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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Laboratory Setting

Job Description

Ready for your next big career move? We’re offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus to recognize the expertise you bring to our team and help advance life-changing therapies.

This is a fully onsite role based at our customer’s site in Collegeville, Pennsylvania _._ We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Please note that relocation assistance is not provided for this position, and any relocation costs will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

As a **Lab Automation Engineering Specialist** you will work to automate critical processes using digital twins and self driving labs concepts which will include designing, maintaining, and optimizing robotic systems, as well as developing and integrating software.

Key Responsibilities:

+ **Project Planning and Kickoff** – collaborate with key stakeholders to define the project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables for various business processes. Establish a project team and develop a detailed project plan

+ **Requirements Gathering:** Collaborate with various departmental stakeholders to gather the requirements for the closed-loop automation strategy.

+ **System Design:** Design the architecture for the closed-loop automation systems, including both the robotic systems and the software integration with digital twins and self-driving labs

+ **Development of Robotic Systems:** Design, build, and maintain robotic systems tailored for the specified automation processes. Prototyping, iterative testing, and refining robotic systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability

+ **Software Development and Integration:** Develop software that allows seamless interaction with digital twins and robotics systems, ensuring it integrates smoothly with existing systems. This involves coding, testing, and refinement

+ **Testing and Validation:** Conduct unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing of robotic systems and software

+ **Commissioning and Deployment:** Install and commission the automated systems within the business processes, ensuring they are fully operational and integrated with existing workflows.

+ **Training :** Provide training to end-users and create detailed documentation for system operation and troubleshooting.

+ **Monitoring and Optimization:** Continuously monitor the performance of the automated systems and enhance efficiency, reliability and performance.

Education and Experience:

+ BSc/MSc in an Engineering field, Informatics or Software development is preferred but other areas of study can also be considered

+ Minimum 3 years’ experience in automation engineering/design/optimization

_In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role._

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

+ Knowledge and experience of physical automated platforms such as robotic arms, liquid handlers, sensors and guided vehicles - ideally Tecan/Hamilton systems

+ Experience with software interface for robotics platforms

+ Previous coding/programming experience preferably in Python, Java Script, C++ Connectivity experience with Siemens technology and PAT

+ Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to interact well with peers and senior personnel in multidisciplinary teams

Working Environment:

Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

+ Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.

+ Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours.

+ Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds

+ Able to work in non-traditional work environments.

+ Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with

+ proficiency.

+ May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.

+ Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.