Agentic AI Lab Automation Engineer

Eli Lilly and Company; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in South San Francisco, CA, is hiring for an onsite Agentic Automation role that bridges agentic AI with lab hardware to accelerate molecule discovery. You will prototype rapidly, productionize what works, and collaborate with Lilly scientists and NVIDIA engineers in a co-innovation lab.

The role emphasizes working with Docker/Kubernetes, containerized services, and cloud orchestration to enable autonomous experiments on physical instruments.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Integrate agentic AI with lab automation platforms and data pipelines to deliver model-ready, traceable data.
• Develop and deploy multi-agent systems with robust orchestration and memory patterns.
• Collaborate with chemists, biologists, and automation engineers to deploy reliable laboratory intelligence.

Skills

Lab automation

Agent-based AI

Python programming

CI/CD

GitOps

Multi-agent systems

NVIDIA stack familiarity

Mentoring

Publications

Education

PhD in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering or related field

MS + 3 yrs or BS + 5 yrs experience in relevant field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Redis

FastAPI

Flask

Streamlit

pytest

Job description

Eli Lilly and Company in South San Francisco, CA, is hiring for an onsite Agentic Automation role that bridges agentic AI with lab hardware to accelerate molecule discovery. You will prototype rapidly, productionize what works, and collaborate with Lilly scientists and NVIDIA engineers in a co-innovation lab.

The role emphasizes working with Docker/Kubernetes, containerized services, and cloud orchestration to enable autonomous experiments on physical instruments.