When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve. At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do. Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference. Description The client is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where the client has codified its legacy for over a century. The client's success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. The client is on the quest for cures and is committed to be the world’s premier, most research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. Today we’re doubling down on this goal. The client is a true scientific research facility of tomorrow and will take the client's leading discovery capabilities and world-class small molecule, biologics, vaccine R&D expertise to create breakthrough science that radically changes the way we approach serious diseases. Scientists in the Automation team within Data Science, Automation, and Translational Analyitics (DATA) contribute to the vaccine and biologic therapeutic area through development, optimization, validation, clinical and pre-clinical testing. This specific position will support the automation team and the individual should have a knowledge of the principles and concepts of various biology assays as it pertains to method development and sample testing using various liquid handlers and laboratory equipment. The successful candidate will provide input into the design of experiments to optimize methods with laboratory equipment and automation in addition so sample preparation as needed. The responsibilities of the Scientist will be to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment to operate automated laboratory equipment and systems to the support of the vaccines and biologics pre-clinical and clinical studies. The candidate will be able to leverage the understanding of laboratory equipment impacting bioanalytical procedures supporting pre-clinical and clinical studies. Qualifications Education Minimum Requirement: Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Automated Sciences, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry or equivalent with scientific expertise with laboratory equipment in the development and execution of assays in a regulated bioanalytical environment. Responsibilities: Operate various automated systems and laboratory equipment First line of defense in instrument troubleshooting, error recovery. Develop/update operations SOPs Manage data integrity through the automated process Work jointly with department members, IT, and across functional teams to contribute to operate and support our screening infrastructure including our clinical screening libraries, lab instrumentation and robotic platforms, and development of novel data handling and analysis workflows. Collaborate to identify, evaluate, and recommend novel and cutting-edge automation and assay strategies to drive our discovery programs, including machine learning and artificial intelligence. Ability to oversee and drive the design, planning and execution of robust automation strategies to support various vaccine program clinical assay Contribute to the validation and implementation of novel automated workflows Required Experience and Skills: Experience with commercial liquid handling systems – (Cellario, Beckman, Labcyte, Tecan, Hamilton, Brooks) Experience with Merck Telios robotic scheduler Good verbal and written communication Individual understands they have full accountability for the data they generate Preferred Experience and Skills: Experience working in pharmaceutical or biotech company and/or laboratory experience Electro-Mechanical design/assembly skills Use of electronic laboratory notebooks Experience with GLP Your role for the client is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we’re counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. EEO Disclaimer Parexel is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, which in the US includes race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts and in Durham, North Carolina, Parexel has over 16,000 employees, with offices that support clients in over 100 countries around the world. We provide the most comprehensive drug development capabilities of any CRO worldwide. Our global regulatory expertise, Phase I-IV clinical research services, and advanced commercialization services all work together to move you through the development journey more smoothly and cost-effectively from beginning to end.