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Automation Engineer

Palo Alto, CA, USA💼 Full-time💰 $120,000–$120,000🗓 2026-07-28 → 2026-09-25

Core

Partner with R&D scientists to design, develop, and scale automated laboratory workflows for high-throughput screening and molecular biology/biochemistry processes.

Role type

Senior IC laboratory automation engineer

Builds

Automated liquid handling systems and high-throughput laboratory workflows

Domain

Life Sciences / Biotechnology / Laboratory Automation

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Operating and programming automated liquid handling systems, translating wet-lab workflows to automation, high-throughput screening support, Python programming, analytical problem-solving

Preferred skills

Evaluating emerging laboratory technologies, laboratory data management systems knowledge, process improvement

Technologies

Python, automated liquid handling systems, laboratory data management systems

Responsibilities

Identify automation opportunities with R&D scientists, develop and optimize automated laboratory workflows, translate molecular biology workflows into automated protocols, evaluate emerging technologies and instruments, provide technical support for automation hardware/software, collaborate with data science and IT teams, support laboratory operations and infrastructure, partner with global teams for technology transfers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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