Principal Scientist, Automation of Physical Lab Processes

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Position Overview

Development Science and Clinical Supply (DSCS) is an organization responsible for developing aspirational manufacturing processes ensuring their robust control and suppling clinical materials to trials around the world. Digital is the multiplier that will allow DSCS to deliver better molecules faster ensure efficient filing and launch and establish more robust supply chains and higher-confidence decisions across our portfolio. The DSCS Digital initiative was chartered with the mission to pioneer and deploy innovative digital technologies that drive the acquisition automation and utilization of data to enhance insights efficiency and quality of DSCS processes and methods.

DSCS Digital is seeking an accomplished and visionary Principal Scientist to lead the Automation of Physical Lab Processes sub-team within our Physical Lab Automation workstream. This role is critical to our mission of transforming laboratory operations through innovative automation solutions driving digital transformation and enabling scientific excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for the Automation of Physical Lab Processes sub-team guiding the development and implementation of advanced automation solutions in physical laboratory environments.

• Design and implement a capital plan to purchase critical new automation equipment that helps to transform our digital footprint and data acquisition capabilities.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including scientists engineers IT and digital transformation leads to identify and prioritize opportunities for automation that enhance efficiency data integrity and safety.

• Design prototype and deploy automated systems for sample handling analytical instrumentation and workflow orchestration within the physical lab setting.

• Oversee the evaluation and integration of emerging technologies (robotics IoT machine learning) to optimize laboratory operations.

• Establish and maintain best practices for system validation documentation and compliance with regulatory standards.

• Mentor and develop team members fostering a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Serve as a subject matter expert and advocate for laboratory automation across DSCS Digital representing the team in internal and external forums.

Qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry Engineering Life Sciences Computer Science or a related field and 5 years of experience; or B.S. in Chemistry Engineering Life Sciences Computer Science or a related field and 8 years of experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in laboratory automation process engineering or related disciplines in a CMC setting.

• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing automated laboratory systems including hardware and software integration.

• Strong understanding of physical lab workflows and challenges in a scientific R&D or QC environment.

• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex projects from ideation through deployment.

• Experience with digital transformation initiatives and familiarity with data management best practices in laboratory settings.

• Excellent communication interpersonal and organizational skills.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with robotics platforms laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and data analytics tools.

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements (e.g. GxP ISO standards) as they apply to automated lab systems.

• Track record of successful technology adoption and change management in scientific environments.

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