Senior Genomics Lab Automation Lead

Wellcome Genome Campus Limited; Hinxton; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellcome Sanger Institute in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, is seeking a Senior Laboratory Automation Specialist for a fixed-term 9-month contract to develop and deliver automated workflows at scale. You will lead projects from concept to validation and implementation, working across teams and with external partners.

The role requires hands-on automation experience on platforms such as Hamilton, Agilent Bravo, and Tecan, plus strong skills in LIMS integration, SOPs and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on laboratory automation experience.
• Ability to translate complex scientific requirements into scalable automated workflows.
• Experience designing and validating high-throughput automated methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation projects from concept to implementation, balancing science, cost, resources and risk.
• Develop and validate complex automated liquid handling protocols on platforms like Hamilton, Agilent Bravo, or Tecan.
• Collaborate with scientists, software developers and external partners to integrate new technologies and LIMS.

Skills

Lab automation

Liquid handling

Hamilton

Agilent Bravo

Tecan

LIMS integration

SOPs

Risk assessments

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Biology degree

Tools

LIMS

Automation platforms

Job description

Wellcome Sanger Institute in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, is seeking a Senior Laboratory Automation Specialist for a fixed-term 9-month contract to develop and deliver automated workflows at scale. You will lead projects from concept to validation and implementation, working across teams and with external partners.

The role requires hands-on automation experience on platforms such as Hamilton, Agilent Bravo, and Tecan, plus strong skills in LIMS integration, SOPs and risk assessments.