Workflow Application Engineer
About The Position
Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic, and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications, and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com. Want to be at the cutting edge of Research and Development? Join the team that's taking world-leading Agilent products from design to production. You'll learn about specifying components and how to utilize broad engineering concepts and research techniques while also documenting research and design specifications. The successful candidate will leverage their experience programming laboratory robots to develop automated sample preparation procedures to enhance workflow data quality and increase sample throughput while decreasing time-to-results and labor costs. As an Automation Workflow Engineer, the candidate will be an integral part of the Automation Platform Applications team who will be responsible for: As an Automation Workflow Engineer, the candidate will be an integral part of the Workflow and Applications team who will be responsible for: translating manual sample preparation processes as defined by biologists and analytical chemists into automated processes for the AssayMAP and Bravo automated liquid handling platforms to create complete sample preparation applications. fine-tuning existing sample preparation applications in collaboration with customers and business partners to meet evolving customer needs creating intuitive user interfaces for applications that allow scientists and technicians to efficiently prepare their samples defining, documenting, and executing test cases that validate the performance of sample preparation applications to ensure out of the box operation collaborating with technical writers to create comprehensive installation and user documentation for sample preparation applications leading cross-functional teams to launch sample preparation applications supporting the resolution of customer-reported issues
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. degree in biological/chemical sciences or biomedical/chemical engineering
- 1-2+ years of relevant experience including hands on work programming automated liquid handling systems from Agilent (preferred), Tecan, Hamilton and/or Beckman
- Work independently and be self-motivated but also contribute to the success of multidisciplinary teams
Nice To Haves
- Experience with biotherapeutic drug discovery/development is strongly desired
- Experience with LC/MS and related analytical instruments desired
Responsibilities
- translating manual sample preparation processes as defined by biologists and analytical chemists into automated processes for the AssayMAP and Bravo automated liquid handling platforms to create complete sample preparation applications.
- fine-tuning existing sample preparation applications in collaboration with customers and business partners to meet evolving customer needs
- creating intuitive user interfaces for applications that allow scientists and technicians to efficiently prepare their samples
- defining, documenting, and executing test cases that validate the performance of sample preparation applications to ensure out of the box operation
- collaborating with technical writers to create comprehensive installation and user documentation for sample preparation applications
- leading cross-functional teams to launch sample preparation applications
- supporting the resolution of customer-reported issues
Benefits
- eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
