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Automation Engineer, Protein Therapeutics

$195.67k - $253.22k

Gilead

Gilead Sciences seeks an Automation Engineer to design and implement scalable laboratory automation solutions for protein therapeutics discovery and development. The role involves leading high-throughput workflow development across antibody discovery, biologics engineering, and protein sciences, based in Foster City, California.

Responsibilities

  • Scope, design, build, and implement laboratory automation workcell solutions integrating commercial and internal systems
  • Partner with functional teams to identify automation opportunities and develop scalable high-throughput workflows
  • Lead development, optimization, and qualification of automated workflows to improve throughput and data quality
  • Provide programming and integration support for automation platforms, instruments, and laboratory information management systems
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and lead implementation of new automation capabilities aligned with departmental strategy

Requirements

  • 10+ years experience with Bachelor's degree, or 8+ years with Master's degree, or 2+ years with PhD/PharmD
  • Demonstrated experience designing, building, and integrating high-throughput laboratory automation workflows
  • Expertise in laboratory robotics, liquid-handling platforms, and integrated automation systems
  • Experience translating scientific workflows into automated methods and deploying them operationally
  • Familiarity with antibody discovery, biologics engineering, protein expression and purification processes
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C++, or related languages
  • Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to collaborate across scientific teams

Compensation: $195,670–$253,220 base

Vacancy posted 14 days ago
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