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Our client is a global provider of scientific solutions, helping laboratories around the world enable advancements in many areas such as pharmaceutical, food, environmental and healthcare. They are currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Automation Scientist for their site in the Southeast.

Within this position you will work on their integrated & standalone laboratory automation platforms, helping help with development & optimisation of automated scripts. You will also provide troubleshooting & maintenance of these systems, ensuring minimum instrument downtime and support other scientists with training and operation.

To be considered for this role, you will have:

  • Degree in relevant Scientific or Engineering discipline (MSc, BSc, HND, etc)

  • Previous experience operating, troubleshooting & servicing Laboratory Automation systems from a range of instrument vendors (Tecan, Beckman Coulter, HighRes, Biosolutions, ThermoFisher, Agilent)

  • Knowledge of coding languages would be highly beneficial (C# & Python preferred)

  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work well in a team

    For your work, you will be rewarded with an excellent remuneration and benefits package.

    Apply today to learn more about this opportunity!

    Keywords: Automated Lab Systems, Liquid Handling, Robotics, Specialist, Script writing, C#, Python, service engineer, FSE, instrument technician, repair, maintenance, Cambridge, East Anglia, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Bedford, VRS8913PC

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