Automation Scientist: Digital Discovery & Intelligent Systems

Biopharma Careers; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 109,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen in Burnaby, BC, is seeking a Scientist/Engineer to design, build, and support automated laboratory platforms within Immunoengineering. You will own both new and legacy systems, ensuring reliability and scalability while connecting workflows to enterprise data and AI infrastructure.

You’ll collaborate with scientists and engineers to translate biological requirements into robust, modular automation solutions, enabling reproducible results and enhanced throughput.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biology, Immunology, Immunoengineering, Biochemistry, Biotech or related field.
• Or Master’s degree + 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Or Bachelor’s degree + 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with laboratory automation systems.
• Ability to design and support integrated systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and support integrated automation platforms within Immunoengineering.
• Connect platforms to broader data, AI, and enterprise automation infrastructure.
• Design end-to-end automated lab workflows.
• Own new and legacy automation systems; ensure performance and uptime.
• Collaborate with scientists to translate biology requirements into engineered solutions.

Skills

Laboratory automation

Systems thinking

Robotics familiarity

Programming (Python, C#)

Education

PhD in Biology or related field

Master’s degree + 3+ years experience

Bachelor’s degree + 5+ years experience

Tools

Python

C#

LIMS/ELN

Job description

Amgen in Burnaby, BC, is seeking a Scientist/Engineer to design, build, and support automated laboratory platforms within Immunoengineering. You will own both new and legacy systems, ensuring reliability and scalability while connecting workflows to enterprise data and AI infrastructure.

You’ll collaborate with scientists and engineers to translate biological requirements into robust, modular automation solutions, enabling reproducible results and enhanced throughput.