Advisor - Lab Automation Software Engineer, AI-Integration
Eli Lilly and Company5 months ago
San Diego, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
Base Salary
$141k - $207k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement reliable software integrations between orchestration layers and physical laboratory systems.
- Own the translation layer between high-level workflow logic and low-level instrument control.
- Partner with automation engineers and biologists to deliver robust, maintainable, production-ready integrations.
- Deploy and maintain containerized services and integrate cloud orchestration frameworks with laboratory control systems and LIMS infrastructure.
- Build scalable Python applications and data pipelines connecting experimental readouts with downstream analysis tools.
- Prototype and evaluate AI-driven decision-making, LLM tooling, and agent frameworks for laboratory workflows.
- Mentor automation engineering team members and influence the technical roadmap for autonomous discovery systems.
- Evaluate tools, frameworks, and vendor solutions for strategic fit.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioengineering, or a related discipline plus at least 3 years of relevant industry experience; or an M.S. in a related discipline plus at least 5 years; or a B.S. in a related discipline plus at least 8 years.
- Demonstrated experience integrating software systems with laboratory automation platforms.
- Strong Python development skills and experience building and maintaining production-level applications.
- Hands-on production experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with cloud-based orchestration frameworks such as Argo on Kubernetes.
- Experience integrating software control systems with liquid handlers, analytical instruments, or robotic workflows.
- Familiarity with biologics discovery instrumentation and integrated laboratory scheduling, execution, LIMS, ELN, or data pipeline systems is preferred.
- Some hands-on experience with LLMs, agent frameworks, or AI-driven workflow automation is preferred.
- Familiarity with LangChain, LangGraph, or similar tools is a plus.
- Ability to combine architectural thinking with hands-on engineering and collaborate across software, automation, and biological science teams.
Benefits
- Anticipated base compensation is $141,000-$206,800 per year.
- Eligible full-time employees may receive a company bonus based partly on company and individual performance.
- Benefits may include a 401(k), pension, vacation, medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, flexible spending, life insurance, leave, well-being, fitness, employee assistance, and employee club benefits.
- Lilly provides employee resource groups and workplace accommodation support for applicants with disabilities.
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