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Automation Engineer, Protein Therapeutics

United States - California - Foster City💼 Full-time💰 $195,670–$195,670🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, implement, and support scalable laboratory automation solutions for biologics discovery processes including antibody discovery, protein sciences, and molecular assessment.

Role type

Senior IC laboratory automation engineer

Builds

High-throughput automated workflows for Virology, Inflammation, and Oncology therapeutic programs

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Protein Therapeutics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Laboratory robotics, liquid-handling platforms, workflow scheduling software, integrated automation systems, translating scientific workflows to automated methods, qualification of automated workflows, Python, Java, C++, MS SharePoint, SmartSheet

Preferred skills

Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, structural biology, engineering, antibody discovery, biologics engineering, protein expression and purification, developability assessment

Technologies

Python, Java, C++, MS SharePoint, SmartSheet

Responsibilities

Scope, design, build, and implement laboratory automation workcell solutions; Partner with functional teams to identify automation opportunities and translate processes into scalable workflows; Lead development, optimization, and qualification of automated workflows; Develop technical documentation and training materials; Provide programming and integration support for automation platforms and LIMS; Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis; Partner with IT to streamline data capture; Evaluate and implement emerging automation technologies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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