Automation Engineer II

CareDx, Inc. is a leading precision medicine solutions company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers. CareDx offers products, testing services, and digital healthcare solutions along the pre- and post-transplant patient journey, and is the leading provider of genomics-based information for transplant patients.

The Automation Engineer II will work in the Automation Engineering group maintaining and supporting liquid handling robotics and real-time PCR instruments for our commercial and research laboratories. This person will need to perform, write and update maintenance SOPs and Automation practices and procedures. He/she will utilize established mathematical/statistical techniques to do basic analysis independently and complex analysis with appropriate guidance.

Highly proficient in basic laboratory skills (accurate/precise manual pipetting, understanding and usage of basic equipment like centrifuges/vortexers/spectrophotometers/thermocyclers, knowledge of proper reagent handling, ability to follow manual laboratory SOPs with successful results)

Responsibilities:

• Provide service support for Agilent, Hamilton, Beckman Coulter, and Tecan liquid handling instruments, including troubleshooting, routine maintenance, and calibration.
• Provide service support for LC480 instruments, including troubleshooting, routine maintenance, and calibration.
• Write, review, update, and provide documentation for well-defined liquid handling methods of moderate to complex scope.
• Thorough understanding and ability to execute manual laboratory assays/processes; ability to identify important/difficult aspects of manually processes that need to be carefully translated to new automated process
• Identify areas for improvement in existing automation workflows and how to implement.
• Work with automation engineering team to design, develop and build integrated automation platforms for improved usability and serviceability.
• Assist in planning and executing complex laboratory experiments into an automated system.
• Contribute insight toward experimental design and interpretation as well as troubleshoot laboratory processes and protocols in an automated system.
• Works some Saturdays (if applicable)
• Provide afterhours and holiday support as needed for laboratory equipment and environmental monitoring equipment.

Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering, Chemistry, or Life Science with a minimum 2-5 years experience maintaining and supporting automated instrumentation.
• Ability and desire to work in a team environment supporting regulated and research laboratories
• Should have excellent organizational and communication skills, be hardworking, proficient with Microsoft Excel, and comfortable with various computer applications
• Experience working with nucleic acids, PCR, and/or microarrays is preferred
• Familiar with numerous instrument platforms (Beckman, Tecan, Agilent, Roche, Hamilton) to provide technical and service support
• Experience working in a regulated environment and/or developing projects under design control is valuable but not required

Additional Details:

Every individual at CareDx has a direct impact on our collective mission to improve the lives of organ transplant patients worldwide. We believe in taking great care of our people, so they take even greater care of our patients.

Our competitive Total Rewards package includes:

• Competitive base salary and incentive compensation
• Health and welfare benefits including a gym reimbursement program
• 401(k) savings plan match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• And more!

In addition, we have a Living Donor Employee Recovery Policy that allows up to 30 days of paid leave annually to a full-time employee who makes the selfless act of donating an organ or bone marrow.

With products that are making a difference in the lives of transplant patients today and a promising pipeline for the future, it's an exciting time to be part of the CareDx team. Join us in partnering with transplant patients to transform our future together.

CareDx, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in the E-Verify program.

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