Senior Automation Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>Our Mission</strong></h2> <p>Our mission is to restore cell health and resilience through cell rejuvenation to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur throughout life.</p> <p>For more information, see our website at <a href="https://altoslabs.com/" target="_blank">altoslabs.com.</a></p> <h2><strong>Our Value</strong></h2> <p>Our Single Altos Value: <strong>Everyone Owns Achieving Our Inspiring Mission</strong>.</p> <h2><strong>Diversity at Altos</strong></h2> <p>Altos Labs has been named one of the Top 3 Biotech Companies and ranked for the second year on the Forbes 2026 Best Startups in America list. &nbsp;At Altos, exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work together to advance a shared mission. Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives. We are all accountable for sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.</p></div><h2><strong>What You Will Contribute To Altos</strong></h2> <p>At Altos, your work will be at the heart of a mission to transform medicine by reversing disease and restoring cell health. You will contribute to the development of a new generation of drugs rooted in an advanced understanding of cellular rejuvenation and resilience. By designing and scaling sophisticated automated systems, you will enable our scientists to translate deep biological insights into tangible therapeutic candidates.</p> <p>Your primary focus will be to support the automation of laboratory workflows within the Institute of Medicine (Discovery Pharmacology and Assay Sciences), ensuring that clinical-grade research moves with unprecedented speed and precision. In this role, you will also work closely to support the Discovery Sciences and Institute of Computation functions, serving as a vital link between target identification and computational modeling. Ultimately, your work will both drive the physical realization of therapies designed to reverse disease and embrace the exciting possibility of generating the high-dimensional data necessary to build the AI drug discovery tools of the future.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>System Design &amp; Integration: Lead the design and implementation of fully automated, end-to-end workflows (e.g., high-content imaging, NGS library prep, and automated cell culture maintenance, mRNA production, high-throughput screening).</li> <li>Workflow Optimization: Evaluate existing manual assays and transform them into robust, scalable automated processes.</li> <li>Software &amp; Scheduling: Program and maintain liquid handling platforms (Hamilton,