Lab Robotics Manager

GSK; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a Lab Robotics Manager to automate Scientific Area labs and accelerate high-throughput equipment delivery. You will design scalable robotics systems, prioritize work, and collaborate with Quality, Validation, Engineering, Tech and Procurement teams to advance R&D programs.

The role requires leading lifecycle management of lab robotics, ensuring data integrity, and delivering best-in-class technical solutions with compliant, resilient operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering or Automation as listed.
• 4+ years of laboratory automation project experience.
• Experience in regulated pharmaceutical environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Automated laboratory systems management and oversight.
• Lead end-to-end laboratory automation projects from planning to delivery.
• Define technology standards and ensure quality across systems.
• Ensure EHS compliance and robust uptime of automation solutions.
• Collaborate with Quality, Validation, Engineering, Tech and Procurement teams.

Skills

Automation experience

Automation projects

Regulated environment experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Automation

Tools

Image Analysis

Hamilton Systems

Tecan

Eppendorf equipment

Job description

Business Introduction

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people's lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients' needs and have the highest probability of success. We're uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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Position Summary

In a technological environment that evolves at high pace, the Lab Robotics Manager will act as key enabler for the automation of the Scientific Area, Vx CL&AP, and DDS laboratories. Successful delivery of high-throughput lab equipment and high-tech instruments will be key to answer the increased needs of clinical test read-outs as well as to accelerate the delivery of the R&D projects pipeline.

The incumbent will contribute to the design of systems that aim at being used at the maximum of their capacity and that unlock the full scientific potential of the generated data. This person will perform proper prioritization, disciplined project execution and continuously assess and adapt where/when needed the ways of working to ensure that the team can provide best-in-class technical solutions.

The incumbent will also work in partnership with a broad range of stakeholder groups such as Quality, Computer System Validation, Tech, Procurement and the R&D scientific platforms to proactively define technology standards, identify cost saving opportunities and accelerate generation of scientific results.

This person will be accountable the design, deployment and sustainable lifecycle management of a broad range of lab robotics systems, must be able to work independently and assess complex situations and must be able to manage the automation and robotics areas, including management of related personnel because this role requires the highest standards in terms of quality and data integrity and must be able to interact with a large panel of stakeholders and to effectively communicate inside as well as outside the project teams.

Responsibilities

• Automated laboratory systems management
• Act as a key contributor for the R&D lab technology strategy by staying current and actively exploring the external environment for new opportunities.
• Perform proper prioritization, disciplined project execution and continuously assess and adapt where/when needed the ways-of-working to ensure provision of best-in-class technical solutions and to maintain appropriate service levels throughout the lifecycle of the implemented lab robotics systems.
• Technical expert in Automation and Robotics technologies such as Image Analysis (e.g. bacteria colony counting or inclusion bacterial counting), Liquid Handling (e.g. Hamilton, Tecan, Eppendorf equipment) and Automated Tube Labelling Systems
• Ensure EHS requirements are always met with zero compromises.
• Project Management
• Lead end-to-end laboratory automation and robotics project delivery (preparation, execution, risk mgmt., budget monitoring, stakeholder mgmt., etc.).
• Design systems with maximal value for R&D scientists (including knowledge mgmt.) that are straight-forward to implement in the internal OT network and easy to deploy or replicate elsewhere.
• Support during lifecycle
• Set the standards for the quality of the technical solutions so that they operate with minimal down-time over their overall lifetime. Also ensure that the most appropriate support model is defined per technology type.
• Ensure quality and robustness of technical solutions to maximize systems uptime and minimize disruption of business activities.
• Stakeholders and team Management
• The incumbent will also work in partnership with a broad range of stakeholder groups such as Quality, Computer System Validation, Engineering, Tech, EHS, Procurement and the R&D scientific platforms to proactively define technology standards, identify cost saving opportunities and accelerate generation of scientific results.
• Manage, coordinate, supervise external partners throughput the entire system's lifecycle.
• Maximizing investment value for GSK while negotiating with external partners.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Automation
• Laboratory technology and/or automation experience for large companies, preferably in a pharmaceutical or regulated environment
• Experience in support and managing of automation projects
• 4+ years of experie