Title: Research Scientist
Department: Discovery Technologies
Location: Hopewell, NJ
Hiring Manager: James Myslik

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on electromechanical, operational and application support for all Discovery Technologies laboratory automation systems installed at BMS's Hopewell, NJ site.


• Identify, design and develop laboratory automation that implements critical-path workflows for client organizations in Hopewell Drug Discovery and Pre-Clinical Optimization.


• Manage or coordinate support as needed from BMS Facilities and external laboratory instrumentation vendors.


• Keep current with the latest products and methodologies with an eye towards applying new technologies to the needs of our scientific partners at Hopewell.

Requirements:

• BA/BS in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering or an aligned field and
  3-4 years experience developing and supporting laboratory automation and instrumentation in an industrial setting.


• Hands-on experience configuring, programming and troubleshooting articulated robotic arms and scheduling systems (preferably Thermo CRS Polara) and liquid handling systems (Tecan, Velocity11, CyBio, Apogent / Matrix).


• Strong computer skills.


• Must be able to communicate effectively with biologists and chemists. Those with previous work experience as an HTS biologist, combi-chemist, or HT analytical chemist will be preferred.

Additional Desirable Skills:

• Computer programming experience as it relates to laboratory instrument control (Visual Basic, C/C++, LabView, Python, etc.)


• Experience with computer aided design tools


• Experience using relational databases (Oracle, MS Access) and SQL.

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