Careers

Careers that drive discovery

Careers

Our scientists and the staff who support them are laying the foundation for life-changing biomedical discoveries. We believe scientific curiosity changes lives and the freedom to pursue it will transform the world. Our research model, Fearless Science, gives researchers this freedom. As a private, nonprofit biomedical research institute located at the heart of the UW–Madison campus, we collaborate with the world-class researchers at our doorstep and beyond to maximize our impact.

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Who we are

We embrace curiosity, freedom and flexibility to advance human health. Learn about our core values and points of pride.

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Benefits

We offer competitive and comprehensive benefits designed to support individuals as well as families.

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Why Madison

We love where we live, a thriving city of nearly 270,000 with a robust biotechnology sector set on four breathtaking lakes.

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Discovery Building
Our search for the next CEO

The CEO serves as the key executive leader and external representative of the Morgridge Institute, providing overall organizational and scientific leadership to establish, implement, and execute our vision, mission, and strategic goals. Learn more

New Opportunities

  • Philanthropic Giving Manager

    The Philanthropic Giving Manager will serve as a key frontline fundraiser for the Morgridge Institute for Research (Morgridge). As a member of the Development Team, the Philanthropic Giving Manager will be responsible for building and fostering relationships with individual donors and giving prospects, in pursuit of our mission to serve society through impactful biomedical discoveries and spark curiosity for science in our everyday lives.

  • Assistant Research Specialist – Spurgeon Lab

    The Spurgeon Lab seeks to understand the mechanisms by which small DNA tumor viruses interact with host cells in ways that lead to human cancer through the development and application of specialized tissue culture models and preclinical animal models.

  • Research Cyberinfrastructure Manager

    The Research Cyberinfrastructure Manager will provide technical oversight for the development team within the Research Computing group, overseeing a team including Research Software Engineers (RSEs) working on large-scale data management problems within the institute’s and national cyberinfrastructure as part of the Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC).

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Life at Morgridge

Danielle Desa “

It’s appealing that Morgridge is at the intersection of a private institute, a great public university, and the Madison bioscience industry. We can take advantage of all three worlds.

Danielle Desa Biomedical Imaging Assistant Scientist

Emile Turatsinze “

As an employee here, there’s a feeling that people are always trying to make it a better workplace in all aspects. People are always looking for fresh approaches.

Emile Turatsinze Research Computing Staff

Val Blair “

I get to keep learning by working in a space where discoveries are made, and it’s a joy to share those discoveries with the public.

Val Blair Senior Community Engagement Coordinator