Parallel Bio
At Parallel Bio, we are using the immune system to unlock safer, more effective drugs. By creating access to genuine human biology in a diverse, reproducible, and scalable way we’re changing the way researchers find, test, refine, and deliver these life-changing therapies.
The human immune system is the master regulator of health and disease in our bodies. Current tools used to discover drugs that target the immune system are wildly inadequate. To fix this critical gap, Parallel Bio created a human ‘immune system in a dish’ to rapidly accelerate the development of new drugs and immunotherapies more likely to work in patients. This means developing drugs that are known to safely work in humans before the first patient receives the first dose and an end to needlessly destroying millions of lab animals in the pursuit of human health.
By blending this biological innovation with the latest in high-throughput lab automation and integrated data capture & analysis, we’re creating a new type of biotech – one that brings the advantages of cloud computing to next-generation wet lab studies.
The Role
This role is a foundational role for Parallel Bio. As our first dedicated automation engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Evaluation and selection of lab robotics.
- Developing automation routines to increase the capacity and throughput in our immunology lab including organoid seeding and culturing, media changes, and assay preparation.
- Work with the software engineering team to define end-to-end automation and data capture for our high-throughput facility.
- Collaborate on developing strategy for expanding the automation discipline and team at Parallel Bio.
As the first automation engineer, you will be instrumental in defining and nurturing our culture and practice around the development and use of automation. This role is a mix of technical execution, design, and company-building.
This role reports directly to the Head of Technology and is a potential path to senior leadership as the company grows.
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