Personalis, Inc

Sr. Automation Service Engineer (Tues-Sat, 3rd shift)

Fremont, CA · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$150kDetected 1 day ago

Process ImprovementRoboticsClinical Laboratory TechniquesBioinformaticsMedical DevicesResearchCommunicationCollaborationGxP

About the role

Personalis, Inc. is a leader in advanced cancer genomics for enabling the next generation of precision cancer therapies and diagnostics.
In population sequencing, Personalis operates one of the largest sequencing operations globally and is currently the sole sequencing provider to Veterans Affairs' Million Veteran Program.
To enable cancer and population sequencing, Personalis' Clinical Laboratory was built with a focus on clinical accuracy, quality, big data, scale and efficiency.

Be the first line of contact for equipment support and communicate with lab users and the process development teams to solve instrumentation-related problems and issues.
Perform maintenance, troubleshooting and repair on general laboratory equipment and automated laboratory equipment such as the Hamilton STAR and Hamilton Verso.
Build rapport with end-users, lab supervisors, and process owners to ensure successful support and growth of the Equipment and Operations teams.
Perform routine calibration and preventive maintenance on laboratory equipment based on their interval
Maintain calibration and maintenance records and ensure that documentation is complete and follows Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
Author and execute qualification reports (IQ/OQ/PQ) and maintain Preventative Maintenance records.
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and distribute information by developing SOPs, and checklists, and updating internal knowledgebase.
Support the Process Development activities with the qualification of new or revised processes and systems.
Recommend and implement changes to ensure ongoing high-quality performance of laboratory equipment
Provide support for NCR's and CAPA's that are automation and equipment related.

A BS degree in an engineering or related discipline, with minimum 5 years of industry experience.
Experience in performing Hamilton STAR PM, servicing Hamilton Verso, and performing metrology and calibration activities.
Experience working in a regulated environment (ISO 13485 and CLIA/CAP) is desirable.
Ability to take part in an on-call rotation with after-hours and weekend response as needed.
The Automation Service Engineer must be detail-oriented and have strong troubleshooting, documentation and interpersonal skills are essential for success in this position.

The hiring range for this position is $120,000 to $150,000 per year, which may factor in various geographic regions.

The Personalis NeXT Platform® is designed to adapt to the complex and evolving understanding of cancer, providing its biopharmaceutical customers and clinicians with information on all of the approximately 20,000 human genes, together with the immune system, from a single tissue sample.
The laboratory is GxP-aligned as well as Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988-certified and College of American Pathologists-accredited.
Personalis is based in Fremont, California.
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