Lab Automation Lead - biotech

Your new company
Hays have been exclusively retained by an innovative, growing biotech in London to hire an experienced Lead Automation Engineer into their R&D team. You'll work within a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and data specialists, contributing to the development of cutting‑edge translational research platforms as the company builds its capacity.

Your new role
As a Senior/Lead Automation Engineer, you will take technical ownership of laboratory automation systems, focusing on the optimisation and reliability of liquid handling platforms and automated workflows as the company continues to automate a number of its processes.
Key responsibilities include:

Owning the performance, maintenance, and reliability of laboratory automation systems, particularly liquid handling platforms
Operating, troubleshooting, and optimising robotic systems (e.g. Hamilton, Tecan, Opentrons)
Acting as the primary escalation point for automation failu...