Careers

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We are seeking talented and passionate individuals to help us change the future of life sciences research, therapeutics, and diagnostics. We foster a collaborative, positive, and proactive culture, with opportunities to grow and lead in a dynamic environment.

Who are we? LifeCanvas is building pioneering technologies in volumetric tissue processing, light sheet imaging, and data analysis. By empowering researchers with unmatched tools and services for comprehensive molecular mapping, we are expediting drug discovery and development, disease model phenotyping, and precision medicine.

Why join us? We have an innovative product ecosystem and a global community of collaborators and technology adopters. You will be able to make an immediate impact on the future of biomedical research, working with world-class researchers in both academia and industry on bioengineering, drug discovery, oncology, and neuroscience projects.

Open roles

We are seeking an ambitious and motivated Biomedical Data Analyst to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with biomedical data analysis, machine learning, or scientific computing, and a strong interest in building scalable software solutions for both research and industrial applications in a fast-paced start-up environment. In this role, you will support the analysis of large-scale 3D fluorescence microscopy datasets generated by LifeCanvas Technologies. You will work closely with our tissue processing, image acquisition, and Contract Research teams to run analyses, validate outputs, troubleshoot issues, and help generate high-quality quantitative results for internal teams and external scientific partners.

Key responsibilities:

  • Run, validate, and troubleshoot analyses for Contract Research projects, ensuring accurate results and timely project completion.
  • Perform quality control on analysis outputs to validate results.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth data acquisition, integration, and downstream analysis.
  • Communicate analytical findings clearly to internal teams and external scientific partners.
  • Assist with maintaining and improving components of LifeCanvas image-analysis pipelines for large-scale 3D fluorescence microscopy datasets.
  • Support the development of data engineering workflows, including database management, ETL processes, and handling of large imaging datasets.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, bioengineering, computational biology, electrical engineering, or a relevant field.
  • Experience with image processing for biological and/or biomedical applications
  • Experience using Python for data science, scientific computing, automation, and image analysis.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a self-motivated and detail-oriented mindset and the ability to work in a team environment.
  • Adaptable and proactive in a fast-paced environment, comfortable working across multiple concurrent projects and evolving requirements.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Familiarity with light microscopy, neuroscience, and immunohistochemistry
  • Familiarity with best practices for software engineering.
  • Exposure to machine learning or deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
  • Experience in working with data engineering/analysis pipelines.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary.
  • Full insurance package for full-time employees.
  • Flexible time off.
  • 401(k) benefits.
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The Imaging Application Engineer is responsible for maintaining and supporting our internal imaging systems to ensure reliable operation and minimize microscope downtime for ongoing research projects. The role requires developing strong technical expertise in our imaging platforms, sample processing, and workflows, while troubleshooting hardware, software, imaging, and workflow issues and coordinating with internal technical teams.

The role also provides technical support to customers, including leading system demonstrations and training, on-site installation, service, repair, and troubleshooting. As a key technical liaison between the company and its customers, you will communicate customer feedback and recurring issues to our technical teams to help drive product improvements and enhance the customer experience.

This role requires approximately 12 to 15 weeks of travel annually, sometimes on short notice, primarily for customer installations, inspections, troubleshooting, and general service. Travel will also be required for product demonstrations, conferences, trade shows, and other industry events.

Key responsibilities:

  • Maintain internal imaging systems and minimize microscope downtime to ensure uninterrupted support for brain mapping and other advanced research projects
  • Develop strong technical expertise in LCT, including sample processing, imaging systems and workflows
  • Conduct on-site installation, service, and repair of microscopes.
  • Provide customer instruction on system operation and maintenance
  • Support sales with product demonstrations and sample imaging
  • Expect 12-15 weeks of travel annually, sometimes on short notice, primarily for customer installations, inspections, and general service, as well as attending conferences and trade shows
  • Troubleshoot imaging, hardware, software, and workflow issues and coordinate with internal teams when additional expertise is needed
  • Serve as a trusted technical point of contact for customers before, during, and after installations
  • Translate customer feedback and recurring issues back to the SPIM, R&D, and broader technical teams to help improve the product and customer experience

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor, Master, or equivalent experience in bioengineering, optical engineering, electrical engineering, or a relevant field.
  • Adaptable and proactive in a fast-paced environment, comfortable working across multiple concurrent projects and evolving requirements.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Familiarity with light microscopy, neuroscience, and immunohistochemistry
  • 2-5 years hands on technical experience installing, troubleshooting, repairing, and using optical microscopy systems is a plus

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary.
  • Full insurance package for full-time employees.
  • Flexible time off.
  • 401(k) benefits.
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