Senior Lab Automation Engineer for High-Throughput Research

University of Missouri-Columbia; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Missouri invites applications for a Senior Research Specialist - Laboratory Automation Engineer to support the Wan Influenza Systems Biology Laboratory in the Life Sciences Center. You will help scale automated workflows, maintain Tecan systems, and develop scripts for high-throughput projects across multiple research efforts.

The role emphasizes scripting, data quality, and collaboration with investigators and students to translate manual procedures into scalable automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with relevant laboratory automation experience.
• Experience developing and validating automation scripts and protocols.
• Familiarity with high-throughput research workflows and data management.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and optimize Tecan liquid handling systems and automation platforms for high-throughput workflows.
• Develop and validate automation scripts and assay protocols for multiple platforms.
• Coordinate automated sample processing and workflow execution across projects.
• Document SOPs, logs, calibration records, and QC for automation systems.
• Assist with data preprocessing and management of automation-generated data.

Skills

Automation scripting

Python

VBA

High-throughput ops

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tecan

Job description

The University of Missouri invites applications for a Senior Research Specialist - Laboratory Automation Engineer to support the Wan Influenza Systems Biology Laboratory in the Life Sciences Center. You will help scale automated workflows, maintain Tecan systems, and develop scripts for high-throughput projects across multiple research efforts.

The role emphasizes scripting, data quality, and collaboration with investigators and students to translate manual procedures into scalable automation