Automation Support Specialist

Insitro aims to accelerate the drug development pipeline by combining cutting-edge machine learning, clinical data and high-throughput science. We believe that reliable automation is essential to conduct sophisticated and reproducible experiments to feed into our algorithms. We are looking for an Automation Support Specialist to ensure scientists can rely on lab automation equipment for any experiment, at any time.  This is an incredible opportunity to work alongside amazing scientists and engineers. You are guaranteed to learn new and valuable skills in life science automations. 

As an automation support specialist, you are responsible to keep  our laboratory automation up and running at all times. You will be a member of the Automation Industrialization team and work closely alongside our Automation Development and Operations teams to identify and resolve critical and/or intermittent problems. Since we work with human cells, our experiments typically run for several days. We are looking for a candidate that can support the systems needed to run such experiments either Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday (5 days/week).

You will be joining an innovative and collaborative biotech startup with significant funding, where you will have a deep impact on the organization. People will be counting on you! You will be exposed to a broad range of technologies, and help shape insitro’s culture around lab automation. Your contributions will be essential to our mission:  To discover critical new therapeutics with life-changing impact to patients and their families.

• You are motivated, with a can-do attitude
• You are willing to learn and grow in lab automation 
• You have experience troubleshooting and repairing electrical and mechanical systems.
• Willing to work a weekend schedule
• You are excited to dig into root cause failure analysis
• Excellent documentation skills 
• Experience with performing maintenance task and verification checks on laboratory equipment
• Able to collaborate with Biologists, Engineers and Data Scientists to resolve complex issues.
• Can communicate with external vendors 
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline - or equivalent through experience
• We will consider candidates with any length of professional experience

• Experience with 3D printing, machining and other fabrication techniques
• Experience with data analysis 
• Experience with at least one programming language

• 401(k) plan with employer matching for contributions
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage (insitro pays 100% of premiums for employees), as well as mental health and well-being support
• Open, flexible vacation policy
• Paid parental leave
• Quarterly budget for books and online courses for self-development
• Support to occasionally attend professional conferences that are meaningful to your career growth and development
• New hire stipend for home office setup
• Monthly cell phone & internet stipend
• Access to free onsite baristas and cafe with daily lunch and breakfast
• Access to free onsite fitness center
• Commuter benefits

insitro is a data-driven drug discovery and development company using machine learning and data at scale to transform the way that drugs are discovered and developed for patients. insitro is developing predictive machine learning models to discover underlying biologic state based on human cohort data and in-house generated cellular data at scale. These predictive models can be brought to bear on key bottlenecks in pharmaceutical R&D to advance novel targets and patient biomarkers, design therapeutics, and inform clinical strategy. insitro is advancing a wholly owned and partnered pipeline of biologic insights and molecules in neuroscience and metabolic diseases. Since formation in mid 2018, insitro has raised over $700 million from top tech, biotech, and crossover investors and from collaborations with pharmaceutical partners. For more information on insitro, please visit the company’s website at www.insitro.com.