Senior Automation Engineer, Insitro
$173-183k
OTE
+ Annual Performance Bonus Plan + Equity Incentive Plan
4 days a week in office
Machine learning drug discovery & development
Be an early applicant
Machine learning drug discovery & development
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$173-183k
OTE
+ Annual Performance Bonus Plan + Equity Incentive Plan
4 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To bring better drugs faster to the patients who can benefit most, through machine learning and data at scale.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Software or Bioengineering, or Physics, Chemistry or Biology
- B.S, with 8+ years, M.S with 6+ years, or Ph.D. with 3+ years of professional experience working with automation hardware
- Proficiency in automation and systems development/integration within the life sciences industry, specifically with robotics and liquid handling platforms
- Proficiency in software programming (Python, SQL, and/or C#) and data handling (including database work) is highly preferred
- You understand existing capabilities of the lab automation industry and have a track record showing technical depth in automation systems of varying scale
- You are comfortable completing work independently on complex projects and can also give guidance to others on daily work
- You have experience in managing the relationship to other engineering functions (eg. third party service providers and vendors or internal mechanical or software engineering teams)
- You have experience automating scientific workflows (ex. Cell Culture, Genomic Screening or DNA-encoded Library processes)
What the job involves
- As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will collaborate with scientists, software engineers, and microscopy engineers to build and develop high quality automated systems and protocols
- You will be a member of the Automation team and report to the Director, Process Engineering
- This is an onsite role expected to be in the office at least 4 days/week in our South San Francisco Headquarters
- You will join an exciting biotech startup that has long-term stability due to significant funding, but that is still very much in formation
- You will have ample opportunities for growth and influence
- You will work with a diverse team, learn a broad range of skills, and help shape insitro's culture, strategic direction, and outcomes
- Join us, and help make a difference to patients!
- Embed with folks within the scientific teams to define workflows, develop process specific QC metrics, and drive the translation of workflows onto automation systems
- Design, develop and qualify new workcells and liquid handling protocols to enable new platform capabilities
- Collaborate closely with the LIMS team to develop and implement automated data capture and LIMS integration to ensure seamless data flow from the robot to our AI/ML pipelines
- Work with the Systems Engineering team to diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, software, and system integration issues to minimize equipment downtime and maintain operational continuity
- Collaborate with folks from our machine learning, software engineering and scientific groups to solve questions ranging from technology onboarding, minimizing batch effects, or process improvements
- Identify opportunities in how we develop, test and deploy automation solutions more efficiently
- Work with automation leadership to create a census of automation, its current usage, and develop and implement a plan for areas of retirement, growth, or re-deployment
Our take
The synthetic biology market is rapidly growing, projected to increase from $10.7B in 2021 to over $74.7B by 2031. This growth is fueled by advances in biotechnology and expanding applications in healthcare, agriculture, and energy.
With these rapid advancements, insitro is seizing the opportunity to lead the way. The company is transforming drug discovery by combining machine learning with high-throughput biology. By using AI, insitro aims to overcome the bottlenecks of traditional methods, driving down costs and enabling the development of more effective treatments.
To help it on its mission, insitro secured strategic agreements in 2024 with Eli Lilly for metabolic disease treatments, and it also expanded its leadership in AI/ML. With this, the company is surely set to accelerate drug development, promising a future of faster and more effective treatments for patients.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2021
$400m
SERIES C
May 2020
$143m
SERIES B
Total funding: $643m
Company benefits
- Complete Healthcare Coverage: Take your health seriously without worrying about the costs. insitro offers comprehensive coverage with low premiums for you and your family
- Wellness Benefits: Prioritize your well-being beyond medical care. insitro offers a comprehensive range of benefits tailored to support all aspects of wellness
- Mental Health Support: Our generous healthcare plans include access to digital mental health platforms with a range of services for you and your loved ones
- Supportive Time Off Policies: Flexible vacation time, generous paid parental and bereavement leaves, and a year-end shutdown week
- Support for Hybrid Work: Balance work and your personal commitments with in-person, hybrid and remote options based on the team and role. We support you with home office setup reimbursement as well as co-work space stipends for remote workers
- Formal Learning and Training Programs: Partake in formal programs to help you grow and develop, from day 1 onboarding to new manager training to our annual, in vivo week
- Self Development: Annual personal budget for books, external training, and conferences that nurture you professional passions and development interests
- Access to Knowledge Leaders: Engage with in-house and visiting scholars and experts throughout the year at special events designed exclusively for insitrocytes
- Extensive HQ Benefits: Our insitro HQ offers free daily meals via an onsite cafe and coffee shop, a free fitness facility, an onsite childcare center, and free commuter shuttle buses
- Social Connection: get to know your colleagues at our weekly HQ happy hours, celebrations for special cultural events, and casual meet-ups for sports, music, outdoor activities, and more
Company HQ
The East Side, South San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Daphne Koller
(Founder & CEO)Co-founder of engageli and previously Coursera. They also spent a year at CalicoLabs as the Chief Computing Ofificer and over 18 years at Stanford University as a Professor.
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