Senior Orchestration Software Engineer- Workflow & Integration

AstraZeneca•New Haven, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is within the Advanced Robotics & Data Orchestration Team, part of Alexion’s Product Development & Clinical Supply organization. The engineer will be responsible for the software layer that integrates instruments and robots into automated, reusable workflows. The position is software-focused with a strong connection to scientific applications, requiring the translation of scientist needs into robust orchestration solutions. The goal is to accelerate the delivery of life-changing therapies for rare diseases.

Requirements

PhD + 0 years, or MS + 4 years, or BS + 8 years in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
4+ years building software for lab or industrial automation or robotics, with hands-on orchestration or controls integration.
Proficiency in one or more languages common in automation (e.g., Python, C#, or Java).
Experience with event-driven patterns and state machines.
Experience with interfaces, SDKs, and message buses.
Experience integrating with schedulers and data services.
Familiarity with schema design, data contracts, and basic SQL.
Collaboration with scientists/operators, mechatronics/controls, and data engineers.
Clear, user-focused documentation.
Ability to lift/carry 15/30 pounds unassisted/assisted.
Ability to work comfortably in a controlled environment with and around hazardous materials.
Ability to gown/degown PPE.
Ability to use a computer.
Ability to engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging.
Ability to engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue.
Ability to collaborate with others.
Maintain general availability during standard business hours.

Nice To Haves

Experience with biologics workflows (cell culture, purification, analytics).
Experience integrating with ELN/LIMS/SDMS systems.
Hands-on work with robotics SDKs.
Experience with verification via vision/sensors.
Experience with barcode or RFID.
Experience with material-handling subsystems.
Familiarity with observability tooling (metrics/logs/alerts).
Experience defining service levels.
Experience with structured postmortems.

Responsibilities

Translate scientist and operator requirements (throughput, usability, exception paths, reliability targets) into orchestration designs and software implementations.
Implement run-control logic (state models/events), exception handling, recovery/rollback, and scheduling for automated work cells and instruments.
Develop reusable drivers/adapters and interface modules aligned to documented contracts, coding standards, and versioning, review code, and tests for quality.
Integrate instruments/robots with schedulers and data services using interfaces and SDKs; partner with data engineering experts to define schemas and event models to support analytics and ML features.
Apply configuration-as-code, CI/CD, automated testing, and secure development practices; ship documented releases and migration guides.
Instrument workflows with telemetry/logs/alerts; define service level indicators and objectives for orchestration software; participate in postmortems and reliability exercises.
Produce onboarding artifacts (connectivity patterns, validation checklists, example configurations) and support operator UAT and day-2 enablement.
Support commissioning, cutovers, and hypercare for priority workflows; track reuse, commissioning time, error/rerun reduction, and uptime.