CryoEM Automation Scientist | Onsite in Thousand Oaks

AGW; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision coverage

Sick pay

Job summary

Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) is seeking a Scientist for an onsite role in Thousand Oaks, CA to develop automated cryoEM data processing workflows. This early-career position emphasizes practical structural biology and strong computational skills, with efficient use of command-line and HPC environments.

The role focuses on building reusable analysis tools, documenting data provenance, and collaborating with scientists to ensure robust, scalable software solutions.

Qualifications

• PhD, or MSc with 2+ years’ experience, or Bachelor's with 4+ years’ experience.
• Deep training in cryoEM data processing (SPA, tomography or MicroED).
• Experience building custom data analysis pipelines for cryoEM workflows.
• Familiar with HPC clusters and Linux command line.
• Experience with EPU and CryoSPARC software packages.
• Strong documentation and reproducible development practices.
• Evidence of publications, presentations or innovation.
• Excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet with structural biologists to understand workflows and translate needs into software requirements.
• Develop, test, document, and maintain software tools for cryoEM experiments.
• Implement reproducible software practices with GitLab, testing, and dependency management.
• Validate tools against datasets, troubleshoot, and refine workflows with scientist feedback.
• Document assumptions, input requirements, limitations, data provenance, and outputs.
• Present progress and recommendations to scientific stakeholders.

Skills

CryoEM data processing

Scripting

Linux command line

HPC

Documentation

Education

PhD

MS + 2 years experience

BS + 4 years experience

Tools

EPU

CryoSPARC

Relion

Pymol

ChimeraX

XDS

Refmac

Coot

Job description

Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) is seeking a Scientist for an onsite role in Thousand Oaks, CA to develop automated cryoEM data processing workflows. This early-career position emphasizes practical structural biology and strong computational skills, with efficient use of command-line and HPC environments.

The role focuses on building reusable analysis tools, documenting data provenance, and collaborating with scientists to ensure robust, scalable software solutions.