The position reports to the Head of Product Development and Manufacturing, and is responsible for meeting site production, safety, and quality requirements by developing and establishing automated systems for mRNA synthesis, quality control experiments, high throughput gene synthesis platform and other emerging molecular biology service lines at the Redmond site of the GenScript Innovation Center.

Responsibilities:

1. Independently manage or contribute to all laboratory automation projects including conception, design, development, acquisition, process implementation and execution of automation solutions for manufacturing
2. Define scope of project in consultation with supervisor and stakeholders. Individually or collaboratively through leadership of project team, define alternative solutions, and decision criteria used to evaluate alternatives.
3. Develop and optimize automation solutions for RNA synthesis by in vitro transcription and purification, and high throughput nucleic acid synthesis platforms. Script for automated platforms based on project needs.
4. Provide support for the DNA and RNA production line by leveraging automation tools to achieve revenue goals. Troubleshoot issues, if occur, with automation systems, propose effective solutions and coordinate system updates and enhancements to optimize performance.
5. Oversee preventative maintenance and calibration of automated system instruments, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. Collaborate with the equipment engineering team, internal stakeholders including QA team, production team and external vendors to provide technical input, review and approve testing documents and protocols of automation systems as needed.
6. Acquire new technologies to develop, optimize and improve existing high throughput laboratory automation systems.
7. Provide day-to-day maintenance and production support for the manufacturing equipment and staff.

Qualifications

1. BS in Engineering Discipline or Biology/ Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology/ Biomedical Instrumentation/ related subjects with 2+ years of automation experience in manufacturing
2. Proven track of workflow design and process optimization with automation
3. Experience in transforming bench work process to automation solutions
4. Knowledge of commercial automated liquid handlers, experience in handling/maintaining automated liquid handlers, e.g., Tecan, Beckman, PerkinElmer, etc.
5. Basic understanding of hands-on molecular biology experiments is required
6. Knowledge of automated production line is a plus
7. Ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels and good organizational and project management skills.
8. Patient, attend to details and is able to follow SOPs
9. Flexible to work in non-standard work hours in the case of emergency situations

Benefit:

• Medical Insurance/ Vision Insurance/ Dental Insurance
• 401(k) & Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• New Child Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Company Holidays per year
• Paid Sick Days (earned based on hours worked)
• Compassionate Leave
• Jury Duty Leave
• Float day
• Personal days

Perks:

• Free colleague meals during shift
• Onsite massage Charis
• Onsite gyms

Compensation:
Salary range: $85,000 – $130,000, depending on experience and qualifications.