Automation Engineer

Healthtrackrx - Clarksville, IN

Full-time

Onsite - Clarksville, IN

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Automation Engineer at HealthTrackRx will play a crucial role in migrating assays and processes from bench-top to automated liquid handling systems. This position is essential for enhancing laboratory efficiency and ensuring the reliability of automated processes in a leading PCR-based infectious disease laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Program complex processes on liquid handling systems, managing all aspects from requirements gathering to hands-on development and testing.
• Define requirements and specifications for internal clients and collaborate with vendors to design and configure systems accordingly.
• Work with cross-functional project groups including scientists, managers, IT, and facilities to set up large systems and related infrastructure.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to new users of the systems.
• Manage multiple systems in core lab environments, establishing best practices and proactively monitoring system performance.
• Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex automation problems.
• Work efficiently to reduce equipment downtime in the lab.
• Continuously assess operations and prioritize improvements based on expected outcomes.
• Implement systematic approaches to automation solutions to ensure process scalability, sustainability, and reliability.
• Design and develop new automated lab processes aimed at hands-free test processing.
• Perform audits across multiple systems for quality assurance, including automated equipment and incident tracking.

Requirements

• BS/MS in science or engineering discipline.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and adaptability to change.
• Detailed knowledge and extensive hands-on experience with multiple liquid handling systems (e.g., Hamilton Vantage, Tecan EVO, Agilent Bravo).
• Experience with assay development, liquid handling performance qualification, and biological assay optimization.
• Expertise in protocol development and operation of integrated systems and automation scheduling software applications.
• Experience creating documents for process development including IQOQPQ, Study Test Plans, Change Management, Method Requirements, and Method Specifications.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Venus Software and Venus over Vantage method development (preferred but not required).
• Experience with Hamilton Liquid Verification (LVK) (preferred but not required).
• Experience in standard life-science application areas such as microbiology, molecular biology, and high throughput diagnostic testing.

Benefits

• Relocation package offered for candidates moving to the Louisville, KY area.