The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) is a world leader in mammalian genetics and human genomics research. Founded in 1929 in Bar Harbor, Maine, The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, non-profit research institution with locations in Maine, Connecticut, California, Japan and China, and we are actively seeking international applicants for our Bar Harbor, Maine location, our Farmington, Connecticut location and our Sacramento, California location.

Long renowned for its mice and data resources used for biomedical research around the globe, JAX provides a unique bridge across experimental, translational, and clinical contexts.

Our multi-disciplinary research faculty collaborate to integrate mouse genetics and human genomics to understand the underlying causes of human health and disease. There are no research departments within JAX, facilitating an environment of intra-institutional collaborative science. The result is a multi-disciplinary, impactful research program that provides a broad scope for inquiry and catalyzes discovery across the spectrum of basic, translational, and preclinical research.

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX, www.jax.org) is a nonprofit biomedical research institute with over 2,400 employees whose mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for human disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

A National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center, JAX has a mammalian genetics location in Bar Harbor, Maine, in Sacramento, California, and in Farmington, Connecticut.

Join JAX today and be part of a community that is making a difference across the globe through precise genetic research and innovative technology like machine learning methods that yield important biological insights making profound implications for research into human diseases.

Opportunities available with relocation assistance provided in the following areas:

Director of Research Services/ Associate Research Scientists/ Senior Research Assistants

Study Directors / Computational Scientists

Behavioral Research Specialists/ Senior Manager, Neurobehavioral Phenotyping

Associate Director of Genomic Technology

Research & Development Scientist – Rare Diseases

Additional Genomic Research Opportunities

We offer relocation assistance, as well as US work visa sponsorship for qualified applicants.

For a full list of career opportunities, visit the JAX career site https://www.jax.org/careers-and-training

How we take care of you:

We provide a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, paid time off, a retirement plan and more. Employees are also offered the opportunity to grow in their careers through the professional development programs and tuition assistance benefits.

If you want to work in a collaborative and supportive culture where you can make an impact on day one, JAX is the place for you! Check out our website to learn more: https://www.jax.org/

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.