Lab Technician - Behavioral Assays
Listed on 2026-01-25
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Research/Development
Research Scientist, Biomedical Science
Job Overview
Monarch is seeking a Lab Technician to develop and implement behavioral assays that assess how insects respond to visual and olfactory stimuli. Your work will be critical in validating the efficacy of machine-learning-predicted compounds across multiple insect species.
Key Responsibilities- Design and develop behavioral assays to assess insect response to predicted repellent compounds.
- Lead experiments to test compounds for broad-spectrum effectiveness.
- Analyze experimental data to optimize compound performance, ensuring both repellency and pleasant odor characteristics.
- Present findings to the leadership team and contribute to the ongoing development of novel insect repellents.
This is a full-time, on-site position based in Alameda, CA.
Why Join Monarch?Building an alternative to insecticides is one of the most important technical challenges of our time. Monarch is developing a product that works—a spatial repellent that protects crops from insects, humans from toxins, and insects from needless harm. If that mission motivates you, consider applying.
Qualifications- Experience in behavioral assays and insect behavior research.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Strong work ethic.
Monarch is developing a spatial repellent that protects crops from insects, humans from toxins, and insects from needless harm. By preventing insects from landing on crops, we build a genomic, molecular, and behavioral dataset from the ground up. We apply computational chemistry and machine learning tools to predict compounds that trigger a ‘fly away’ signal from olfactory neurons to the brain.
Compensation Range: $50K - $75K.
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