Role: Lab Automation Engineer Contract
Location: San Francisco, CA
Experience: Approximately 2 5 years
Pay Range: $35 - $40 on W2
Job Summary
Seeking a hands-on Lab Automation Engineer to support the development, integration, testing, and commissioning of automated scientific workflows within the Automation Science & Technology group for the Roche/Genentech R&D Autonomous Lab Accelerator.
The engineer will translate scientific protocols into reliable automated methods, integrate laboratory instruments and workcells, and collaborate with scientists, informatics teams, software engineers, system integrators, and instrument vendors.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate scientific protocols into executable automation methods and validate workflow performance and reproducibility.
- Program, configure, test, and troubleshoot laboratory automation platforms and scientific instruments.
- Integrate multiple instruments into automated workcells, including workflow scheduling, commissioning, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).
- Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, communication, and device-integration issues with vendors and system integrators.
- Partner with informatics teams to connect instruments and workcells with schedulers, APIs, databases, Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), and Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN).
- Develop and validate interfaces supporting programmatic and agent-driven execution of instruments and workflows.
- Document automation methods, system configurations, test results, and troubleshooting procedures.
- Own assigned technical challenges through resolution and escalate issues when additional expertise is needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Automation, or a related discipline.
- Approximately 2 5 years of relevant hands-on experience in laboratory automation, instrument programming, or integrated scientific workflows.
- Hands-on method development or programming experience with one or more of the following:
- Hamilton VENUS
- Dynamic Devices Method Manager
- Tecan FluentControl
- Agilent VWorks
- Comparable laboratory automation control platforms
- Working knowledge of laboratory scheduling platforms such as HighRes Cellario, UK Robotics Revolution, BioSero Green Button Go, or similar systems.
- Experience translating scientific protocols into automated workflows and validating their performance.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across laboratory instruments, automation hardware, software, and workflow integration.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with scientists, engineers, informatics teams, and vendors.
- Strong ownership, attention to detail, documentation skills, and commitment to reproducible results.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience integrating multiple instruments into an automated workcell or end-to-end laboratory workflow.
- Exposure to robotic arms, mobile robots, machine vision, or other physical AI applications.
- Familiarity with Python or another scripting language, APIs, databases, messaging systems, or instrument communication protocols.
- Experience supporting programmatic or agent-based control of laboratory instruments.
- Background in autonomous laboratories, high-throughput experimentation, or closed-loop experimentation.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Intellectt Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Benefits: Employees hired into this position are eligible for the following benefits, subject to the applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements:
Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision insurance options are available through a third-party provider. Employees are responsible for paying the full cost of their insurance premiums.
Retirement Benefits: A 401(k)retirement savings plan is available. No employer matching or other employer contributions are provided.
Paid Time Off (PTO): No PTO other than that required by applicable state and local laws.
Thanks & Regards,
Mahalakshmi
Junior Recruiter
Intellectt Inc
mahalakshmi.n@intellectt.com
+1 (732) 737 8381