SRG, the leader in the Life Sciences human capital industry, is looking for a Cell Culture Scientist - POSH Platform consultant to join our client's pharmaceutical development team in South San Francisco. This is a Cell Culture Biologist with Automation experience.

Onsite: South San Francisco

Contract: 1 year plus extension

The Scientist I - POSH Platform candidate will serve as a technical contributor supporting automation initiatives within the POSH platform. This role requires a production-minded scientist with a strong engineering foundation and deep hands-on cell culture experience. The ideal candidate brings expertise in automation systems, thrives in highly organized environments, and effectively partners with cross-functional teams, including the LIMS integration team.

This is somewhat of a cross between a biologist and an automation engineer. This person needs to understand the science but also have an understanding in automation.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Cell Culture Biologist with Automation experience
• Strong background in engineering principles and automation platforms
• Hands-on experience with a broad range of cell culture systems
• Demonstrated bench experience in cell culture biology
• Experience with laboratory automation systems
• Familiarity with microscopy and molecular biology techniques
• Volume and project-based mindset vs research

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience working with the POSH platform
• Experience collaborating with LIMS integration teams
• Automation-focused project management experience - Hamilton Vantage
• Experience with Recursion (competitor) platform or tools (highly desirable)
• Experience in production-scale or high-throughput environments
• ​​​​​​​Microscopy would be great - specifically confocal microscopy with a flavor of automation

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in laboratory automation systems supporting the POSH platform
• Support high-throughput and heavy cell culture workflows across diverse cell culture systems
• Design, execute, and optimize automated cell culture processes
• Apply bench-level expertise in cell culture biology with a focus on automation integration
• Collaborate closely with the LIMS integration team to ensure seamless automation workflows
• Utilize microscopy and molecular biology techniques as part of automated workflows
• Lead or contribute to automation-focused projects with strong project management discipline
• Proactively manage upward communication; come to meetings prepared and organized
• Support production-focused objectives in a fast-paced platform environment

** Only candidates selected to be moved forward in the recruitment process will be contacted by SRG's Recruitment Team to schedule a conversation.

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