• Design, Develop & Implement Automation Solutions: Partner with external automation vendors to design, optimize, and deploy automated workflows for biological assays/synthetic chemistry experiments, including but not limited to application in molecular biology, chemical reaction, and RNA synthesis. • Program and Integrate Automation Systems: Work with laboratory instrumentation, liquid handling systems, and robotic platforms to integrate automation solutions into biological/synthetic chemistry workflows, develop custom scripts (Python, MATLAB, or similar) for data analysis and instrument control. • System Troubleshooting & Maintenance: Provide hands-on troubleshooting, maintenance, and support for automated systems. • Collaborating with engineers, biologists/chemists, IT and vendors to translate manual protocols into automated, high-throughput processes, provide prompt engineer solutions for automated workflows, maintain and optimize automation systems to improve reliability and performance. • Method Development & Validation: Develop, optimize, validate, and refine protocols for automated biological/chemical workflows, ensuring high reproducibility and efficiency. • Collaboration & Cross-Functional Support: Work closely with external vendors and suppliers, internal engineers, software specialists and automation specialists, to customize automation solutions for specific needs. • Data Management & Analysis: Implement data handling solutions for automated experiments, including integration with laboratory information management systems (LIMS). • Technology Evaluation & Implementation: Stay up to date with emerging technologies in laboratory automation. Propose and implement advanced robotics to enhance lab capabilities. • Compliance & Safety: Ensure all automated processes comply with safety regulations and best practices in laboratory environments.

• Education: Master’s in engineering, or a related field with a focus on biology/chemistry automation. • Hands-on Laboratory Experience: at least 5+ years of experience in field automation engineer, application engineer • Automation & Engineering Expertise: oExperience in the full life cycle of development, build, and delivery of complex biology/chemistry laboratory automation systems. oProficiency in liquid handlers, robotic platforms, and automated reactors. oStrong understanding of hardware and software integration. • Programming & Scripting: Basic knowledge of Python, MATLAB, or other scripting languages for automation customization. • Instrumentation Knowledge: Experience with analytical instrumentation (e.g., LC/MS, GC/MS, NMR, UV-Vis) and integration with automated systems is a plus. • Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities for optimizing automated workflows and resolving technical challenges. • Collaboration & Communication: Excellent teamwork and communication skills to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.