(Senior) Scientist: Lab Automation & High-Throughput

Job title: (Senior) Scientist: Lab Automation \u0026 High-Throughput \nCity, country: Delft, The Netherlands \n \n\n\nAre you excited by combining automation, data, and biology to accelerate biotech innovation? As a (Senior) Scientist in Lab Automation, you\u2019ll design and deploy high\u2011throughput, automated experimental workflows that drive strain development and bioprocess innovation. Join a science\u2011led environment where your ideas directly shape future biotech platforms.\n\nYour key responsibilities\n\n * Translate project and business needs into robust automated experimental workflows, including data tracking \u0026 data analysis approaches. \n * Using data-driven approaches, design and optimize predictive high-throughput screening and automated strain engineering workflows.\n * Plan and execute experimental work, analyse and document data, and communicate results through meetings as well as written reports, contributing to scientific excellence and continuous team growth.\n * Contribute to mid- and long-term strategy development for lab automation capabilities and their effective implementation across diverse projects.\n * Work closely with R\u0026D managers, key scientists in strain engineering, analytics, fermentation, down-stream processing, bioinformatics, and data science, as part of multidisciplinary project teams.\n\n\n\nWe offer\n\n * A unique opportunity to shape how lab automation and digitalization impact biotech innovation for years to come.\n * Access to state\u2011of\u2011the\u2011art laboratory and data automation technologies.\n * A science\u2011led, innovative environment that encourages creativity and thinking beyond conventional boundaries.\n * A collaborative, international workplace with flexibility and a hybrid working model.\n * A culture that supports learning, knowledge sharing, and continuous professional growth.\n * An inclusive and empowering environment where your ideas and contributions truly matter.\n\n\n\nYou bring\n\n * A PhD with 5 years of relevant experience in high-throughput screening and downscaling, computational approaches to bioprocess optimization, automated strain engineering, or synthetic biology.\n * Ability to address biological questions with quantitative, data-driven and high-throughput approaches. Hands-on experience with design of experiments, biostatistics and bioinformatic and expertise with programming languages (like Python or R) to analyse data is a plus.\n * Experience with lab automation technologies, particularly liquid handlers, and solution providers (Tecan, Hamilton, HighRes Biosolutions, Labcyte, Molecular Devices, etc.).\n * Familiarity with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Laboratory Execution Systems (LES), and data integration pipelines is a plus.\n * Strong written and presentation skills, the ability to work effectively in international teams, and a strong ability to integrate digital solutions into biotech workflows. \n\n\n\nAbout dsm-firmenich \nAt dsm-firmenich, we don\u2019t just meet expectations \u2013 we go beyond them. \nJoin our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life. \n \nFrom elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions \u2013 every single day. Whether it\u2019s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that\u2019s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere. \n \nAnd while you\u2019re making a difference, we\u2019ll make sure you\u2019re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They\u2019re essential to our future. \n \nBecause real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.\n\nInclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement \nAt dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly the kind of culture we\u2019re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong. \n \nWe\u2019re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we\u2019re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we\u2019re committed to reflecting the world we serve. \n \nWe welcome candidates from all backgrounds \u2014 no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you. \n \nAnd if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we\u2019re here to help \u2013 just let us know what you need, and we\u2019ll do everything we can to make it work.\n\nAgency statement \nWe\u2019re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you\u2019re applying as an individual, we\u2019d love to hear from you. We\u2019re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.\n