MSAT Automation Scientist

Hobson Prior are currently seeking for a SAT Automation Scientist to join a brilliant biotech organisation on a permanent basis located in London. Our client is focused on creating solutions that may possibly cure people who are suffering from serious illnesses.

Please note that to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in this location.

Key Responsibilities:

• For this role, you will offer ad-hoc assistance and direction to liquid handling platform end-users.
• To facilitate review of prospects for upgrading present liquid handling platform equipment or acquiring new platforms, you will keep informed on innovative industry trends.
• Ensure that the maintenance of the liquid handling platform codebase is up to date.
• You will draft SOPs as well as work instructions for automated workflows that are being developed and train end-users on how to implement the workflows in the lab.
• Partake in regular ab re-stocks and keep track of consumables for automated regular assays.
• To execute end-to-end solutions that resolve data management bottlenecks towards a fully digital lab infrastructure, you will cooperate with the data science team.
• Any other assigned duties.

Requirements:

• Educated to a PhD or equivalent level in a bioprocess/biochemical/chemical engineering or biochemistry discipline with at least a year's worth of experience within a biotech organisation in a process development role.
• Or educated to a degree level in in a bioprocess/biochemical/chemical engineering or biochemistry discipline with at least 1 - 2 years of experience within a biotech organisation in a process development role.
• Know-how of commercial liquid handling platforms, ideally Hamilton STAR and Tecan EVO.
• Acquaintance with developing and troubleshooting automated workflows on liquid handling platforms.
• Former involvement in managing DNA and protein quantification assays, for example: qPCR, ELISA, Picogreen, etc.
• Comprehension of statistical and modelling software and tools, for example: DoE and statistical tests such as ANOVA, t-test, etc.
• Know-how of AAV bioprocessing, quality attributes and linked analytical strategies would be beneficial for the role.
• Familiarity with programming languages, for example: VBA, Python, or PostgreSQL would be advantageous.

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