Ohalogenetics
Industrial Engineer
South San Francisco · Full-time
No sponsorship$120k-$160kDetected 123 days ago
Process ImprovementRoboticsMechanical DesignCRISPRCell CultureLab ResearchMentoringLean Manufacturing
About the role
- This work will focus on process improvements in the laboratory, greenhouse, and seed production processes.
- As programs and processes evolve this role will expand to encompass all aspects of operations and operational excellence.
- This is a hands-on builder role with a systems architect mindset for someone who can rethink how biological processes are structured, connected, and scaled.
Responsibilities
- Architect end-to-end production workflows that optimize flow, timing, and resource utilization across process stages
- Build by doing: run process to understand pain points and to build solutions
- Build, Integrate & Commission Automated Systems
- Hands-on design, build, and commissioning of automated and semi-automated biological workflows
- Partner with biology and R&D teams to adapt assays for throughput, robustness, and automation compatibility
- Drive assay standardization, simplification, and turnaround-time reduction to support scalable workflows
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of experience building and scaling automated or semi-automated production systems
- Experience translating manual laboratory workflows into integrated, high-throughput systems
- Hands-on experience with equipment integration and system commissioning
- Experience leading operational excellence initiatives.
- Experience with tissue culture, gene editing, assay development, genotyping, or DNA extraction
- Familiarity with lab automation, robotics, liquid handling, imaging, and sensor-driven systems
- Experience operating in contamination-controlled or regulated lab environments
- Strong background in process flow, system architecture, and throughput modeling
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent
- Track record of building first-of-kind or non-standard biological production systems
- A builder who enjoys getting systems off the ground and making them work in practice
- A systems thinker who optimizes end-to-end workflows, not isolated steps
- Comfortable operating across wet lab biology, automation hardware, and production environments
Compensation
- The anticipated base pay range for this role is $120,000 - $160,000 per year for our South San Francisco location.
Company info
- Ohalo™ aims to accelerate evolution to unlock nature's potential.
- Founded in 2019, Ohalo develops novel breeding systems and improved plant varieties that help farmers grow more food with fewer natural resources, increasing the yield, resiliency, and genetic diversity of crops to sustainably feed our population.
- Ohalo's breakthrough technology, Boosted Breeding™, will usher in a new era of improved productivity to radically transform global agriculture.
- For more information, visit www.ohalo.com.
Visa & Work Authorization
- No visa sponsorship is available for this position at this time.
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