Celerion

(Laboratory) Automation Specialist (80 – 100 %)

Celerion  •  Zürich, CH (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Celerion is one of the world's leading bioanalytical contract research organizations and has been supporting pharmaceutical and biotech drug development programs around the world for more than 40 years.   Due to the steady growth of our company and to strengthen our bioanalytical laboratory in the Ligand Binding Service Team in Fehraltorf / Zurich, we are looking for a    (Laboratory) Automation Specialist (80 – 100 %)    

Your tasks

  • Your primary tasks would consist of programming using the VENUS and EVOware software, as well as regularly assessing our robots’ performance.
  • As part of our team, you will become a key component to successfully use the robots to improve the performance and throughput of our assays, and you will help Celerion maintain its competitive position in the market

Our requirement

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a life-science discipline (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology). (Please note: this role targets a life-science background; engineering degrees are not the intended profile)
  • Solid understanding of immunoassays and/or chromatographic methods
  • At least 1 year of experience supporting automated workflows in a regulated laboratory environment (Hamilton VENUS expericence strongly preferred)
  • Good written and spoken German

  • Highly collaborative and service-oriented mindset
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a hands-on approach
  • Structured, detail-oriented, and quality-focused
  • Able to balance development work with operational support

Our offer

  • A technically challenging and varied role at the interface of automation and bioanalytical science
  • Opportunity to contribute and shape the continuous development of Celerion’s automation capabilities
  • Development and growth opportunities within the automation team, as well as internal mobility within the company, aligned with individual experience and performance
  • State-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure
  • Very good employment conditions, flexible working hours
  • Structured onboarding and internal training program
Do you have experience programming liquid handling robots? Are you familiar with transferring immunoassays or chromatographic methods to automated platforms?
If so, we invite you to join our small team of experts dedicated to automating bioanalytical assays using Hamilton and Tecan systems.
In this role, you will program liquid handling robots using Hamilton VENUS and Tecan EVOware, regularly assess robot performance (PQ testing), and work closely with scientists and laboratory operators to ensure reliable, high-throughput automated workflows. Your contribution will be essential to improving assay performance and throughput and to maintaining Celerion’s competitive position.
We want to get to know you! Please send your complete application documents directly to https://www.celerion.com/careers
Celerion

About Celerion

Celerion, a leader in early clinical research, delivers Applied Translational Medicine. Celerion applies our expertise and experience to translating information gained in research discoveries, to knowledge of drug action and effect in humans to support early drug development decisions and the clinical pharmacology labeling of new medicines.

With over 50 years of experience and 600 global clinic beds (including 24 in-hospital), Celerion conducts and analyzes First-in-Human, clinical proof-of-concept, cardiovascular safety (TQT, robust QT), ADME and NDA-enabling clinical pharmacology studies. Celerion provides expertise on modeling and simulation, study design, medical writing (protocols and reports), clinical data sciences, biostatistics, and PK/PD analysis as well as small and large molecule bioanalytical assays through clinical drug development. Regulatory, drug development and program management complement Celerion’s service offerings.

Our operations are strategically located in:

Lincoln, Nebraska (Corporate Headquarters)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Phoenix, Arizona

Belfast, Northern Ireland,UK

Zurich, Switzerland

Vienna, Austria

Richmond, Virginia

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

For more information, visit: www.celerion.com

Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Lincoln, NE
Year Founded
2010
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