Dir/Sr. Dir - Lab Automation Engineer, Discovery Oncology

BioSpace; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Bonus

401(k)

Pension

Vacation Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Prescription Drug Benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Death Benefits

Leave Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Benefits

Employee Clubs and Activities

Job summary

BioSpace is seeking a senior leader to set the technical direction and architecture for laboratory automation software and integrated systems, guiding workcell design, installation, validation, reliability, and performance optimization.

You will build scientist-facing tools and data pipelines, coordinating across scientists, software, hardware, controls, and data teams to make automated workflows usable and reliable.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's or advanced degree in engineering, robotics, computer science, biology, or a related field.
• 10+ years hands-on experience in laboratory automation, robotics integration, or related engineering discipline.
• Technical mentorship experience and strong software and systems skills.
• Experience with liquid-handling platforms, data pipelines, user-facing tools, and automation control software is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction and architecture for laboratory automation software and integrated systems, including workcell design, installation, validation, reliability, and performance optimization.
• Build scientist-facing tools and data pipelines, and coordinate across scientists, software, hardware, controls, and data teams.
• Make automated workflows usable and reliable.

Skills

Laboratory Automation

Robotics Integration

Software Architecture

Python

SQL

C#

Liquid Handling

Instrument Control

Data Pipelines

User Interface Design

System Integration

Root-Cause Analysis

Technical Mentorship

Vendor Evaluation

Monitoring and Alerting

AI-Assisted Tooling

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in Engineering/Robotics/CS/Biology

Job description

Set the technical direction and architecture for laboratory automation software and integrated systems, including workcell design, installation, validation, reliability, and performance optimization. Build scientist-facing tools and data pipelines, and coordinate across scientists, software, hardware, controls, and data teams to make automated workflows usable and reliable.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's or advanced degree in engineering, robotics, computer science, biology, or a related field, plus 10 or more years of hands‑on experience in laboratory automation, robotics integration, or a related engineering discipline. Candidates should bring technical mentorship experience and strong software and systems skills; experience with liquid‑handling platforms, data pipelines, user‑facing tools, and automation control software is preferred.

Key Skills

• Laboratory Automation
• Robotics Integration
• Software Architecture
• Python
• SQL
• C#
• Liquid Handling
• Instrument Control
• Data Pipelines
• User Interface Design
• System Integration
• Root-Cause Analysis
• Technical Mentorship
• Vendor Evaluation
• Monitoring and Alerting
• AI-Assisted Tooling

Benefits

• Company Bonus
• 401(k)
• Pension
• Vacation Benefits
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Prescription Drug Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Death Benefits
• Leave Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fitness Benefits
• Employee Clubs and Activities