Lab Automation Engineer, Digital Lab Solutions

ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca UK Limited is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge IT and science within the Digital Lab Solutions team in Cambridge. You will align laboratory workflows with enterprise technology to automate processes and improve data quality.

You will be embedded with scientists to design scalable, compliant solutions that connect instruments, edge computing, ELN, LIMS, and data platforms, delivering end-to-end support and continual improvement across the lab environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent, with a technical or business degree preferred; equivalent relevant experience will also be considered.
• Engineering experience: Minimum of four years of direct technical laboratory engineering, laboratory automation, scientific technology, or related experience.
• Laboratory automation and integration: Experience delivering or supporting automation, integrations, or data flows between laboratory instruments, local or edge technologies, and enterprise platforms such as ELN, LIMS, or lab data platforms.
• Scientific workflow knowledge: Understanding of laboratory workflows, processes, and user needs.
• AI-enabled delivery: Experience using AI tooling to accelerate value delivery in a lab context, including data privacy, security, quality, and reliability.
• IT service delivery: Understanding incidents, requests, changes, knowledge, and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver laboratory automation: design and deliver automations that streamline workflows and improve data quality.
• Connect instruments and platforms: integrate laboratory instruments, edge computing, automation systems, and enterprise platforms like ELN and LIMS.
• Apply AI-enabled approaches: use AI tools to accelerate solution development and insights.
• Provide technical support: troubleshoot and resolve application, instrument, integration, and infrastructure issues.
• Work with laboratory users: translate user needs into practical technical requirements and improvements.
• Collaborate across functions: work with Science, Facilities, IT, Quality, Cybersecurity, Architecture, and vendors to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support service management: contribute to incident, request, problem, change, and knowledge management processes.
• Maintain technology records: ensure assets and configurations are accurately documented.

Skills

English communication

Stakeholder management

Delivery & collaboration

Problem solving

Technical liaison

Education

Technical or business degree preferred

Tools

ELN

LIMS

Edge computing

Automation tools

Job description

AstraZeneca UK Limited is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge IT and science within the Digital Lab Solutions team in Cambridge. You will align laboratory workflows with enterprise technology to automate processes and improve data quality.

You will be embedded with scientists to design scalable, compliant solutions that connect instruments, edge computing, ELN, LIMS, and data platforms, delivering end-to-end support and continual improvement across the lab environment.