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Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine · 1 day ago

Scientist, Laboratory Automation

Malvern, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, dedicated to developing treatments and pioneering solutions in the field of medicine. The Scientist, Laboratory Automation role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement automated workflows for analytical assays, enhancing laboratory processes and increasing efficiency.

Pharmaceuticals

Responsibilities

Collaborating within a cross-functional team to design, develop, and deploy end-to-end laboratory automation

Creating, optimizing, maintaining, and continuously improving high-throughput workflows using liquid-handling robots and integrated automation workcells

Expanding the scope of existing automation by introducing new functionalities

Evaluating novel devices/instruments/technologies for the enhancement of laboratory processes

Troubleshooting laboratory automation by liaising with internal subject matter experts and external vendors to perform root cause analysis based on detailed scientific and technical investigations

Sharing knowledge and documenting best practices within the automation team, and supporting and training end-users to independently complete automated workflows

Partnering with Information Technology and Data Science teams to automate data flows to ensure data integrity through capture in appropriate electronic systems and high-throughput processing via review by exception

Qualification

Laboratory automation experienceLiquid-handling robotsAutomated laboratory workflowsBiotechnology industry experienceProgramming languagesAnalytical assay developmentAutomated sample managementExperience in regulated environment3D printing experienceOrganizational skillsTime management skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

A minimum of a B.S. in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related field is required. An advanced degree is preferred

A minimum of 3 years of laboratory automation experience

Experience operating, maintaining, developing, and optimizing in one or both of the following domains: (1) Liquid-handling robots from Hamilton, Tecan, Beckman Coulter, Dynamic Devices, Agilent, PerkinElmer, etc. and/or (2) Integrated automation workcells using scheduling software such as Biosero Green Button Go, HighRes Biosolutions Cellario, or Thermo Scientific Momentum

Experience implementing automated laboratory workflows within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries

Experience migrating biological or biochemical assays/methods onto automated systems

Ability to gather, understand, and assign priorities to user requirements for complicated laboratory workflows, and to translate them into robust automated solutions

Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills (both written and oral), and a commitment in close collaboration with scientists, vendors, and end users across seniority levels