Senior Automation Scientist, Bioassay Development

Location: Malvern

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Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
Job Sub Function:
Biotherapeutics R&D
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Job Description:

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We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Automation Scientist, Bioassay Development to be located in Malvern, PA.

Purpose: The Senior Automation Scientist, Bioassay Methods Development, will be responsible for developing, implementing, and optimizing laboratory automation solutions for biological, biochemical, cell-based, and binding assay workflows that support analytical development, QC potency assays, structure-function studies, and biological characterization for clinical and commercial products. The individual will partner with assay development scientists and cross-functional stakeholders to transfer manual methods onto automated liquid-handling platforms, improve throughput, reproducibility, and data quality, and support the evaluation, qualification, and lifecycle management of new automation technologies.

You will be responsible for:

• Designing, developing, optimizing, and implementing automated laboratory workflows for biological, biochemical, cell-based, binding, and immunochemical assays used in analytical development, QC testing, and product characterization.
• Transferring manual assay procedures onto automated liquid-handling platforms and integrated workcells, including development of scripts, liquid classes, deck layouts, method work instructions, and supporting documentation.
• Collaborating with Bioassay Methods Development, Analytical Development, Process Development, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Digital and Automation teams, and external vendors to define automation requirements, troubleshoot workflows, and deliver robust automated solutions.
• Evaluating, selecting, qualifying, and supporting implementation of laboratory automation technologies, including liquid handlers, robotic platforms, workflow-management software, data-handling tools, and associated instrumentation.
• Completing feasibility studies, optimization experiments, and method performance assessments to demonstrate that automated workflows meet scientific, compliance, data integrity, and business needs.
• Authoring and reviewing protocols, technical reports, work instructions, equipment procedures, training materials, and documentation supporting automation development, qualification, validation, transfer, and lifecycle management activities.
• Accurately recording, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating experimental and automation performance data in compliance with applicable GMP, safety, data integrity, and environmental requirements.
• Maintaining awareness of emerging laboratory automation technologies and seeing opportunities to increase efficiency, standardization, reproducibility, and scientific impact across the Bioassay Methods Development portfolio.

Qualifications/Requirements

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