Automation Engineer
Company: Exai Bio Inc
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: May 14, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionWhat We are Looking ForAn experienced laboratory
automation leader with a strong background in automating molecular
biology workflows to help expand the capabilities of our oncRNA
signature discovery platform. We are seeking a curious,
enthusiastic, competent, and self-motivated individual to join our
team. This is an exciting opportunity to help build a successful
liquid biopsy company from an early stage.What You'll DoAutomation
Integration
- Drive strategy for design, investment, and implementation of
automation and data integration capabilities to enable optimized
end-to-end high throughput sequencing, purification and/or sample
management workflows
- Program, integrate, and troubleshoot liquid handling, automated
synthesis instrumentation such as Thermo, Tecan, Biomek, Hamilton
and Mosquito liquid-handling systems
- Develop quality control procedures to ensure instrument
calibration
- Collaborate with scientists and engineers to integrate
instrumentation with LIMS platformsScientific Excellence
- Demonstrate working knowledge of analytical and automated
synthesis methods, techniques, and instrumentation
- Apply scientific knowledge to assist with scientific
decision-making and application of appropriate technologies
- Work with a cross-functional team to explore, develop,
optimize, test, and implement robust, scalable, innovative
extraction solutions for the High-Throughput group's
workflowsProcess Optimization
- Apply lean thinking principles to continuously assess and
improve current state processes to remove non-value-added work from
scientists
- Create SOPs for efficient and effective operation and
maintenance of automated equipment and analytical systems to
satisfy department service level agreements
- Develop a strategic investment plan to enable access to cutting
edge automation and informatics
- Lead troubleshooting, process documentation, user training,
equipment validation, and vendor relationsCross-functional
Collaboration and Enterprise Mindset
- Interface with scientists to solve complex scientific
workflows
- Provide guidance and insight into industry best practices for
automation and integration as applied to complex scientific
workflows
- Work with vendors to ensure coordination and execution of work
with minimal disruption
- Share and promote best practices on automation across the
organizationProject Management
- Coordinate installation and testing of equipment and systems
with external providers, scientists, and engineers as required
- Provide input on capital budget forecasts and future
investmentsWhat You Bring to the Team
- BS or BA in biology, biochemistry, chemical engineering,
applied physics, or closely related disciplines
- 4+ years industry or academic research experience handling
automated workflows.
- High level of automation and engineering competency and
technical expertise in the areas of integration, robotics, liquid
handling, software, and LIMS platforms
- Ability to think strategically and present new concepts/ideas
to senior leaders and lab scientists
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with to
ensure effective communication
- Self-starter with ability to work independently
- Demonstrated critical thinking and diagnostic skills.
- Experience with software engineering best practices: code
quality, testing, performance optimization, development of research
tools infrastructure
- Good engineering techniques and best practices (i.e. design
control, FMEA, risk analysis, stress testing)
- Working with vendors, including building and maintaining
relationships
- You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S and be fully
vaccinated against COVID-19, including all eligible booster(s),
with the exception of a medical or religious exemptionPreferred:
- Experience working in the life science industry or at a biotech
company
- Experience with liquid handling systems - Thermo, HighResBio,
Beckman, Tecan, Hamilton, Brooks
- Experience with nucleic acid processing: whole genome, RNA,
targeted enrichment and single-cell technologies
- Experience with implementing and integrating large scale and
small-scale automation with internal LIMS
- SQL/Oracle programming skills
- Microsoft programming languages (VB, C# or equivalent)
skills
- Experience working in a regulated environment (CLIA / CAP / NYS
/ FDA / GCLP) and with quality management systemsWhat You'll Get as
Part of Our Team
- An inspiring working culture where our core values are more
than just words on a page. We walk the talk!
- Comprehensive Benefits: medical/dental/vision, paid time off,
generous holiday schedule, equity and 401k
- Additional Benefits: hybrid and remote work options, commuter
benefits, home office subsidy and learning & development
opportunitiesWho We AreExai Bio (exai.bio) is an early-stage
diagnostic company with a powerful oncRNA and AI-based liquid
biopsy platform. Our proprietary technology delivers unprecedented
insight into cancer and disease biology from standard, non-invasive
blood samples. We are the next generation of liquid biopsy! Our
mission is to deliver the earliest and most accurate diagnosis of
cancer. Why? Because we aspire to enable a world where cancer can
be detected early, diagnosed accurately, treated in a personalized
and targeted way, and ultimately cured. We know that people are our
greatest asset and we are rapidly building a rock-star team of
talent. Our people are driven by the mission, inspired by the
vision of the future, and are committed to living our core values
(integrity, openness, teamwork, exploration, and kindness) that
connect us to our work and to one another.What We ValueOur core
values represent what we stand for as a team. This is what we
believe in. Everyday, we strive to align our behaviors to these
core values in everything we do.Integrity – Our thoughts and
actions are true to science and to people. We do the right
thing.Openness – We recognize and respect our differences – and
embrace learning from them.Teamwork – We are team players who trust
and respect each other.Exploration – We are explorers, putting
curiosity into action. Kindness – We are kind whenever possible –
and we believe it's always possible.More About UsExai Bio was
founded with technology from the UCSF laboratory of Dr. Hani
Goodarzi, and consists of veteran leaders in the RNA biology,
liquid biopsy, and artificial intelligence/machine learning fields
from both academia (UCSF, Stanford, MIT) and industry (Bluestar,
CareDx, Evidation, Google, 23andMe, Deep Genomics). We are backed
by leading life sciences and tech investors, including Section 32,
Casdin Capital, and Two Sigma Ventures, who have been integral to
advancing cancer diagnostics and artificial intelligence/machine
learning technologies in past companies like Foundation Medicine,
Thrive Earlier Detection, Insitro and Recursion.We value a diverse,
inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunities
for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants will be
considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex,
gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin
or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical
condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner
status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or
veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or
local laws. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or
other third parties and will not pay fees associated with such
resumes. Agencies, please do not send resumes to any of our
locations, employees or email addresses.
Keywords: Exai Bio Inc, Palo Alto , Automation Engineer, Engineering , Palo Alto, California
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