Lab Automation & Logistics Delivery Lead

Job Description Summary

As a Delivery Lead for Lab Automation & Logistics in Data & Digital (D&D), you will drive the delivery and adoption of cutting-edge automation, orchestration, and AI-enabled solutions across laboratory operations and sample logistics in Biomedical Research. You will play a pivotal role in transforming how scientific workflows are executed enabling scalable, efficient, and data-driven lab environments that accelerate research outcomes.

Scope of Responsibility

The role operates across the following capability areas:

• Lab device and system integration
• Workflow orchestration across systems and teams
• Automation (RPA, event-driven workflows)
• AI solutions for operational processes
• Sample ordering, production, and logistics workflows
• Compliance-enabled workflow design and execution

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of lab automation and workflow orchestration initiatives, driving scalable and efficient lab and logistics processes across Biomedical Research
• Ensure delivery excellence by managing scope, timelines, and budget while leading cross-functional matrix teams and aligning across stakeholders and D&D functions
• Drive workflow automation by identifying inefficiencies and translating business processes into scalable, reusable automation solutions (RPA, orchestration, AI)
• Own stakeholder engagement by acting as the primary interface, building strong relationships, aligning priorities, and communicating progress, risks, and outcomes clearly
• Guarantee compliance and standards by ensuring solutions meet architectural, security, and regulatory requirements, and align with enterprise platforms and data integrity needs

Essential Requirements

• Masters or PhD degree in a scientific/technology/computational science/data science area
• 10+ years of relevant experience in a multidisciplinary environment across the Pharma continuum
• Proven ability to deliver complex initiatives end-to-end, consistently achieving high-quality outcomes on time and within budget across lab, data, or digital domains
• Strong project management expertise, including prioritization, planning, execution, communication, and risk management, with the ability to manage dependencies across multiple teams and systems
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional matrix teams, with the ability to effectively coordinate diverse stakeholders and drive aligned execution
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to act as a trusted delivery partner across business and technical audiences
• Solid domain and digital expertise, including understanding of lab operations and scientific systems, and hands-on knowledge of workflow automation, RPA, and AI-enabled solutions
• Strong systems thinking and automation mindset, with the ability to identify optimization opportunities and apply appropriate approaches (workflow orchestration, RPA, AI) to deliver scalable solutions

Desirable Requirements

• Experience applying modern delivery practices (e.g., agile, experimentation, product-centric delivery models)
• Agentic AI experience
• Ability to translate ambiguous operational challenges into structured, deliverable initiatives
• Proven ability to drive innovation, continuous improvement, and high-performance delivery behaviors in complex environments
• Curious, self-motivated, and continuous learner
• Collaborative and delivery-oriented mindset