• The Workflow and Data Capture (WDC) team of Pharmacokinetics, Drug Metabolism and Bioanalysis (PDMB), 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 the Client’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.
• 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.