Senior Laboratory Operations Analyst - Automation Engineer, R&D Therapeutics Discovery

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Laboratory Operations

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
 

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
 

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine  
 

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Laboratory Operations Analyst – Automation Engineer, R&D Therapeutics Discovery to be located in Spring House, PA.
 

Purpose: This position is part of the global Discovery, Product Development & Supply (DPDS) Operations Team responsible for operations within the Therapeutic Discovery (TD) and Preclinical Safety and Translational Sciences (PSTS) organizations. The Lab Operations team in DPDS Operations looks after the lab workspace and equipment to enable the scientists to focus on their science using a knowledge of project management, drug discovery instrumentation and automation, and process excellence to evaluate, develop and deliver drug discovery laboratory processes and infrastructure.
 

The candidate will work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams and collaborate with internal and external partners - such as IT, Safety, Engineering, Facility Management - thus ensuring flawless execution of all projects and processes connected to the lab workspace and automation in particular. The function requires a hands-on mentality and the ability to work autonomously for longer term activities independently adapting to project developments and proposing next steps.
 

This role focuses on the configuration of laboratory instruments and the implementation of automated scientific workflows. You will support laboratory automation across discovery fields, reduce manual data entry and human intervention between instruments and software. In addition, you will contribute to event-driven architectures and automated data quality control and validation with ubiquitous tracking of completeness, consistency, validity, and accuracy over time.
 

You will be responsible for:

• Designing and implementing automated lab instrumentation and workflows that span hardware, software, and data layers, liaising with fellow team/project members, scientists, IT and automation engineers and following procedures, priorities and timelines.
   
• Ensuring routine and unscheduled interventions on computer and automation platforms are performed within acceptable timeframes, effectively collaborating with external partners/organizations, including taking ownership of issue resolutions and upgrades.
   
• Supporting the development of event-driven data pipelines that respond to instrument events, runs, and results.
   
• Maintaining accuracy of asset management systems, both on lab equipment and software.
   
• Safeguarding a steady and ongoing relationship with scientific and IT staff for efficient operation, improved automation, and workflow process improvements.
   
• Translating and scripting R&D processes on automated platforms.
   
• Reviewing, authoring, and updating department policy/procedures as required.
   
• Observing and applying general laboratory safety standards.
   

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences or a closely related field with at least 9 years of experience OR a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience.
   

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in automation operation and platform management is required.
   
• 3+ years of experience in the biological, medical device or pharmaceutical field is required.
   
• Proven track record with advanced automation platforms in laboratory or research environments; familiarity with laboratory instrumentation and analytical techniques is required.
   
• Systems & Integration: Broad experience with robotics, LIMS/ELN, data management systems, and end-to-end system integration (scheduling software, APIs, middleware, data exchange) is required.
   
• Experience in/understanding of basic concepts in a biological and or chemical laboratory is required, as well as a background in and keen interest in biological and chemical R&D processes.
   
• Must have a solid understanding of Machine Safety and compliance requirements.
   
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, effective organization, communication and customer service skills are required.
   
• Strategic and critical thinking, prioritization, and ability to implement on those strategies is required.
   

Preferred:

• Proven project management success and change management experience is highly preferred.
   
• Solid working knowledge of laboratory or highly controlled facilities operations, information systems, instrumentation, automation, safety, and compliance are highly preferred.
• Knowledge of LIMS/ELN systems, data visualization, and analytics toolsets; experience with programming languages and scripting for automation is preferred.
   
• Cloud and data: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and data orchestration/workflow tooling is preferred.
   
• Data governance: Strong understanding of data integrity, lineage, security frameworks, and scalable data architectures is preferred.
   

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
 

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Communication, Data Management and Informatics, Epidemiology, Ethical and Participant Safety Considerations, Inventory Management, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Safety, Mental Agility, Molecular Diagnostics, Motivating People, Problem Solving, Research and Development, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Toxicology, Vendor Management