Principal Lab Automation Architect for Biopharma Workflows

Scorpion Therapeutics; Spring House (PA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Spring House, PA seeks a Principal Laboratory Automation Scientist in R&D to define and advance integrated laboratory automation architectures for biopharmaceutical discovery platforms. You will collaborate with automation engineers, scientists, data teams, and vendors to enable AI-ready data strategies that accelerate biologics, small molecules, and high-throughput workflows.

This role emphasizes compliant practices in regulated environments and requires deep hands-on

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Life Science or Engineering and 5–10+ years in automation.
• Hands-on expertise with automated liquid handlers and integrated workcells.
• Strong grasp of sample provenance, data provenance, metadata, and automation architecture.

Responsibilities

• Establish cross-workcell standards and promote interoperability.
• Design scientific workflow architectures to enable scalable biopharma discovery.
• Lead automation transformation initiatives across R&D programs.
• Enable AI-ready data strategies to support biologics, small molecules, and assays.

Skills

Automated Liquid Handling

Integrated Workcells

Scientific Workflows

Automation Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Science or Engineering

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics in Spring House, PA seeks a Principal Laboratory Automation Scientist in R&D to define and advance integrated laboratory automation architectures for biopharmaceutical discovery platforms. You will collaborate with automation engineers, scientists, data teams, and vendors to enable AI-ready data strategies that accelerate biologics, small molecules, and high-throughput workflows.

This role emphasizes compliant practices in regulated environments and requires deep hands-on