Automation Scientist: Robotic Synthesis & Platform Testing

Chemify Ltd

Glasgow

Hybrid

GBP 45,000 - 65,000

Full time

8 hours ago

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Job summary

Chemify Ltd in Glasgow is seeking an Automation Scientist to translate chemistry onto our robotic synthesis platform and turn synthetic routes into automated protocols, running and validating them on our robotic systems. You will diagnose issues spanning chemistry, hardware, firmware and software, and feed what you learn back to the engineering teams, shaping how we make automated chemistry reliable.

A chemistry degree with wet-lab experience, a hands-on interest in automation and the ability to

Qualifications

A degree in chemistry or a related science (PhD or equivalent hands-on experience welcome).
Strong practical interest in automation, robotics, and how the underlying systems work.
Experience running, validating, and troubleshooting experiments rigorously and reproducibly.
Ability to work across chemistry, engineering, and software teams and translate between them.
Careful, methodical working and clear record-keeping.

Responsibilities

Translate synthetic chemistry into automated protocols that run on our robotic platform.
Run, validate, and troubleshoot syntheses end to end, diagnosing issues across chemistry, hardware, firmware, and software.
Act as the bridge between the chemistry and engineering teams, turning lab reality into clear, actionable feedback.
Define and run test protocols and acceptance criteria that prove the platform performs against real chemistry.
Help characterise and improve platform capability, reliability, and reproducibility.
Contribute to protocols, documentation, and the standards that make automated chemistry repeatable.