Senior Automation Engineer — Orchestration & Material Management

Be a key member of the Advanced Robotics & Data Orchestration Team within Alexions Product Development & Clinical Supply organization. You will own the physical execution layer that moves materials through automated product development labs. You will design and operationalize material flows inventory capture kitting staging pick and place and chain of custody while implementing run-control logic that makes robots and instruments work as one. This role is hardware-leaning and operations-facing:you willspend meaningful time at the bench commissioning work cellsvalidatingmaterial movement and ID capture and partnering with mechatronicsengineersand operators to deliver reliable auditable execution. Help us accelerate life-changing therapies to patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases.

This is what you will do:

• Translate laboratory material-flow requirements (lots expiry storage kitting staging environmental constraints) into orchestrated workflows and handling patterns.

• Implement run-control logic for material handling (state models/events) exception handling and safe recovery/rollback; contribute modules/drivers aligned to interface contracts.

• Build material-management capabilities: barcode/RFID capture inventory updates weigh/dispensereconciliation queue/station logic and end-of-run reconciliation.

• Integrate robots/instruments with schedulers and data services to synchronize physical moves with recipes sampling and analytics.

• Configure interfaces and schemas with Data Engineering for material lineage sample IDs and chain-of-custody metadata;validateend-to-end traceability.

• Apply configuration-as-code CI/CD and automated tests; publish releases and operator-facing migration guides.

• Embed telemetry/logs/alerts; contribute to service levelobjectivesfocused on flow reliability pick/place accuracy and inventory correctness.

• Commission and support priority workflows (cutovers/hypercare) track reuse commissioning time error/rerun reduction uptime and material-flow KPIs.

You willbe responsible for:

• Reusable orchestration modules and material-handling patterns that meet reliability and usability targets.

• Audit-ready trails for setpoints states recipe steps material movements and chain of custody.

• Clear documentation release notes and onboarding kits that enable repeatable adoption.

• Continuous improvement of laboratory material-flow reliability using telemetry and corrective actions.

You will need to have:

• Education/experience: PhD 0 years or MS 4 years or BS 8 years in Mechanical Electrical Chemical Mechatronics or related engineering (or equivalent experience)including4years in laboratory or industrial automation focused on material handling robotics/instrument integration or work cell operations.

• Hands-on experience with pick/place design barcode/RFID capture weigh/dispense inventory systems and exception/recovery patterns in automated labs.

• Familiarity with schemas/data contracts for lineage and inventory; basic SQL or Python for validation and reconciliation.

• Strong collaboration with mechatronics/controls operators and data engineers; clear operator-first documentation.

• The duties of this role may require periodic work in a laboratory or manufacturing environment. As is typical of such roles employees must be able with or without an accommodation to: lift/carry 15/30 pounds unassisted/assisted; work comfortably in a controlled environment with and around hazardous materials; gown/degownPPE; use a computer; engage in communications via phone video and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought analysis and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

We wouldpreferfor you to have:

• Exposure to ELN/LIMS/SDMS integrations chain of custody/data integrity and regulated laboratory practices.

• Hands onwork with roboticsvision-basedverification barcode/RFID weigh/dispense or AS/RS systems for materials.

• Familiarity with observability tooling (metrics/logs/alerts) reliability engineering concepts (SLIs/SLOs) and structuredpostmortems.

In person working statement:

When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspirelifechangingmedicines.Inpersonworking gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challengeperceptions.That iswhy we work on average a minimum of four days per week from the office. We balancethis expectation while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.