Job Description

Job Description:

The Screening & Compound Profiling group at our Research Laboratories site in Rahway, NJ, is seeking a highly motivated Automation Scientist to join our Automation & Informatics team in the Screening and Compound Profiling group. The successful candidate will be responsible for operating automated systems to execute various biochemical and cell-based assays accurately and efficiently, ensuring the integrity and traceability of the data generated. They will also participate in designing, implementing, and optimizing automated systems and processes to enhance capabilities for target and lead discovery across diverse therapeutic areas, including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, cardiometabolic, and infectious disease. The individual will work with data visualization tools to effectively present and analyze experimental results, enabling clear insights and decision-making from complex datasets. Finally, they will have experience coding in Python, SQL, C#, JavaScript, R or similar languages.

The individual will work within our team of scientists and engineers as part of a high-performance culture that values collaboration, inclusion, engagement, and accountability.

Education:

• Degree in Biomedical engineering, Computer Sciences, Pharmacological Sciences, Biochemistry, or equivalent plus >3 (PhD) or >10 (MSc, BS) years of experience in HTS, Automation and Informatics in an industry/biotech setting.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience writing, optimizing, and executing protocols on integrated robotic platforms using scheduling software such as Cellario, Tempo, Momentum, Green Button Go or similar.

• Demonstrated skills in querying databases such as Oracle or Postgres via SQL or vendor provided APIs in order to answer complex questions.

• Experience writing code in Python, C#, JavaScript, R or similar languages to extend functionality of existing software systems, federate data from different systems or to aid in communication between systems.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively identify and diagnose problems in robotic systems, screening processes, and laboratory equipment. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills to assess issues and determine root causes.

• Able to collaborate and thrive in a matrix team environment integrating automation, informatics, in vitro pharmacology and biology.

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with a proven track-record of maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• Expertise with laboratory instrumentation such as low-volume bulk dispensers, acoustic sample transfer devices and detectors in a laboratory setting in both standalone and integrated modes.

• Experience programming workflows on liquid handlers such as Hamilton STAR, Tecan Fluent, Beckman i-Series or similar.

• Proficiency in statistical concepts and techniques relevant to the analysis of screening data.

• Experience in applying AI and ML methodologies, including supervised and unsupervised learning and data classification techniques in laboratory environments.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".

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Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

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Requisition ID:R337840