Senior Lab Automation Engineer — HTS & Robotics

U175 (FCRS = US175) Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer I to design, develop, implement, and maintain laboratory robotics supporting exploratory biology in an automated setting.

The role is hands-on and includes troubleshooting electrical and mechanical parts, protocol development, liquid handling, and OS validation for scalable high-throughput screening and automated cell culture.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical, electrical or bioengineering required.
• 3+ years experience servicing and implementing automated systems.
• Experience designing and deploying automated laboratory workflows in life sciences or clinical labs.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communications between scientific staff, customers, stakeholders and vendors.
• CAD experience (SolidWorks) and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary support engineer for laboratory automation and instrumentation in Cambridge, MA.
• Set up, operate, and maintain high throughput screening systems.
• Collaborate with scientists to adapt biological assays from bench to automated assays.
• Act as project manager for automation projects of various scales.
• Work with multi-disciplinary groups to implement efficient, cost-effective solutions.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Bioengineering

Automation systems

Troubleshooting

CAD (SolidWorks)

MS Office

Project management

Robotics

Communication skills

Education

BS in mechanical, electrical or bioengineering

Tools

Biosero Orchestrator

Green Button Go

Cellario RoboCell

HighRes BioSolutions platforms

Beckman Echo

GNF Director

LIMS integration

C# basics

Job description

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer I to design, develop, implement, and maintain laboratory robotics supporting exploratory biology in an automated setting.

The role is hands-on and includes troubleshooting electrical and mechanical parts, protocol development, liquid handling, and OS validation for scalable high-throughput screening and automated cell culture.