TSR is a premier National U.S. Staffing company with over 50 years of staffing excellence.
Our client, a leading pharmaceutical company is hiring a Laboratory Automation Engineer. Please ONLY local candidates to Cambridge MA.
MUST have 1-3 years' experience programming and maintaining lab automation. MUST have experience with liquid handling platforms such as Hamilton Microlab Vantage/STAR, Beckman Biomek i5/i7, Tecan Fluent etc.
Work Location: Cambridge MA
Pay: $45-47/hour W2
Responsibilities:
Work with scientists to develop, optimize and implement automated workflows for iPSC maintenance, differentiation and maintenance of differentiated neurons
Work with scientists to develop, optimize and implement automated workflows for disease modelling, target identification and therapeutic profiling
Perform lab automation operations including protocol design, run set up and break-down, error recovery, point-teaching etc.
Assist scientists with operation of automation platform, providing training and error-recovery support as needed
Manage equipment scheduling, routine and preventative maintenance and lab consumables inventory
Perform and record quality control tests of platform instruments such as liquid handlers, imagers, and plate readers
Assist in maintaining data management platform
BS in an engineering discipline (biomedical, robotics, computer science or related field) or Molecular Biology/Biochemistry/Physics with 2+ years of relevant automation experience
Experience working with service engineers to troubleshoot and maximize system uptime
Knowledgeable in instrument qualification processes
Experience with cell culture and routine molecular biology techniques a plus
Hands-on experience applying lab automation to support screening or stem cell related workflows a plus
Experience with lab automation scheduling software and robotic systems such as HighRes Cellario, Hamilton's Venus a plus