Lab automation engineer

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

In Roche´s Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development organisation (pRED), we make transformative medicines for patients in order to tackle some of the world's toughest unmet healthcare needs. At pRED, we are united by our mission to transform science into medicine. Together, we create a culture defined by curiosity, responsibility and humility, where our talented people are empowered and inspired to bring forward extraordinary life-changing innovation at speed.

pRED's Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS) group enables discovery and development of safe and effective therapeutics at optimal doses in relevant populations with a vision to power translation, continuously improve the accuracy of our predictions and accelerate the development of tomorrow's medicines. PS supports discovery and development across the whole value chain from target assessment to on-market and beyond.

Within Roche Pharma Research & Early Development (pRED), the ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion) Chapter plays a crucial role in understanding and predicting the effects of new medicines on the human body. We are expanding our capabilities in lab automation and digitalization to enhance our processes and outcomes.

As a member of the ADME Chapter, you will gain a unique perspective on drug development. You will contribute to impactful projects focused on lab automation and digitalization, with exciting opportunities to dive into data science applications.

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement robust integration patterns to interconnect diverse laboratory services and digital systems, ensuring seamless data exchange.

• Partner with interdisciplinary teams to translate complex scientific requirements into automated, reliable digital workflows.

• Develop automated assays and digital workflows, focusing on service reliability, error handling, and data integrity.

• Collaborate with specialists across the organization to optimize our automated ecosystem, leveraging APIs to orchestrate workflows between established systems.

• Explore and apply cutting-edge technologies to continuously improve our data and lab management strategies.

• You hold a Master's degree (or higher) in computer science or a relevant life science, or a related area.

• You have deep experience in the programming language Python and are fluent in working with version control systems (Git).

• You have a strong understanding of software architecture and the principles related to distributed systems, specifically in using APIs to reliably interconnect diverse services.

• You have experience in lab automation and robotics, specifically in integrating independent automated systems into a cohesive workflow. Experience with Venus is a plus.

• You have experience in the automation of assay data workflows in the pharmaceutical industry. 

• You are a quick learner who thrives on embracing new challenges and sees them as opportunities for scientific and computational innovation.

• You are a team player and thrive in a multicultural environment, and you have a good command of spoken and written English.

Unwavering focus, collaborative teamwork and exceptional delivery are key behaviours that drive our mission of doing now what patients need next. Together, we can be transformative.

If you are passionate about contributing to a committed team and have the dedication to partnership and innovation, Roche is the place for you 

Every role at Roche plays a part in making a difference in patients' lives. 

Apply now and join us in making an impact  

Please submit a CV and a Cover Letter to complete your application

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100'000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let's build a healthier future, together.

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