Senior Automation Engineer — Scale Bioassays & GMP Systems

BioSpace

Norwood (MA)

On-site

USD 122,000 - 195,000

Full time

14 days+

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Best-in-class healthcare coverage

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Paid time off, volunteer days, sabbat2

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Job summary

Moderna in Norwood, MA, seeks a Senior Engineer I to advance automation for high-throughput, GMP-compliant bioassays. You will transform early-stage automation into scalable systems, collaborating with scientists to ensure cell health, sterility, and timing precision.

You’ll own project execution from requirements to sustainment in a fully onsite role. You will work with Analytical Development, Digital and QC to deploy validated automation, ensure data integrity, and optimize performance across

Qualifications

BS with 8 years of relevant experience, MS with 5 years of relevant experience or PhD in Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or related discipline.
Hands-on experience supporting or working with cell-based bioassays or sample preparation workflows.
Experience working in or supporting regulated laboratory environments. (GLP/GMP)
Experience programming and developing with laboratory automation software/hardware and liquid handlers.
This position is site-based, requiring you to be at Moderna’s site full-time. This position is not eligible for remote work.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and hardening of automated bioassay workflows, transforming early-stage prototypes into robust, scalable, GMP-ready systems.
Collaborate with scientists to translate cell-based bioassays and sample preparation workflows into automation solutions, accounting for biological constraints such as cell health, sterility, and timing sensitivity.
Design and implement automation strategies for cell handling workflows (e.g., maintenance, passaging, transfection, assay execution) to ensure reproducibility and assay integrity at scale.
Own technical execution across projects, including requirements definition, system integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
Partner cross-functionally with Analytical Development, Applied Technologies, Analytical Sciences & Technology, Digital, and QC Operations to enable successful transfer and deployment of systems into regulated environments.
Develop automation solutions that meet GMP expectations, including data integrity, traceability, and audit readiness.
Troubleshoot complex issues across biological performance, liquid handling, and system integration layers, including investigation of assay variability and automation-induced bias.
Drive standardization and continuous improvement of automation platforms and workflows to support scalability across programs.