Senior Cell Culture Automation Scientist

Eli Lilly and Company; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly is seeking an experienced cell culture automation scientist to join the Automation Engineering team at the Boston Seaport R&D site. This role focuses on deploying and qualifying automated cell culture systems to improve throughput, reproducibility, and scalability of RNA discovery workflows.

The ideal candidate will own biological qualification, translate complex requirements into reproducible workflows, and work across biology and automation domains in a production-ready environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on responsibility for automated cell culture workflows.
• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis; visa sponsorship not provided.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary scientific interface between automation engineering and cell culture teams.
• Own and implement biological qualification of automated cell culture platforms from study design to final report.
• Develop and optimize culture protocols for automated execution across plate formats and cell lines.
• Operate automated liquid handling for routine workflows and qualification.
• Monitor cell health including mycoplasma testing and confluency/viability assessment.
• Document SOPs and reusable workflows to ensure reproducibility and scalability.

Skills

Cell culture

Automation

Biology

Data analysis

Communication

Independent contributor

Education

BS or MS in life sciences

Tools

Hamilton liquid handling systems

Job description

Lilly is seeking an experienced cell culture automation scientist to join the Automation Engineering team at the Boston Seaport R&D site. This role focuses on deploying and qualifying automated cell culture systems to improve throughput, reproducibility, and scalability of RNA discovery workflows.

The ideal candidate will own biological qualification, translate complex requirements into reproducible workflows, and work across biology and automation domains in a production-ready environment.