Automation Specialist

1 month ago


San Diego, United States TSR Consulting Services, Inc. Full time

80217


TSR is a premier National U.S. Staffing company with over 50 years of staffing excellence.


Our client, a leading pharmaceutical company is hiring an Automation Specialist / Associate Scientist on a contract basis. Please ONLY local candidates to San Diego CA.


Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience programming and troubleshooting liquid handling platforms for high-throughput screening (HTS), as well as NGS- and organoid- or cell-based workflows.



Work Location: San Diego CA


Pay: $41-43/hour W2


Required Skills:

  • Seeking a highly skilled automation specialist with a strong background in liquid handling robotics and integration with supporting instrumentation
  • Will demonstrate innovative approaches when designing, optimizing, and implementing Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) or cell- and organoid-based workflows on automated robotic systems
  • Will conduct experiments, including scale-down, high-throughput, and automation, to enhance the team’s screening capabilities in patient-derived organoid model systems for early drug target discovery
  • This role offers a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to collaborate with diverse cross-functional scientific teams and contribute to groundbreaking drug discoveries that directly impact patient health
  • Must have direct experience with laboratory operations and maintenance of common automation instruments used for NGS workflows
  • Strong understanding of molecular and cellular biology, including NGS assays (e.g., DNA-seq, RNA-Seq)
  • Demonstrated utilization of these assays in practical settings
  • Proven ability to create, follow, and maintain Installation Qualifications (IQ), Operational Qualifications (OQ), Performance Qualifications (PQ) protocols as well as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for lab automation systems
  • Functional knowledge of at least one high-level programming language (e.g., Python)
  • Experience programming, executing, and troubleshooting workflows using Beckman-Coulter and/or Dynamic Devices liquid handling platforms
  • Functional understanding of cellular biology, molecular biology, DNA/RNA purification
  • Integrate Liquid Handling Robotics: Seamlessly incorporate liquid handling robotics (such as Beckman-Coulter Biomek i7 & Dynamic Devices Lynx) with supporting instrumentation to execute molecular and cellular biology and organoid workflows
  • Automate Standardized Assays: Validate and deploy automated workflows for various standardized assays, including DNA/RNA purification, NGS library preparation, qPCR, cell and organoid passaging, cell/organoid media changes, cell-based viability assays, high-content cell imaging, and sample normalization
  • Collaborate and translate Benchtop Processes
  • Design User-Friendly Processes
  • Troubleshoot and Enhance Efficiency



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