Senior Automation Engineer

The Opportunity
The heart of insitro’s strategy is the development of novel, cutting-edge methods in machine learning and high-throughput biology to address key bottlenecks in the drug development pipeline. As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will work to design, develop, and implement automation solutions for high-throughput biology protocols and workflows. You will collaborate with scientists and automation engineers to develop, transfer and validate manual process steps to automated liquid handling and integrated systems. You will work with system integrators on the design, implementation and support of high-throughput automated platforms. You will also be responsible for assessing the efficiency and quality of operations to prioritize process improvements and optimizations. In addition, you will help to mentor automation engineers with the implementation of a wide range of technologies, experiment designs and the use of systems engineering best practices. 

You will be joining a biotech startup that has long-term stability due to significant funding, providing many opportunities for significant impact. You will work closely with a very talented team, learn a broad range of skills, and help shape insitro’s culture, strategic direction, and outcomes. Join us, and help make a difference to patients!


About You
- B.S, M.S, or Ph.D. in science, engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in academia or in industry
- Significant experience in developing, optimizing and managing protocol methods on liquid handlers and integrated systems
- Experience working with vendors to make modifications to existing software and hardware to enable expanded usage and new features for the multiple integrated systems
- Demonstrated track record integrating assays and automation into efficient processes and workflows
- Expertise in creating process diagrams, system requirements, technical specifications and engineering drawings
- Experience in developing and optimizing new workflows in collaboration with scientists
- Experience with integrating equipment data with LIMS tools
- Excellent communication and organizational skills 
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with molecular biology and cell culture workflows  


Nice to Have
- Competent programming methods on either Hamilton, Agilent and HighRes Biosolutions liquid handlers
- Competent using programming languages such as Python or C#
- Experience working with automating high-throughput screening workflows
-Experience working with automated iPSC cell culture systems


Benefits at insitro
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Open vacation policy
- Team lunches (catered daily)
- Commuter benefits
- Paid parental leave

About insitro
insitro is a drug discovery and development company using machine learning and data generation at scale to transform the way that drugs are discovered and delivered to patients. We rely on human genetic cohorts, human-derived cellular disease models, and high-throughput biology and chemistry to identify coherent patient segments, actionable therapeutic targets, and new or existing chemical matter. The goal is to deliver predictive insights to improve the probability of success and reduce the number of costly dead ends along the R&D journey. The company has established enabling collaborations with Gilead in NASH and Bristol Myers Squibb in ALS and is building a pipeline of wholly owned and partnered medicines leveraging its unique insights on patient biomarkers, targets, and molecules. insitro is located in South San Francisco, CA and has raised over $600M from top tech, biotech, and crossover investors since formation in 2018. For more information on insitro, please visit the company’s website at www.insitro.com.