Lab Automation Engineer

7 days ago

Blue Bell, United States Innova Full time
A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for a Lab Automation Engineer (Onsite).
 
Position type: Full-time Contract, potential contract to hire.
Duration: 12+ months
Location: West Point PA 19486 USA
Position: Lab Automation Engineer (Onsite)

Comments/Special Instructions:
100% on-site position
Programming focused. 
File transformations, sweeping files, converting to standard format, data-basing. 
More engineering than data scientist
Previous feedbacknot looking for "Testers"

Responsibilities:

  • The candidate will play a key role in development and delivery of the connectivity solutions for our data streams, laboratory instrumentation, robots and data storage solutions working closely with scientists and technical IT partners alike.
  • The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative cross disciplinary team working closely with other research functions and our IT colleagues. 
  • This role will be located at our West Point, PA, USA research site and may involve some travel and remote work. 
  • Candidates must be willing to collaborate with our scientists to understand and uncover needs in workflow and data capture, sharing broadly with the team to help build and execute strategy and to aid in implementation of innovative solutions.
  • Work collaboratively with laboratory scientists and our automation lab specialists to help connect instruments and systems, developing novel scripts, applications and data infrastructure where required, with a focus on lab instrumentation integrations.
  • Effectively manage small projects from conception through completion with a wide variety of stakeholders.
  • Work with WDC team to prioritize highest reward projects and help shape the group’s strategy.
  • First line of defense in troubleshooting and error recovery.
  • The Workflow and Data Capture (WDC) team of Pharmacokinetics, Drug Metabolism and Bioanalysis (PDMB) in MRL, is seeking a DURATION Contract Lab Automation Specialist to support ongoing and new efforts to optimize our data collection and use in inventing new medicines at a cutting-edge automated incubation lab at our West Point (PA) site. 
  • The WDC team’s focus is on streamlining the workflows for improving automation and scientific data capture [within the labs] to provide the foundation for Merck’s translational modeling, AI/ML and decision-making platforms in our mission to develop ground-breaking medicines to improve patient’s lives. 
  • A large portion of this work currently supports the development and operational standup and optimization of a novel automation lab at our West Point Site. 
Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences or equivalent with 2-3 years of relevant experience.
  • Must be a self-starter, able to work in an entrepreneurial and independent way when required.
  • Must be a team player with strong collaboration and communication skills.
  • Experience in software development or working with lab data capture systems or automation.
  • Experience with scripting/programing in the following: python, C#, R, Spotfire, PowerBI, VBScript , SQL
  • Experienced with common data structures and queries like SQL, Oracle and other databases
Preferred Experience and Skills:

  • Knowledge of software and script development including appropriate unit testing and integrating scripts into existing architecture
  • Experience with Green Button Go or a similar lab automation scheduling software (Momentum, Cellario, etc.).
  • Experience with other programming languages like javascript, R, R-shiny.
  • Experience with Web-based application development and/or database development.
  • Experience with visualization applications including Spotfire and PowerBI
  • Experience with lab equipment automation of data flows and equipment itself
  • Experience with Cloud-based architecture (AWS, etc.)

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
 
Thank you
RAMESH TUMMALA
PHONE: (+1) 678-648-7395
EMAIL: ramesh.tummala@innovasolutions.com
 
PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range*: $48.00/hr to $50.00/hr.

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
 
ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centres across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their field

We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines.
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Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
Named One of the Best Companies to Work For by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
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One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
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Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/
 
Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hr@innovasolutions.com or (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.
The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
 

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