Ginkgo Bioworks
Automation Scientist Graduate Intern, RAC Operations
Boston, Massachusetts · Junior · Internship
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About the role
- Ginkgo Bioworks is deploying a massive fleet of Reconfigurable Automation Carts (RACs)-modular, mobile robotic units that snap together like LEGOs to form an autonomous lab.
- We are looking for an Automation Scientist Intern to be the hands-on force behind this fleet.
- You will learn how to load, operate, take down, analyze and troubleshoot protocol runs on the most advanced lab automation hardware in the world, pushing our "Nebula" frontier lab towards autonomous operation.
Responsibilities
- Master the RAC Platform: Learn to operate and maintain a system of Reconfigurable Automation Carts, designed to support a variety of molecular and cell biology scientific workflows.
- In the process, you will learn how to do scientifically rigorous experimental design, execution and data analysis as well as how to optimize scientific workflows for running on RAC automation.
- Learn to operate and maintain a system of Reconfigurable Automation Carts, designed to support a variety of molecular and cell biology scientific workflows.
Nice to have
- Recent graduate (BS/MS) or expected 2026 or H1 2027 graduation date in Computer Science, Bioengineering, Computational Biology, or Bioinformatics.
- "Automation-forward" mindset: you love working with lab automation and making robotic systems run smoother.
- Willingness to do whatever it takes to ensure that existing and new scientific workflows run successfully on our RAC automation system.
- Interest in communications, marketing, social media, and/or short form video
- Actual pay within this range will depend on a candidate's skills, expertise, and experience.
- I understand that I am applying for employment with Ginkgo Bioworks and am being asked to provide information in connection with my application.
- Ginkgo may share my information with such third-party service providers in connection with my application and for the start of employment.
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is $37,700-$53,500.
Company info
- Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer.
- Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe's growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more.
- Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms.
- The role is based out of Ginkgo's Boston, MA location and requires regular in-person attendance.
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