AI-Driven Lab Automation Software Architect

100 Eli Lilly and Company

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 141,000 - 229,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)
Vacation benefits
Medical benefits
Flexible benefits

Job summary

Lilly seeks a Lab Automation Software Engineering Advisor at the San Diego Biotechnology Center to architect AI-integrated, closed-loop discovery systems for biotherapeutics. You will design software to orchestrate automated workflows, build data pipelines, and deploy ML models for inspection, maintenance, and optimization.

Join a team advancing AI, automation, and digital lab infrastructure to accelerate discovery with minimal human intervention, and collaborate across science and engineering

Qualifications

  • PhD/MS/BS in CS/Software/Bioengineering with industry experience.
  • Strong Python/SQL/JavaScript skills; ML knowledge preferred.
  • Experience with automation, LIMS, cloud, and data platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement AI-integrated lab automation software.
  • Build data pipelines and visualization tools for real-time lab insights.
  • Develop ML models for inspection, maintenance, and optimization.
  • Create digital lab infrastructure and IoT integrations.

Skills

Python
SQL
JavaScript
C#
VBA
R
C++
MATLAB
Bash

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science or related
M.S. in Computer Science or related
B.S. in Computer Science or related

Tools

Tableau
Power BI
Spotfire
JMP
SAS
GitHub
GitLab
AWS
Azure
Benchling
LabGuru
PostgreSQL
Genedata

Job description

Lilly seeks a Lab Automation Software Engineering Advisor at the San Diego Biotechnology Center to architect AI-integrated, closed-loop discovery systems for biotherapeutics. You will design software to orchestrate automated workflows, build data pipelines, and deploy ML models for inspection, maintenance, and optimization.

Join a team advancing AI, automation, and digital lab infrastructure to accelerate discovery with minimal human intervention, and collaborate across science and engineering

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