Welcome to the Biodesign Institute

Our employees’ efforts will leave a lasting legacy on the world. Join a diverse team impatient to make an impact on the world. You can be part of a mission to prevent and cure cancer, diabetes, infant pneumonia and much more. You can help us unlock renewable sources of energy and clean up our environment.

The Biodesign Institute addresses the world’s biggest problems with one-of-a-kind solutions that come from: collaboration, rigor, daring solutions, dedication to creative thinking, and determination to make useful discoveries. We stretch the boundaries of our fields, fusing fields of science that hinge on bio-inspired solutions, but go beyond the traditional concepts of biotechnology and bioscience.

Our commitment to rapid progress in solving real-world problems makes the Biodesign Institute an invigorating place to work. We value an environment in which employees bring their best skills and get the support they need to achieve.

Take a look around. See where you fit in. Learn how you can make a difference.

The Biodesign Institute consists of nearly 600 faculty and staff, conducting interdisciplinary research in a variety of areas including life sciences, engineering, and advanced computing.

Life at the Biodesign Institute

Strong Relationships. Flexibility. Life balance.

When you work at Biodesign, it’s not just a job, it’s a community of aspirational, inquisitive individuals.  Challenge your mind over lunch with a campus training course or a lecture on the latest scientific discovery. Keep active by taking an organized hike up ASU’s A-mountain or attending a free yoga session a few times a week.

Don’t overlook our benefits, including reduced tuition at ASU for you and your dependents, and the Arizona State Retirement System.

We continuously engage with one another to remain a great place to work.

Consider a career with a forward-thinking institution.

About the Area

Eclectic. Energetic. Enthusiastic.

Downtown Tempe offers more than 175 restaurants, nightclubs and retail shops. The downtown area also provides more than 20,000 jobs to employees.  US Airways Corporate Headquarters is in Tempe, as is the regional headquarters for Chase Manhattan Bank. A number of public relations firms, law firms, computer companies and architects also keep offices in the downtown area.

Connected to Arizona State University on the south and to Tempe Town Lake to the north, downtown Tempe is uniquely positioned. It's not unusual to see the country's top scientists and researchers and students strolling down Mill Avenue or boating on Town Lake.

Apartments, condominiums or traditional houses are available in the downtown area.

Have dinner. Take in a Broadway show or chuckle at the Improv. Visit an art gallery or check out the Mars space flight facility. It's all in Tempe. For more information, visit the City of Tempe online.