Automation Engineer

Founded in 2002 in New Jersey, GenScript Biotech Corporation accelerates innovation in biotech and healthcare by providing researchers and companies with the building blocks needed to develop groundbreaking treatments and products. Guided by its mission to Make People and Nature Healthier Through Biotechnology, GenScript has a team of approximately 6,165 employees and has served more than 200,000 customers across over 100 countries and regions. This position reports to the Director of US Molecular Biology R&D at the Piscataway site of the GenScript Gene R&D department.

Responsibilities

• Develop new automation workflows to meet the high throughput biomanufacturing needs.
• Maintain and upgrade existing automation methods.
• Provide hands-on support, troubleshooting, and maintenance for individual lab instruments and larger integrated automation systems.
• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, software, and system integration issues to minimize equipment downtime and maintain operational continuity.
• Manage project timeline and leverage internal resources to push project forward.
• Closely communicate with other teams to ensure the smooth tech transfer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or other related fields.
• 1+ year of relevant experience in automation development in a biomanufacturing environment.
• Experience with laboratory instrumentation and automation systems.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Experience troubleshooting liquid handling instruments such as Tecan Fluent or Hamilton STAR.
• Extensive experience in writing scripts/protocols for Tecan, Hamilton, or Thermo Momentum Scheduler.
• Experience with molecular biology experiments is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic understanding of equipment communication, networking, TCP/IP, serial communication, or automation software.
• Basic programming or scripting experience.
• Experience in a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, laboratory, or regulated manufacturing environment.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• 401(k) & Retirement Savings Plan with company match (vests fully on day one)
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Paid parental leave after three months of employment
• Paid time off (vacation, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and company holidays)
• Compassionate leave
• Jury duty leave
• Float day and personal days
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Legal assistance
• Supplemental plans (pet, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity insurance)
• Commuter benefits
• Well-being initiatives and peer-to-peer recognition programs

Pay

Salary range: $70,000 – $95,000, depending on experience and qualification.