Senior Automation Engineer - Cell Q QC Automation

Lever, Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Free EV Charging

Onsite lunches

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans (sub

401(k) Matching

Job summary

Cellares is seeking an Automation Engineer to drive development and operation of automated QC workflows in the Cell Q system at its South San Francisco site. You will design liquid handling protocols, program GBG code, and validate methods before transfer.

Collaborate with Analytical Development, Quality Control, Software, Manufacturing and IT to document methods, train users, and manage automated test methods from development through validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, CS, Biotechnology or related field.
• 2+ years of experience developing and programming liquid handling automation methods; Tecan Fluent preferred.
• Hands-on experience coding in Biosero's Green Button Go (GBG) software or equivalent scheduling software.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or C#.
• Experience cross-functionally to platform manual assays onto automated systems.
• Familiarity with GMP documentation and change control practices; strong technical writing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automated liquid handling protocols to platform new assays onto the Cell Q system.
• Partner with Analytical Development to translate manually developed assays into automation-compatible methods.
• Write and maintain GBG code to implement and integrate automation solutions.
• Design and execute validation experiments to optimize assay and workflow parameters.
• Conduct testing of newly developed automated methods to confirm functionality ahead of formal validation.
• Troubleshoot and iterate on liquid handler methods and GBG scripts.
• Collaborate with QC, Manufacturing, IT, and Quality to support the transition of developed assays into validated production use.
• Document method development, coding logic, and testing outcomes to support downstream validation and transfer.
• Monitor and refine automated workflows based on development and testing feedback.

Skills

Python

C#

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering/CS/Biotechnology

Tools

Biosero Green Button Go (GBG)

Tecan Fluent

Job description

Cellares is seeking an Automation Engineer to drive development and operation of automated QC workflows in the Cell Q system at its South San Francisco site. You will design liquid handling protocols, program GBG code, and validate methods before transfer.

Collaborate with Analytical Development, Quality Control, Software, Manufacturing and IT to document methods, train users, and manage automated test methods from development through validation.