Job Description
Team: Laboratory Automation & Operations
Company snapshot
We are revolutionizing organic chemistry with a fully automated synthesis platform. We combine high-throughput robotics and analytical technologies to accelerate small-molecule discovery.
What you'll do
- Automated Synthesis Execution: Set up and run organic synthesis reactions using robotic liquid-handling systems, including sensitive reactions under inert conditions (glovebox, Schlenk lines) and photochemical reactions.
- Robotic Work-Up Automation: Implement automated protocols for quenching, extraction, filtration, and evaporation (e.g., plate-based evaporators).
- Stock Solution Preparation: Accurately weigh, dissolve, standardize, label, and organize reagent stock solutions and plates for robotic workflows.
- Reagent Receipt & Qualification: Receive incoming chemical reagents and lab consumables, perform quality inspections, document batch information, and maintain inventory accuracy.
- General Lab Maintenance: Manage shipping and receiving, maintain laboratory glassware and equipment, and perform routine upkeep to ensure seamless lab operations.
- Data Management: Accurately document reaction parameters, analytical data (LC-MS, GC-MS), and reagent metadata in electronic lab notebooks, ensuring data integrity for AI/ML model development.
- Instrument Maintenance: Regularly calibrate and maintain laboratory robotics, analytical instruments, and related equipment; troubleshoot technical issues as needed.
- Protocol & Software Development: Assist in writing and refining Python or Bash scripts for automating laboratory workflows, data parsing, plate mapping, and instrument control.
- Safety Compliance: Ensure adherence to chemical safety protocols, maintain accurate chemical inventories, and follow laboratory SOPs.
Minimum qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
- 1+ year experience in an organic chemistry laboratory (industry or academia).
- Familiarity with liquid-handling robots or analytical instrumentation.
- Basic scripting proficiency (Python, Bash) or demonstrated ability to quickly acquire these skills.
- Strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
Nice-to-have
- Experience in high-throughput experimentation or automated reaction work-ups.
- Knowledge of inert-atmosphere handling techniques (glovebox, Schlenk).
- Experience with laboratory information management systems (LIMS) or similar data-management software.
- Hands-on experience with spectroscopy and chromatography techniques.
What we offer
- An exciting opportunity to contribute directly to groundbreaking automated chemical synthesis.
- Close collaboration with company founders, synthetic chemists, and machine learning experts.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
- A dynamic, innovative work environment where your contributions significantly advance scientific discovery.
Our company is an equal-opportunity employer.
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