Senior Automation Engineer, Lab Automation & Data Analytics

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a Senior Automation Engineer to lead lab automation development and deployment, enabling scalable, data-rich automation across research and development. You will drive end-to-end automation, data analysis, and reporting to enhance safety, efficiency, and decision-making in drug development pipelines.

The role requires a strong background in hardware integration, analytical tools, and data handling, with experience in Python, automation ecosystems, and cross-functional communication

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience coordinating technical projects through to delivery.
• Proven experience bringing new automation equipment and processes on-line, from initial startup to reaching targeted metrics such as rate, yield, deployment time, etc.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of custom and off-the-shelf automated laboratory systems to chemistry, engineering, and analytical team members.
• Proactively develop innovative automation and data handling solutions.
• Partner with technical staff to understand business challenges and effectively guide toward sustainable solutions.
• Partner with Development Sciences Digital Transformation team to develop and deploy scalable and maintainable performance reporting.
• Build robust, automated and autonomous end-to-end solutions for various workflows, e.g., from instrument measurement to a data warehouse.
• Apply an operational excellence mindset to help identify, devise, and recommend new opportunities to optimize current processes.
• Integrate modeling approaches with experimental tools to help scientists develop processes with increased efficiency.

Skills

Python

Visual Basic

C

C++

C#

Automation tools

Ignition

Excel

Jira

Smartsheet

Project management

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Chemical Engineering or related field

Tools

Ignition

MS Excel

MS Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Job description

AbbVie seeks a Senior Automation Engineer to lead lab automation development and deployment, enabling scalable, data-rich automation across research and development. You will drive end-to-end automation, data analysis, and reporting to enhance safety, efficiency, and decision-making in drug development pipelines.

The role requires a strong background in hardware integration, analytical tools, and data handling, with experience in Python, automation ecosystems, and cross-functional communication