complex operations and foster collaborative research.
- Proven track record of peer-reviewed publications in the field of cryoEM.
- Experience in cryoFIB lamella preparation.
- Operational experience in research facility maintenance and associated logistics.
- Technical expertise in laboratory and facility requirements for high-end TEM instruments, including site planning, infrastructure design, installation, and commissioning.
The Redwood City, CA base pay range for a new hire in this role is $214,000.00 - $295,000.00. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process.
Better Together
As we grow, we’re excited to strengthen in-person connections and cultivate a collaborative, team-oriented environment. This role is a hybrid position requiring you to be onsite for at least 60% of the working month, approximately 3 days a week, with specific in-office days determined by the team’s manager. The exact schedule will be at the hiring manager's discretion and communicated during the interview process.
Benefits For The Whole You
We’re thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment, we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible.
- Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
- Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
- Funding for select family-forming benefits.
- Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving