Renaissance BioScience Corp. is a leading global biological engineering company.  We believe biology can transform our world by creating the things we need in healthier, more productive, and sustainable ways. Using our proprietary biological engineering platform, we create transformative solutions to real-world problems in global industries like food and beverage, agriculture, chemicals, and healthcare. 

Looking for scientists, entrepreneurs, and imagineers.

We spend our waking hours custom crafting microorganisms that help us feed and fuel humanity. 

Interested in joining us? Let's talk. 

Our Employee Values:

1. Communication = Open, honest, and effective communication is the cornerstone of how we work.
2. Teamwork = We are accountable individually and as part of a team. Every person—across all departments and levels—are valuable members of our team. 
3. Entrepreneurship = Our company is founded on an entrepreneurial mindset driving technological innovation in biology. Asking "what's possible", and questioning "what's not."

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our company’s values and principles. We recognize that a diverse workforce and inclusive culture drive innovation, creativity, and better decision-making. To help build our leading research and development team, we aim to hire intelligent people who are self-starters and results driven. If you are a team player looking for an opportunity to grow your career in a fast-paced, growing life sciences company, please consider applying for the opportunity below today. 

Position Summary

Renaissance is looking for a collaborative and detail orientated Research Technician, Entomology to join our Research Team. This role will be based out of our offices located on the University of British Columbia’s main campus, in beautiful Vancouver, BC.  

Reporting to the Research Scientist – Entomology, the Research Technician, Entomology will be responsible for carrying out assigned experimental and maintenance tasks which support entomology related research projects. This role provides the opportunity to work with a variety of insect species and build skills in entomology, assay setup and molecular techniques. This research forms a key component of our RNAi effector delivery pipeline for creating novel yeast biotechnologies used in crop protection and other agricultural applications. The successful candidate will be involved in cutting-edge research with the goal of translating results from the lab into real-world products in the field. Discoveries will be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals as well as in patents.

Our ideal candidate is a recent graduate that thrives on creative problem solving and is excited about biology, agriculture and working with insects (beetles, moths, larvae).

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintenance of insect colonies, including artificial diet preparation and insect transfer. 
• Growth of and care for plants required for insect diets; greenhouse work.
• Insect rearing and lifecycle tracking. 
• Recording and reporting on lifecycle data and performing various analyses.  
• Media preparation and culturing of relevant microbial strains for feeding bioassays (bacteria and yeast).
• Bioassay setup as needed.
• Assist with the design, development, and implementation of new assay methodologies.
• Work independently to execute projects and experiments.
• Maintenance and clean-up of laboratory equipment and laboratory spaces.
• Other duties as assigned.

 Education & Experience Required:

• BSc. or college diploma in Entomology, Zoology, Biology, Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, or a related field.
• Experience and interest working with insects and plants is an asset.
• Knowledge in fundamental biology techniques.
• Clearly conveys ideas in writing and verbally using honest, and effective communication.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot experiments; analyze results and move the project forward.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and independently in a team setting; a strong self-starter work ethic/attitude.
• Ability to adapt and thrive in an entrepreneurial, growing, and changing work environment.

Position Details

This is a full-time, permanent role.  General workdays are 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Monday to Friday; occasional evening and/or weekend work required to meet deadlines. 

We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment.  Your compensation package will include many components including:

• Salary range $45,000-$55,000 (Your employment offer will be determined based on many factors as part of our total rewards package).Employee benefits include our employee assistance program, medical, dental, LTD and life insurance. 
• Generous vacation time.
• Company stock options.

How to Apply

Please email your resume and a brief cover letter indicating why you feel you are a fit for this role to careers@renaissancebioscience.com.

Please indicate Research Technician – Entomology in the subject line. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age. We would like to thank all applicants who apply.  Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, thank you.

About Renaissance BioScience Corp.

 Based in Vancouver, Canada, Renaissance is an Environmental Impact company whose bioengineering platform technologies develop innovative, market-ready, functional microorganisms that provide solutions to a broad range of health, environmental and industrial problems. Detailed information about the Renaissance group of companies is available at www.renaissancebioscience.com.