Laboratory Automation Specialist

Full-time

Dawar Consulting - HR Service, Staffing Service, Consulting & Project Management in Fremont CA

Our client a world leader in life sciences and biotechnology is looking for a Laboratory Automation Specialist based in SSF CA.

Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility of Extension)

Pay Rate: $57/hr on W2

Company Benefits: Medical Paid Sick leave 401K

Hands-on Automation Specialist to support automation of complex in vitro models (CIVMs) including organoids spheroids iPSC models and other 3D cell culture systems.

Key Responsibilities

Develop program test qualify and execute automated cell culture and cellular assay workflows.
Translate manual scientist-developed laboratory protocols into scalable repeatable automated workflows.
Operate troubleshoot and maintain automated liquid handling platforms and integrated lab instruments.
Work with platforms such as Hamilton Biomek Opentrons BioTek and automated incubators centrifuges imagers and analyzers.
Support automation scheduling instrument integration and LIMS/data integration.
Use Python and/or C# for automation data processing and workflow development.
Perform equipment QC dry runs maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure system readiness.
Collaborate with scientists data engineers software developers and external vendors.
Develop SOPs technical documentation and troubleshooting guides; train team members on automation and Python practices.

Required Qualifications

PhD 03 years OR Masters 46 years in Biomedical/Chemical/Mechanical Engineering Cell/Molecular Biology Pharmacology Immunology Toxicology Pharmaceutical Sciences or related field.
Hands-on experience automating cell culture and/or cellular assays in pharma biotech CRO or academia.
Experience with liquid handling automation and laboratory instrumentation.
Programming experience in Python and/or C#.
Experience translating manual cell culture/assay processes into automated protocols.

Preferred

3D cell culture organoids spheroids iPSC or organ-on-chip experience.
GreenButtonGo Thermo Momentum or HiRes Cellario.
LIMS integration and automated data/QC workflows.
Cellular assays such as flow cytometry viability gene expression high-content imaging biomarker assays or TEER.
Vendor coordination and automation troubleshooting.

If interested please send us your updated resume at

Required Skills:

cell culture laboratory automation workflow automation assay automation Python

Required Education:

Bachelors

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