Scientific Engineering Associate

Scientific Engineering Associate

🔍 Bay Area, California, United States

💼 JG-Joint Genome Institute

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107625 Requisition #

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has multiple openings for a Scientific Engineering Associate in Berkeley, CA.

Duties:

• Perform and supervise nonexempt staff in the development and application of mass spectrometry-related workflows in a high-throughput environment.
• Apply engineering, scientific, and technical concepts to develop and implement ESI-LC-MS/MS, and other mass spectrometry-related workflows for analyzing microbial metabolites and secondary metabolite production in a high-throughput metabolomics environment.
• Perform, oversee, and expertly troubleshoot all aspects of LC-MS workflows, including sample processing, instrument setup, operation and maintenance, data quality control, software workflows, and coordination with service engineers.
• Develop, optimize, and standardize sample preparation and extraction methods for diverse environmental samples, with particular emphasis on soil.
• Onboard new mass spectrometry instrumentation and protocols and integrate them into high-throughput production workflows.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to production metrics for high-throughput metabolomics workflows.
• Perform both standard and custom mass spectrometry data analysis.
• Prepare results, summaries, and conclusions for JGI users and other collaborators.
• Manage day-to-day laboratory operations, including lab organization and setup, instrument scheduling and prioritization, sample workflows, equipment maintenance, purchasing and inventory of consumables, freezer organization, and waste management.
• Manage and ensure compliance with safety requirements for operating a metabolomics lab.
• Supervise and train technical staff, including undergraduate students, research assistants, providing guidance on LC-MS/MS workflows, data quality control, laboratory procedures, safety practices, and general lab operations.
• Continuously improve and optimize laboratory processes to strengthen metabolomics platform operations, including the development of new internal standard mixtures, analytical methods, and automation protocols.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external partners across JGI groups to customize experimental plans, support cross-team and cross-group R&D projects, and advance user-driven science.
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of metabolomics infrastructure and Laboratory Information Management systems (LIMS).
• Contribute to scientific works, including the preparation and publication of peer-reviewed journal articles.

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