# Automation Scientist Intern, RAC Operations at Ginkgo Bioworks

- Company: Ginkgo Bioworks
- What the company does: Build autonomous labs to accelerate biotech R&D. Program biology like software. Run experiments on our cloud lab or build your own. Trusted by 130+ customers. Backed by SoftBank VF and Felicis.
- Company website: https://www.ginkgo.bio/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Internship
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $38K to $54K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-09
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ginkgobioworks/jobs/5249264007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/ginkgo-bioworks-automation-scientist-intern-rac-operations/

## About the role

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. You will queue and submit programmatically-generated protocols, monitor execution of your protocol runs, and retrieve and analyze protocol run data. Over time, you will advance to modifying or writing new protocols for our autonomous lab.

## What they're looking for

- "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
- Ginkgo has implemented a return to office policy effective October 1, 2025 with required in-office days 5x per week.This policy applies to all employees who live within 50 miles of Ginkgo’s offices in Boston, MA, Emeryville, CA and West Sacramento, CA
- It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees, employment applicants, and EOE disability/vet
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