Vice President of Automation Operations Greater San Francisco, CA Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President of Automation Operations to lead its laboratory automation, service, and compound management teams. The role will shape and execute a multi-year platform roadmap, translate scientific needs into engineering requirements, and oversee the design, integration, reliability, and lifecycle management of automated laboratory systems. The successful candidate will guide the transition of validated research assays into dependable production services, establishing service levels for turnaround, performance, and data traceability. Responsibilities also include setting operational standards and metrics, managing vendors and budgets, planning capacity and investments, and communicating platform strategy and performance to scientific and executive leadership. Candidates should have a postgraduate degree and at least 15 years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree and at least 18 years, in laboratory automation, scientific instrumentation, or life-sciences platform engineering. At least five years of experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and managers is required, along with a record of building laboratory platforms from concept through scaled operations. Applicants should bring deep understanding of experimental science and engineering, experience with laboratory reliability and maintenance, and a track record of moving manual workflows into automated services. Knowledge of integrated automation systems, compound management, operational metrics, budgeting, and vendor relationships is essential, as are strong communication and strategic planning skills. Experience in high-throughput drug discovery, laboratory informatics, advanced imaging, or scaling organizations is an advantage.

Hiring Company

Eikon Therapeutics