Lab Automation Scientist

Lab Automation Scientist 

Location:         Slough, United Kingdom 

**Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed. 

Every day, our teams across the world work together to turn scientific breakthroughs into life-changing medicines that reach up to 100 million patients a year. Lonza is a place where people can make a unique impact, grow their careers and belong. 

We're looking for a Laboratory Automation Scientist to join our growing UK R&D team as part of the High Throughput Center of Excellence. You'll design and implement automated laboratory workflows that improve efficiency, enhance data quality, and accelerate biopharmaceutical research. Working alongside scientists and engineers, you'll leverage robotics, automation, and digital tools to help bring innovative therapies to patients faster. Experience with laboratory automation platforms, workflow development, and systems such as LIMS and ELN will enable you to make an immediate impact. 

This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards. 

What you will get: 

• An agile career and dynamic working culture. 

• An inclusive and ethical workplace. 

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance. 

• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location. 

The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits. 

What you will do: 

• Design, develop, and optimise automated laboratory workflows to support research and development activities. 

• Configure, program, and maintain laboratory automation and robotic platforms. 

• Troubleshoot automation systems and coordinate equipment servicing and vendor support. 

• Partner with scientists, engineers, bioinformaticians, and IT teams to identify and implement automation solutions. 

• Validate and qualify automated systems to ensure reliable performance and compliance with quality standards. 

• Support the transfer and scale-up of automated workflows into operational and QC environments. 

• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to increase efficiency, data quality, and laboratory productivity. 

What we are looking for: 

• Master’s degree in Bioscience, Biology, Engineering, Automation, or a related scientific discipline. 

• Proven experience in laboratory automation and high-throughput technologies within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences sector. 

• Hands-on expertise with automated liquid handling and robotic platforms, such as Hamilton, Tecan, Beckman Coulter, or Agilent systems. 

• Programming and workflow development experience, including automation scripting using tools such as Python, VENUS, Fluent EVOware, or similar platforms. 

• Knowledge of digital laboratory technologies, including LIMS, ELN, and data management systems, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams. 

You will feel at home at Lonza if you:  

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility  

• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment  

• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve  

• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself  

• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients  

Why Lonza:  

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, you will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters.  

We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow.  

Join us. Be you. Apply now.