Altoslabs

Altoslabs

Senior Automation Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$167k-$204kDetected 29 days ago
ExpressMachine LearningPharmacologyBioinformaticsPCRMolecular BiologyNGSCell CultureResearchLeadershipCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • For more information, see our website at altoslabs.com.
  • Diversity at Altos Altos Labs has been named one of the Top 3 Biotech Companies and ranked for the second year on the Forbes 2026 Best Startups in America list.
  • Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives.

Responsibilities

  • System Design & Integration: Lead the design and implementation of fully automated, end-to-end workflows (e.g., high-content imaging, NGS library prep, and automated cell culture maintenance, mRNA production, high-throughput screening).
  • Software & Scheduling: Program and maintain liquid handling platforms (Hamilton, Tecan, or Beckmann) and integrated robotic workcells using scheduling software (e.g., HighRes Biosolutions Cellario, Biosero Green Button Go).
  • Data Integrity: Develop and implement automated data capture and LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) integration to ensure seamless data flow from the robot to our AI/ML pipelines.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with partners in other functions to ensure that new instruments and processes transition smoothly into a production environment.
  • Vendor Relations: Collaborate, develop, and maintain relationships with external vendors to develop drivers, custom automation solutions, and enable Production support.
  • Governance: Create a system and culture of version control for automation scripts and thoroughness through documentation.
  • Leadership: Potential to grow and manage a team of laboratory automation scientists in support of workflow automation across Altos.
  • Lead the design and implementation of fully automated, end-to-end workflows (e.g., high-content imaging, NGS library prep, and automated cell culture maintenance, mRNA production, high-throughput screening).
  • Program and maintain liquid handling platforms (Hamilton, Tecan, or Beckmann) and integrated robotic workcells using scheduling software (e.g., HighRes Biosolutions Cellario, Biosero Green Button Go).
  • Develop and implement automated data capture and LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) integration to ensure seamless data flow from the robot to our AI/ML pipelines.

Requirements

  • Technical Breadth: Mastery across multiple software platforms (Hamilton Venus, Tecan, Cellario, etc.) and experience with 3rd-party driver development.
  • LIMS Expertise: Proven track record of selecting or managing LIMS/informatics transitions.
  • Analytical: Ability to understand diverse and complex workflows on liquid- and plate- handling systems, including the sources and statistical assessment of unwarranted assay variance
  • Work closely with the IoM's biological leads to ensure that automated solutions meet the rigorous precision required for rejuvenation research.
  • Mastery across multiple software platforms (Hamilton Venus, Tecan, Cellario, etc.) and experience with 3rd-party driver development.
  • Ability to understand diverse and complex workflows on liquid- and plate- handling systems, including the sources and statistical assessment of unwarranted assay variance
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the IoM's biological leads to ensure that automated solutions meet the rigorous precision required for rejuvenation research.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of PCR, Sequencing, and other Molecular Biology techniques and skills as well as experience with high throughput automation systems designed for molecular biology or analytical applications
  • Experience automating workflows for high-throughput RNA-seq, including transcriptional profiling, spatial and single-cell applications.
  • Experience screening small molecules, siRNA and other modalities in in vitro and cell-based assays
  • Experience automating workflows for high throughput production of mRNA, plasmids and functional genomic library assembly
  • Experience automating workflows for NGS library preparation and other genomics applications
  • Senior Automation Engineer: $167,400 - $204,100
  • For UK applicants, before submitting your application:

Skills

  • $167,400 - $204,100
  • Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Compensation

  • The salary range for Redwood City, CA:

Benefits

  • Our mission is to restore cell health and resilience through cell rejuvenation to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur throughout life.
  • At Altos, your work will be at the heart of a mission to transform medicine by reversing disease and restoring cell health.
  • Create a census of automation, its current usage, and develop and implement a plan for areas of retirement, growth, or re-deployment.
  • Ability to manage the "big picture" of lab assets, from computer migrations to the long-term retirement and deployment of high-value robotics.

Company info

  • Our Single Altos Value: Everyone Owns Achieving Our Inspiring Mission.
  • Diversity at Altos
  • Altos Labs has been named one of the Top 3 Biotech Companies and ranked for the second year on the Forbes 2026 Best Startups in America list.
  • At Altos, exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work together to advance a shared mission.
  • We are all accountable for sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.
  • What You Will Contribute To Altos
  • You will contribute to the development of a new generation of drugs rooted in an advanced understanding of cellular rejuvenation and resilience.
  • By designing and scaling sophisticated automated systems, you will enable our scientists to translate deep biological insights into tangible therapeutic candidates.
  • Your primary focus will be to support the automation of laboratory workflows within the Institute of Medicine (Discovery Pharmacology and Assay Sciences), ensuring that clinical-grade research moves with unprecedented speed and precision.

Equal opportunity

  • We value collaboration and scientific excellence.
  • We believe that a culture of belonging are foundational to scientific innovation and inquiry.
  • At Altos Labs, exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work together to advance a shared mission.
  • We are all accountable for sustaining an inclusive environment.
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