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Form of workPosition:Associate Automation Engineer
Location: Ambler, PA
Duration: 12 Months
Job Description:
Note: 100% onsite role
- The new Pre-clinical Client group is seeking is seeking a highly motivated individual to provide automation and operational support to our scientific labs.
- The selected individual will provide automation support, automation design and fabrication and automation production support in a clinical research environment.
Responsibilities are as follows:
Automation Support
- Liquid Handling / Automation Integration
- Programming/Liquid handling integration work (Beckman FX, Hamilton, Tecan), (Acoustic Echo/ATS)
- Develop quality control procedures to ensure accurate liquid handling.
- Utilize vendors to support and service equipment to minimize down time.
- Interface automation with LIMS
- Responsible for operations and troubleshooting robotic screening systems.
LIMS Management
- Maintain accurate records in LIMS for screening and sample management.
- Utilizes and demonstrates proficiency with computer database systems that support and facilitate screening and sample management operations.
Project Support
- Define Project requirements
- Creation and execution of Installation and Operational Qualification documents
- Coordinate installation requirements with Safety and Facilities
Process Optimization
- Seek to continuously improve processes, systems and overall client satisfaction.
- Provide direction/information to vendors, suppliers, facilities staff and service providers as required ensuring excellent coordination/execution of work within the client environment with minimal disruption, as needed.
- Create SOP's for efficient and effective operation of automated equipment to satisfy department service level agreements and objectives
Client Interface
- Act as an interface with client and suppliers.
- Act collaboratively to solve problems and resolve spontaneous and unique situations with professionalism and service orientation.
- Ensure appropriate follow up with scientific staff.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
- Knowledge of automation and engineering competency and experience in the areas of integration, robotics, liquid handling, software and electro-mechanical solutions, and must be able to apply this understanding to continuously improve the organization's technical competency and output.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with site leaders, corporate management, and other stakeholders to ensure effective communication of plans and issues.
- Must be able to deliver required level of output and support to customers. Self-starter with ability to work independently
Preferred:
- Experience working in pharmaceutical or biotech company and/or laboratory experience
- Experience with liquid handling systems (Cellario, Beckman, Labcyte, Tecan, Hamilton, Brooks)
- SQL/Oracle programming
- Microsoft programming languages (VB, C#, labview or equivalent)
Important:
2 Positions
Must haves- familiarity with Laboratory Automation, Liquid handling softwares
Heavily Preferred- Regulatory/Compliance knowledge or experience. Writing SOP's, Instrumentation validation. Ability to do in-house repairs on instruments/trouble-shooting (mechanical inclination) helpful.
