Lab Automation Engineer (Contractor)
Xaira TherapeuticsAI-driven Drug company
South San Francisco, United StatesMid
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About the role
TL;DR
Program, operate, and maintain lab automation systems for biotech workflows.
- •Xaira Therapeutics is seeking a Lab Automation Engineer Contractor to program, operate, and maintain liquid handling platforms and integrated workcells.
- •This role supports daily operations, translates protocols into automated methods, and troubleshoots equipment and workflows.
- •Key Responsibilities Program, modify, test, and operate liquid handling methods.
- •Maintain laboratory instruments and integrated workcells through routine maintenance and troubleshooting.
- •Operate integrated automation systems and maintain SOPs.
- •Support sample tracking, run documentation, and data transfer.
- •Requirements Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant industry experience.
- •At least 1 year of industry experience with automated liquid handling systems.
- •Experience programming and troubleshooting automated liquid handlers.
- •Basic programming or scripting experience (Python, C#).
- •Experience maintaining or servicing laboratory instruments.
Required skills
PythonC#
Domain expertise
biotech
Tech stack
PythonC#