Autonomous Lab AI Engineer - Frontier Automation

Eli Lilly and Company; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly in Indianapolis is building Frontier AI to accelerate molecule discovery by integrating agentic AI with lab automation. As an Agent Automation Engineer, you will connect experimental readouts to robotic platforms, develop practical integrations, and prototype workflows that reason over data to surface insights for scientists.

The role requires hands-on coding in Python, experience with Docker/Kubernetes, and collaboration with chemists, biology, and automation engineers to deploy

Qualifications

• MS + 1 yr or BS + 3 yrs equivalent experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related discipline with demonstrated wet-lab automation experience
• Demonstrated experience with laboratory automation systems and LIMS/ELN integration
• Direct experience integrating software control and/or AI systems with lab automation platforms (e.g., liquid handlers, analytical instruments, robotic workflows, high-throughput experimentation, flow chemistry)
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes-based orchestration in cloud or production environments
• Experience building scalable and production-level Python applications using tools like LangChain/LangGraph, AutoGen, OpenTelemetry, etc. (GitHub portfolio a plus)

Responsibilities

• Transition prototypes into reliable, scalable lab operations with automation engineers
• Deploy containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes with CI/CD
• Integrate Argo on Kubernetes with lab control systems
• Build multi-agent systems with robust orchestration and memory management
• Design agent architectures for lab automation platforms like Hamilton, Tecan, Opentrons
• Represent Frontier AI in external AI community and assess partnerships

Skills

Laboratory automation experience

Python development

Docker and Kubernetes

LangChain/LangGraph

CI/CD and GitOps

Education

MS in Computer Science or related

BS in CS/Engineering or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Hamilton/Tecan/Opentrons integration

LIMS/ELN integration tooling

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Lilly in Indianapolis is building Frontier AI to accelerate molecule discovery by integrating agentic AI with lab automation. As an Agent Automation Engineer, you will connect experimental readouts to robotic platforms, develop practical integrations, and prototype workflows that reason over data to surface insights for scientists.

The role requires hands-on coding in Python, experience with Docker/Kubernetes, and collaboration with chemists, biology, and automation engineers to deploy