Lab Automation Engineer

Lonza • Bend, OR

149d

About The Position

Lonza's High Throughput and Process Modeling R&D team is looking for an early-career scientist/engineer with industry experience in bioprocessing. Join us if you're eager to contribute to transformative innovations in bioprocess development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of relevant industry experience in R&D or bioprocessing.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory-scale bioreactors or high-throughput mammalian cell and protein workflows is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with suspension mammalian cell culturing, sterile technique, & kit-based biological assays.
• Experience with robotic liquid handlers, Python programming, or cell characterization techniques is also a plus.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles, including mass and energy balances, heat and mass transfer, and fluid mechanics.
• Interest in fixing and maintaining laboratory equipment.
• Proficiency in analyzing quantitative data and applying statistical tools to experimental design.
• An understanding of molecular biology concepts and their relevance to bioprocessing.
• Strong ability to communicate technical results effectively through verbal and written channels.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with robotic liquid handlers.
• Python programming skills.
• Cell characterization techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the operation of laboratory-scale bioreactors and distributed control systems to support R&D activities.
• Supporting the development and optimization of bioreactor workflows for experimental and process needs.
• Assisting in maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting of bioreactor systems.
• Help design and optimize high-throughput experimental workflows for cell culture or protein-based systems.
• Supporting the development and implementation of methodologies to characterize cell and cell culture materials.
• Contributing to the analysis and interpretation of experimental data to support high-throughput experimentation.
• Consulting scientific literature and contributing to experimental design and execution.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary R&D teams to deliver results within an agile project management framework.
• Clearly and frequently communicating project progress and experimental results to collaborators.
• Mentoring and guiding junior colleagues as needed to foster team development.

Benefits

• A dynamic and innovative work environment where you can drive impactful research and technology development.
• Opportunities for professional growth through collaboration, mentorship, and hands-on project involvement.
• The opportunity to work on brand-new technologies that integrate high-throughput experimentation and machine learning in biologics development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees