Lab Automation Engineer

Lab Automation Engineer (Clinical/Development)

Location: Onsite – Cambridge, MA

Schedule: Standard business hours with flexibility for occasional off-hours equipment work

Seeking a hands‑on Lab Automation Engineer to support and expand automated laboratory workflows across a drug discovery and development environment. This role will partner closely with scientists to translate manual assays into scalable, high‑throughput automated processes and maintain multiple standalone and integrated automation platforms.

• Design, implement, and maintain automated lab workflows using liquid- and plate-handling robotics
• Develop, script, and optimize automation protocols (C#, APIs, LIMS integrations)
• Troubleshoot instrumentation, system connectivity, and workflow performance issues
• Transition manual assays to automated platforms; improve throughput and reproducibility
• Perform equipment maintenance, vendor coordination, and preventive maintenance support
• Author SOPs and method documentation for automated systems
• Train users and provide hands‑on support in an onsite lab environment

• B.S. or M.S. in Engineering, Bioengineering, Life Sciences, or related field
• 5–10 years of hands‑on lab automation experience (individual contributor role)
• Experience with liquid-handling robotics (e.g., Tecan, Hamilton, Beckman, Perkin Elmer)
• Strong programming/scripting experience (C#, automation software, APIs, LIMS)
• Proven ability to collaborate with scientists and automate complex biological workflows
• Strong troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis skills

• Biology or biochemistry background to partner effectively with scientists
• Experience with integrated automation platforms (e.g., High Res/Cellario)
• Vendor management and end‑user training experience