Lab Automation Lead (Manager)
Ppd Scandinavia AB / Chefsjobb / Mölndal
2025-11-14
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Location/Division Specific Information
Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic guides. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.
This position will be based at our new bioanalytical laboratory in GoCo Health Innovation City which is due to open later this year. This lab will serve pharmaceutical and biotech customers with advanced laboratory services and leading-edge instrumentation across all phases of pharmaceutical development to help deliver life-changing medicines to patients worldwide and will provide comprehensive and full-service solutions, encompassing both small and large molecules, biomarkers and novel modalities.
Discover Impactful Work:
The Automation Lead provides line-level management for a small team which inclides coordination of resources and work schedules for laboratory automation activities. The successful candidate will oversee daily operations and assist in preparation and implementation of company policies, quality systems and training programs. The Automation Lead ensures that laboratory staff continues to be developed to keep pace with department goals and growth. You will also be responsible for the regulatory and scientific conduct of development, qualification, and/or validation work in support of automated instrumentatio and routinely acts as the technical project leader for multiple projects, interacting with clients as needed.
A day in the Life:
Independently performs program optimization and validation of complex scripts. Understands and conforms to methods, and protocols applicable to assigned tasks. Designs and executes experiments independently.
Reviews and critiques automated instrumentation programs and associated documentation and other related technical documents.
Communicates data, technical issues, information regarding project definitions and expectations, and discussions of project status to stakeholders as needed
Provides technical guidance
Leads analytical (procedural and instrumentation-related) troubleshooting sessions
Assists in preparation and implementation of SOPs and quality systems.
Reviews, interprets, and analyzes data for technical, quality and compliance to protocols, methods, SOPs, client criteria and Good Manufacturing Practices
(GMP) or Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
Performs self and peer review of the data for accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements prior to submission to QA and issuance to customers.
Evaluates available technical options to obtain desired quality of analytical results, economics, ease of introduction into a production environment, and robustness in analytical application.
Communicates status of project efforts to manager.
Provides leadership and mentoring to team members in order to improve their technical expertise and scientific knowledge.
Implements novel approaches to method development and applications as appropriate.
Provides training/orientation to production staff as needed to successfully implement methods. Assists in startup and troubleshooting methods through the first analytical application and as needed in future projects.
Complex remedial maintenance (e.g., complex hardware replacements)
Performs programming and/or process mapping for fully automated workflows
Implements data integrity processes; supports instrument software validation efforts
Provides team coaching/mentorship
Organizes, schedules and supervises laboratory automation resources for group's project activities
Keys to Success:
Education and Experience
BSc/MSc in a Scientific/Engineering discipline. Other fields of study may also be considered for example Computer Science, Programming.
4+ years experience in laboratory automation with 1+ year of leadership experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job
Skills/Abilities:
Direct experience with automation instrumentation required; vendor service certification preferred
Experience with programming (Hamilton Venus, TECAN EVOware or Fluent Control, Thermo Momentum, VB, Python, etc.) required; vendor programming certification (or equivalent) preferred
Ability to operate and troubleshoot a wide variety of analytical instrumentation and data acquisition systems
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
Proven project management skills
Proven ability to work in a collaborative work environment with a team
Proven understanding of GxP requirements, SOPs, ICH guidelines, USP requirements and FDA
Proven troubelshooting and critical thinking skills; ability to independently perform root cause analysis for method investigations
Proficient in complex automated platform software use and programming and/or hardware troublshooting/replacement
Proven ability to train or provide mentorship to other automation staff for programming, system optimization, validation/qualification requirements, etc.
Knowledge of data generation and statistical programs
Knowledge of general chemistry, separation science, immunochemistry, molecular genomics, biomarker, and/or vaccine science related concepts and/or technologies (as applicable)
Proven technical writing skills
Proven effective communication (written and oral) and organizational skills
Proven leadership skills
Demonstrated ability to be project-solution driven
Ability to write and recommend changes to SOPs
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
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Arbetsgivare Ppd Scandinavia AB (org.nr 556510-1770)
Entreprenörsstråket 10 - GoCo House, Mölndal (
visa karta)
431 53 MÖLNDAL
Arbetsplats PPD Scandinavia
Jobbnummer 9604691