Lab Automation Research Associate

eMolecules is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Seeking an experienced Lab Automation professional to join the eMolecules team in Newark, Delaware! The Lab Automation Research Associate role is responsible for sample order fulfillment for our clients. This is a hands-on role that requires a highly motivated and technically skilled professional with compound management expertise and respect within the industry, able to work in a high demand environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform duties in all areas of a complex high throughput compound management operation safely and with the highest level of quality
  • May include receiving, weighing, dissolving, sampling, storing and plating compounds in a variety of solvents using both manual and automated techniques according to SOPs and best practice
• Perform data handling, inventory tracking, and accurate record keeping
• Troubleshooting of robotic equipment, performing scheduled precision and accuracy measurements of all Compound Management instruments and providing maintenance of all systems
• Demonstrates proficiency with Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to coordinate client's incoming orders with laboratory operations and database integrations
• Write instrument protocols and teach robots or program automation as needed
• Create SOPs and ensure all instrument documentation is kept up to date
• Interact with customers on technical and operational issues as required
• Communicate clearly with management and colleagues at all levels and provide recommendations to support business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field preferred
• Experience in a high throughput operation in biotech, sample management or a similar organization
• Expert experience with Tecan, Tomtec, Brooks, Labcyte Echo or similar robotic liquid handling equipment
• In-depth experience programming complex automated liquid handling systems
• Collaboration and interpersonal skills to work effectively across functions, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle multiple deadlines and associated pressures and to work effectively across functions
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast paced environment

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary (based on experience) + annual discretionary bonus
• Cigna medical, dental, vision insurance
• Company-paid disability and life insurance
• Voluntary employee-paid accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance
• 10 paid company holidays (plus 2 floating holidays)
• 15 days PTO annually
• 40 hours sick time annually

eMolecules empowers researchers to explore unchartered chemical and biological spaces to deliver more efficient drug-discovery programs. Our goal is to establish a single destination for efficient end-to-end solutions that facilitate chemical compound procurement and management for highly specialized chemists to continuously improve the efficiency and productivity of drug discovery research.

Learn more about eMolecules and Frontier Scientific

Frontier office - Newark, DE

Lab Automation Research Associate

Exempt

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