Senior Lab Automation​/Robotics Engineer – Group Leader

Company Description

The work we do at Eurofins Professional Scientific Services matters, and so do our employees. At Eurofins PSS, we put a focus on your professional growth. We provide our employees the ability to break into the biopharmaceutical industry and grow from the bottom up. We have the supportive teams and tools available to invest in you while also affording you work-life balance and a competitive benefits package.

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Group Leader with laboratory automation/robotics and supervisory experience to join a growing team of scientists at a PSS Client site. The purpose of this role is to supervise 4-6 scientists in addition to supporting automated, high-throughput sample analysis in a fast-paced GXP environment.

• Supervise others in performing client’s service requirements, monitor the performance of the team of employees and proactively plan and multitask to maximize productivity and ensure smooth operation of department. Ensure coverage and performance for all shifts and work duties.
• Coach, train, and develop others within the group with respect to their personal development and effective implementation of operational improvements.
• May participate in new hire interviews and support the on-boarding process of new employees.
• Coordinate workflow and perform daily monitoring to meet TAT.
• Conduct semiannual performance reviews, interview applicants, keep training records up to date for assigned employees, perform succession planning in preparation for growth, and confront and address problems, concerns, and performance issues.
• Meet all safety, quality and productivity metrics and demonstrate and promote strong teamwork, positive morale and collaboration and adhere to highest quality and efficiency standards in laboratory operations.
• Assist with computer system and instrument validation process for diverse laboratory equipment such as automated liquid handlers, and Luminex and PCR systems.
• Develop a working knowledge of laboratory equipment, such as liquid handlers, plate washers/dispensers, and Luminex and PCR instruments.
• Utilize technical knowledge to ensure efficient operation of various automated processing and informational technology systems.
• Perform routine cleaning, calibrations and verifications of a range of analytical instruments and liquid handling platforms including daily startup and shutdown of instruments.
• Troubleshoot errors with quick resolution.
• Work independently and as part of a team, with integrity, self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude.
• Use and maintain electronic laboratory notebooks to document and report experimental findings, assay protocols, etc. Use laboratory applications to perform bioanalytical tasks to track samples and/or reagents and equipment related information, document experimentation and conduct analysis (e.g., LIMS, reagent inventory tools, data transfer, ELN, etc.).
• Deliver customer satisfaction by listening to and exceeding customer expectations.
• Comply with all laboratory safety requirements.

Basic

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as life sciences, engineering, automation, robotics, or other directly-related field or degree with comparable coursework in the above area.
• A minimum of 4-6 years of relatable…