(Senior) Scientist: Lab Automation & High-Throughput

dsm-firmenich; Delft; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to state-of-the-art laboratory technologies

Collaborative international workplace

Culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing

Job summary

A leading biotech company in the Netherlands is seeking a (Senior) Scientist in Lab Automation & High-Throughput to innovate automated workflows. With a PhD and relevant experience, you'll contribute to experimental design and strategize lab automation initiatives. Ideal candidates have a solid background in high-throughput screening and lab automation technologies. The role offers a collaborative, hybrid working model, fostering creativity and professional growth.

Qualifications

• PhD with 5 years of relevant experience in high-throughput screening or synthetic biology.
• Ability to apply quantitative, data-driven approaches to biological questions.
• Experience with design of experiments, biostatistics, and bioinformatics.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy automated experimental workflows.
• Contribute to strategy development for lab automation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams.

Skills

High-throughput screening

Automated strain engineering

Computational approaches

Programming languages (Python, R)

Lab automation technologies

Education

PhD in relevant field

Tools

Liquid handlers

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)

Laboratory Execution Systems (LES)

Job description

Job opportunity

Are you excited by combining automation, data, and biology to accelerate biotech innovation? As a (Senior) Scientist in Lab Automation & High-Throughput, you’ll design and deploy high‑throughput, automated experimental workflows that drive strain development and bioprocess innovation. Join a science‑led environment where your ideas directly shape future biotech platforms.

Your key responsibilities

• Translate project and business needs into robust automated experimental workflows, including data tracking & data analysis approaches.
• Using data-driven approaches, design and optimize predictive high-throughput screening and automated strain engineering workflows.
• Plan and execute experimental work, analyse and document data, and communicate results through meetings as well as written reports, contributing to scientific excellence and continuous team growth.
• Contribute to mid- and long-term strategy development for lab automation capabilities and their effective implementation across diverse projects.
• Work closely with R&D managers, key scientists in strain engineering, analytics, fermentation, down-stream processing, bioinformatics, and data science, as part of multidisciplinary project teams.

We offer

• A unique opportunity to shape how lab automation and digitalization impact biotech innovation for years to come.
• Access to state‑of‑the‑art laboratory and data automation technologies.
• A science‑led, innovative environment that encourages creativity and thinking beyond conventional boundaries.
• A collaborative, international workplace with flexibility and a hybrid working model.
• A culture that supports learning, knowledge sharing, and continuous professional growth.

You bring

• A PhD with 5 years of relevant experience in high-throughput screening and downscaling, computational approaches to bioprocess optimization, automated strain engineering, or synthetic biology.
• Ability to address biological questions with quantitative, data-driven and high-throughput approaches. Hands‑on experience with design of experiments, biostatistics and bioinformatic and expertise with programming languages (like Python or R) to analyse data is a plus.
• Experience with lab automation technologies, particularly liquid handlers, and solution providers (Tecan, Hamilton, HighRes Biosolutions, Labcyte, Molecular Devices, etc.).
• Familiarity with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Laboratory Execution Systems (LES), and data integration pipelines is a plus.
• Strong written and presentation skills, the ability to work effectively in international teams, and a strong ability to integrate digital solutions into biotech workflows.

About dsm-firmenich

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.