About this opportunity
Guardant Health, Inc. lists this Senior Automation Service Engineer opportunity in redwood city, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant® is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visitguardanthealth.comand follow the company onLinkedIn,X (Twitter)andFacebook.
The Senior Service Engineer is a technical leader who will provide laboratory service and support to the Operations and Development labs across Guardant Health’s multiple locations. In this role, he/she will be expected to be the subject matter expert at performing equipment installations, qualifications, maintenance, and troubleshooting of complex laboratory automation systems, including liquid handlers and other instrumentation used within a sequencing workflow. If selected, the candidate will utilize their technical expertise to provide world‑class customer service, while adhering to quality and regulatory requirements. As a Senior Automation Service Engineer, the candidate will help lead and mentor team members, ensuring that tasks are performed correctly and efficiently. He/She shall collaborate with cross‑functional departments to help ensure that the team is meeting customer expectations. The selected candidate shall utilize past experiences to drive a continuous improvement culture by identifying gaps, proposing solutions, and driving them to implementation. As a senior member of the team, he/she will assist the management team to ensure instrument reliability metrics are met, equipment capacity does not breach thresholds, and workflows are being executed as streamlined as possible.
Responsibilities
Perform installation and operational qualifications (IQOQ), monthly/semi‑annual/annual preventative maintenances (PM), troubleshooting and repair
Own instrument uptime by resolving service requests in a timely manner and assisting teammates on more complex issues
Perform expert‑level troubleshooting of automation systems and laboratory instrumentation
Serve as a subject matter expert for laboratory automation systems and identify/resolve repeat issues
Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions
Maintain accurate service documentation in compliance with quality systems
Analyze equipment performance trends and implement scalable, long‑term solutions
Develop, standardize, and improve SOPs, checklists, and service documentation
Drive enhancements to the maintenance and calibration processes for scalability and sustainability
Ensure accuracy of maintenance and calibration within the asset management system
Provide tier1 support to laboratory end‑users for issues related to equipment, communication/connectivity, methods, etc.
Assist in temperature monitoring of cold storages, laboratories, warehouses, etc via a temperature monitoring system
Drive continuous improvement initiatives as they relate to service processes to help streamline day‑to‑day workflows
Mentor and train Automation Service Engineers colleagues and personnel from other cross‑functional departments
Collaborate with cross‑functional departments within project core‑teams to implement lab deployments, relocations, and operational scale‑up
Ensure team milestones and timelines are met in accordance to management guidance
Support audits and inspections, ensuring regulatory readiness
Collaborate with internal partners and external vendors, as needed
Participate in an on‑call rotation to provide after‑hours support
Qualifications
BS degree in engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent (advanced degree preferred)
5–8+ years of relevant service/support experience
5+ years of service engineering or instrumentation support experience
Expertise with Hamilton liquid handlers and laboratory automation systems
Strong experience with Qiagen QiaSymphony, Agilent TapeStation, Illumina sequencers, and other laboratory equipment used within a sequencing workflow
Proven experience authoring and executing PM, IQ, OQ, PQ, and service documentation
Strong knowledge of CLIA, GMP, and regulated environments
Demonstrated experience driving process standardization and scalability
Demonstrated experience driving root cause analysis
Demonstrated experience driving continuous improvements initiatives
Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies
Liquid handler programming experience preferred
High‑throughput automation/workcell experience preferred
Strong leadership, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills
Ability to travel up to 20% AI & Digital Fluency
Demonstrate curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to critically evaluate and responsibly leverage AI‑enabled tools in accordance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of work.
Hybrid Work Model
This section is applicable to onsite employees who are eligible for hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has defined days for in‑person/onsite collaboration and work‑from‑home days for individual‑focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in‑office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant, our work model has created flexibility for better work‑life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.
Base Pay
Primary Location: Redwood City, CA
Primary Location Base Pay Range: $127,100 - $174,800
Other US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $108,035 - $148,580
If the role is performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is: $114,390 - $157,320
Work Environment
Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
Disability Accommodations
Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long‑term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out to
Background Screening
A background screening including criminal history is required for this role. GH will consider qualified applicants with criminal arrest or conviction histories in a manner consistent with applicable law including but not limited to the LA County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Equal Employment Opportunity
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Worksite address
redwood city, CA, 94061, US
Who can apply
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