Academic Graduate Appointee, Bioengineering and Advanced Manufacturing

LLNL; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site at LLNL

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) invites applications for an Academic Graduate Appointee in Bioengineering and Advanced Manufacturing. The role spans design, fabrication, testing, and characterization of bioengineered materials and devices in a multidisciplinary setting.

You will work on bioprinted tissue constructs, organ-on-a-chip systems, and multi-material hydrogels, with hands-on lab experience across bioengineering, materials science, and microfabrication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, materials science, chemical engineering, biology, or related field.
• Experience or coursework in biomaterials, tissue engineering, microfluidics, organ-on-a-chip systems, or additive manufacturing.
• Experience with hydrogel or bioink formulation and characterization.
• Familiarity with 3D bioprinting, preferably DLP bioprinting.
• Experience with sterile mammalian cell culture and aseptic techniques.
• Familiarity with biomaterials characterization methods like rheology, microscopy, immunostaining, or cell-viability assays.
• Ability to collect and analyze data and document results.

Responsibilities

• Assist design, fabrication, and evaluation of bioprinted tissue constructs and organ-on-a-chip devices.
• Prepare bioinks, hydrogels, cells, and test structures for experiments.
• Support DLP bioprinting of multi-material hydrogel constructs.
• Maintain sterile cell culture under aseptic conditions.
• Characterize biomaterials using rheology, swelling, microscopy, and assays.
• Document data in notebooks and reports; assist with procedures and reports.
• Contribute to literature reviews, presentations, and publications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Biomaterials

Tissue engineering

Microfluidics

Organ-on-a-chip

Additive manufacturing

Bioink formulation

Sterile cell culture

Data analysis

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in bioengineering/biomedical engineering/materials science

Tools

DLP bioprinting

Python

R

Job description

Academic Graduate Appointee, Bioengineering and Advanced Manufacturing

• Full-time
• Employee Referral Bonus: Not applicable
• Job Code 1: 710.0 Academic Graduate Appointee Ex
• Pre-Employment Drug Test: Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)
• Pre-Placement Medical Exam: Not applicable
• Security Clearance: None/Position does not require US citizenship (assignments longer than 179 days require a federal background investigation)
• Position Type: Academic Graduate Appointee

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

We have an opening for an Academic Graduate Appointee tosupport research in the Bioengineering and Advanced Fabrication Group. You will contribute to the design, fabrication, testing, and characterization of advanced materials, microfabricated devices, and biomedical technologies for applications. This role offers hands-on experience in a multidisciplinary research environment spanning bioengineering, materials science, microfabrication, and advanced manufacturing. This position is in the Materials Engineering Division (MED) which is part of the Engineering Directorate.

In this role, you will

• Assist with the design, fabrication, and evaluation of bioprinted tissue constructs, organ-on-a-chip devices, and related material systems for bioengineering applications.
• Prepare bioinks, hydrogels, cells, microfabricated devices, samples, and test structures for experimental studies.
• Support DLP bioprinting of multi-material and multicellular hydrogel constructs, including vascular-like architectures.
• Assist with sterile mammalian cell culture, cell encapsulation, device seeding, and maintenance of engineered tissue models under aseptic conditions.
• Conduct biomaterial and tissue characterization using methods such as rheology, swelling analysis, immunostaining, confocal microscopy, and cell-viability assays.
• Collect, analyze, visualize, and document experimental data in laboratory notebooks, technical summaries, and presentations.
• Develop, refine, and follow experimental procedures in collaboration with scientists, engineers, and technical staff.
• Conduct literature reviews and contribute to technical reports, presentations, and publications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, materials science, chemical engineering, biology, or a related field.
• Experience or relevant coursework in biomaterials, tissue engineering, microfluidics, organ-on-a-chip systems, or additive manufacturing.
• Experience with hydrogel or bioink formulation and characterization.
• Familiarity with 3D bioprinting, preferably digital light processing, DLP, bioprinting.
• Experience with sterile mammalian cell culture and aseptic laboratory techniques.
• Familiarity with biological and materials characterization methods, such as rheology, microscopy, immunostaining, cell-viability assays, or image analysis.
• Ability to collect, analyze, visualize, and document experimental data using laboratory notebooks and standard data-analysis software.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary research environment and contribute to technical reports, presentations, and literature reviews

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience with vascular tissue models, including endothelial-cell culture, barrier-function assays, inflammation, permeability, or coagulation-related measurements.
• Experience designing, fabricating, or operating microfluidic and organ-on-a-chip devices.
• Experience with DLP bioprinting, multi-material biofabrication, and development of cell-laden hydrogel constructs.
• Experience with laboratory automation, robotics, multi-omics datasets, and/or computational analysis methods, including Python, R, or machine-learning approaches.

Pay Range

$7,510 - $9,282 Monthly

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay including education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity.

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Position Information

This is a one-year Academic Graduate Appointee, open to those who have been awarded a degree at the time of the employment offer.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

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• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)

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