Automation Engineer (all genders)

We’re excited to share this opportunity is part of the Sandoz acquisition of Just-Evotec Biologics in Toulouse. Through this opportunity you will impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people through bold ideas supported by an inclusive, agile company culture. Join us to help make healthcare fairer and faster, help us to pioneer access to medicine! Click to learn more.

Location: Toulouse.
Contract : Permanent.

What You’ll Do:

The Automation Engineer plays a pivotal role in driving the advancement of biopharmaceutical production through automation and digitalization. Building upon their experience and expertise in automation and digital technologies, you support the technological development across the P&PD (Process & Product Development) Laboratory automation for all relevant activities.

-Design, write and troubleshoot scripts for Hamilton, TECAN, Andrew+ and other liquid handlers and pipetting robots.

-Assess commercially available liquid handlers for improving consistency, throughput, and efficiency of all laboratory workflows.

-Have awareness of commercially available instrumentation for the improvement of existing workflow processes and for the introduction of increased capability of antibody discovery efforts.

-Design, write and troubleshoot scripts in Visual Basic, Python or similar languages, that aid in sample handling, processing, and tracking in association with laboratory instrumentation.

-Collaborate with scientists within the P&PD/ Laboratory group and immediate department to drive development, efficiency and integration of workflows.

-Utilize and integrate LIMS with instrumentation and laboratory workflows.

Install, configure and commission Instrumentation and control system devices.

Who You Are:

• Engineer or Master’s degree in engineering, biology or robotics.

• You have a minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role, including automation projects in the pharmaceutical sector.

• A professional level of English is required to work effectively within this international team (meetings, technical documentation, etc.).

• Knowledge of different automation hardware and ability to identify new applications to automate bench-scale workflows.

• Able to interpret experimental needs and translate them into automation specifications.

• Background with popular programing languages (e.g. Python, C++).

• Understanding of Instrumentation and Control systems including sensors, PLCs, communication protocols, and supervisory systems.

• Understanding of network communication basic concepts like IP addressing, network segmentation, and TCP/IP.

• Able to read and understand wiring connection diagrams.

• A problem solver with analytical skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office apps (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

• Positive with good service motivation.

• Able to work, both within a team and individually.

• Able to work in an active, collaborative, constructive, and respectful manner with all colleagues within and across departments.

• Demonstrated ability to work with flexibility in a changing and demanding environment.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

The future is ours to shape!

ENG: In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.