Sr Scientist I, Automation Development
Core
Develop and implement automated, data-enabled workflows to accelerate decision-making and improve throughput in early development sciences for drug discovery and development.
Role type
Senior Scientist I, Automation Development (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Builds
Integrated capabilities for profiling physicochemical properties, screening preclinical formulations, and advancing platform workflows for emerging modalities.
Domain
Pharmaceutical industry, Drug Discovery, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), Biopharmaceutics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Assay development, Chemical automation, Integrated workflow design, Physicochemical property assessment, Preclinical formulation strategies, Workflow optimization, Data analysis workflows, Laboratory instrumentation integration, Assay miniaturization, Solubility and stability profiling
Preferred skills
Machine learning and model-building concepts, Custom scientific programming and scripting, High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Mass spectrometry, Powder X-ray diffraction (pXRD), Optical microscopy, Light scattering techniques, Thermal analysis, Biophysical characterization techniques
Technologies
Liquid handlers, HPLC, Mass spectrometry, pXRD, Optical microscopy, Light scattering equipment, Thermal analysis instruments
Responsibilities
Develop and implement automated and data-enabled workflows that accelerate decision-making and improve throughput. Contribute to the profiling of physicochemical properties and the screening and development of preclinical formulations. Advance platform workflows for emerging modalities such as PROTACs and peptides. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to build and optimize integrated capabilities supporting pipeline progression. Generate, structure, and capture data in a consistent and traceable manner to support predictive modeling and AI/ML applications.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC