About Orakl Oncology. Orakl Oncology grows tumour organoids from real patients and combines them with clinical, molecular and imaging data to predict how patients respond to new cancer drugs. The company runs a high-throughput 3D cell-culture laboratory in Villejuif and is now hiring its first Automation Lead to build an automation function from the ground up.
Missions
- Map the laboratory’s organoid culture, drug screening and plate-based workflows and decide which steps to automate first.
- Source and specify liquid handlers, robotic arms, incubators and instrument interfaces, and negotiate with vendors.
- Commission new automated lines, bring them into routine service and run them alongside the laboratory team.
- Own the automation budget and the supplier relationships.
- Program PLCs and robots and connect instruments to the platform’s software.
- Hire and lead the automation engineers who will join the function over time.
- Work on the laboratory floor with scientists to keep throughput and quality high.
Profile
- Engineering degree or equivalent with at least eight years of experience in industrial or laboratory automation.
- Strong process thinking and a track record of putting automated lines into service end to end.
- Hands-on knowledge of PLC and robot programming and instrument interfaces.
- Experience negotiating with suppliers and owning a budget.
- Comfortable working on the laboratory floor with high autonomy and short decision lines.
- Experience in regulated or life-science settings, cell culture or liquid handling is a plus.
- Experience hiring and leading an automation team is a plus.
- Fluent English.
