Associate Principal Scientist Automation/Robotics

Associate Principal Scientist Automation/Robotics Apply remote type Not Applicable locations USA - Pennsylvania - West Point USA - Pennsylvania - Lower Gwynedd Township (Spring House) time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: January 18, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R327146 Job Description Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career. We are seeking a highly motivated Associate Principal Scientist with a strong laboratory automation skill set to join the Translational Sciences and Outsourcing group at West Point, PA in the area of automation. The primary role of the successful candidate will be to design, transfer and develop automated ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion) screening and quantitative measurement assays. The individual will be responsible to collaborate with scientists, troubleshoot automation related issues and train end users to operate automation with proficiency. The successful candidate will have a proven track record to develop, optimize and execute various drug metabolism assays on various automation platforms. The candidate should be current on state-of-the art technologies and champion the evaluation of new technologies and optimization of processes. Providing leadership and mentorship to junior staff, building relationships with stakeholders, and providing expert technical representation on multidisciplinary teams will be expected. Responsibilities: Design & Operate robotic systems to validate, optimize and execute various vaccine program clinical assays on various automation platforms in a regulated environment Method development, qualification/validation, trouble-shooting. Support of pre-clinical sample analysis as needed. Serve as a subject matter expert on developed assays, providing technical support as needed to internal laboratories working to implement assays. Communicate results effectively in presentations to stakeholders in partner organizations or at external scientific meetings, and to participate on cross-functional teams Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in engineering, Automated Sciences, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry or equivalent with a minimum of 7 years of scientific expertise with laboratory equipment in the development and execution of biological and chemical assays. Working knowledge of ADME screening assay and quantitative pharmacokinetic assay protocols (e.g. stability, inhibition, binding) and sample preparation procedures for liquid chromatography mass spectrometry assays (in-vivo and in-vitro.) Experiences with laboratory automation schedulers such as Cellario, Green Button Go or Momentum. Hamilton and Biosero automation is preferred. Collaborative leader functioning in a matrix organization: mentor, and inspire scientists at various levels; encourages curiosity in others and challenges the status quo to foster innovation, well-developed decision-making skills that thinks broadly across development programs Ability to independently analyze and interpret experimental data and to present and discuss results within a multi-disciplinary team environment. Your role at our company is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we're counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At our company, we're inventing for life. US and Puerto Rico Residents Only: Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Employee Status: Regular Relocation: Domestic VISA Sponsorship: No Travel Requirements: 25% Job Posting End Date: 01/18/2025 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-01-15