🚀 Associate Expert R&D Automation (m/f/d)

Be among the first 25 applicants. Join Octapharma Biopharmaceuticals GmbH, a subsidiary of the Octapharma group, as we work to develop and produce medicines from human plasma and cell lines, aiming to improve patients’ quality of life.

Associate Expert R&D Automation (m/f/d)

Position in the Automation and Data Management group, Research & Development Department.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Development, adaptation and maintenance of automated workflows in direct cooperation with scientists from all R&D groups
• First‑line technical support and troubleshooting for in-house automation systems
• Expansion of the existing systems and technical adaptation to changing requirements
• Coordination of external maintenance tasks
• Internal user training for automated systems
• Documentation of method protocols (non‑GxP)
• Linking automated workflows with in-house data management and LIMS systems

Your expertise and ideal skill set

• M. Sc. in Life Sciences with relevant experience, or comparably qualified early‑career professional
• Cooperative and communicative behaviour, especially in an interdisciplinary environment
• Practical experience with liquid handling platforms (preferably Tecan Freedom EVOware®), including scripting logic; experience with scheduling software (e.g. ThermoFisher Momentum®) is considered a plus
• Ability and willingness to adapt to changing requirements of automated systems in a dynamic R&D department
• Programming experience in Python; additional knowledge in VBA or VBS is considered a plus
• Openness to continuous learning and to developing new screening approaches
• Experience with data management or LIMS tools is considered a plus
• Fluent English skills; good German knowledge is considered a plus

Thrive with us

• A permanent position in full‑time (40 hrs./week) in a dynamically growing company
• A modern, “state of the art” working environment
• Flexible working hours
• Regular opportunities for further training
• 30 days vacation
• Own company restaurant with subsidies
• Free drinks such as coffee, tea and water
• Job ticket or parking space for bicycle or car
• An international team in an international corporate environment
• A collegial environment with many opportunities for activities

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application – regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.

Please apply via our web portal only. (reference number: 60821 )

Mrs. Dorothee Schaupp – Head of HR
Octapharma Biopharmaceuticals GmbH
Im Neuenheimer Feld 590, 69120 Heidelberg
Tel: +49 (0)6221 ‑ 1852 546