Johnson & Johnson Hiring Digital Automation Co-Op, PA

About Innovative Medicine

Our work in Innovative Medicine is guided by patients, and their insights drive our science-based progress. Team members here help develop the medicines of tomorrow and save lives.

You will help develop treatments, find cures, and move discoveries from the lab to patients, always keeping patients at the center. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine.

The TDS CGT-Digital Automation Co-Op is open to one candidate in Malvern, PA. The co-op term typically runs six months, from January to June 2027 (flexible). The role is full time (40 hours per week) and fully on-site.

Purpose

The TDS Cell & Gene Therapy Development Digital & Automation team is looking for a motivated Co-Op student to gain hands-on experience in laboratory automation, AI-driven systems, instrument integration, Python development, and human-in-the-loop automation workflows. The selected candidate will contribute to solutions that improve scientific processes through automation, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies.

Responsibilities

• Prototype a control layer that connects AI agents to laboratory liquid handling systems for direct command execution.
• Develop Python-based solutions that enable intelligent automation workflows.
• Implement state-checking, observation, and decision-making logic between automated execution steps.
• Design and test mechanisms to detect execution issues such as clogged tips, low reagent levels, or instrument misalignment, and apply corrective actions.
• Build approval checkpoints that let scientists review and authorize plans or critical actions before execution.
• Create guardrails, logging systems, and state-tracking tools that support transparency, auditability, and safe operation of AI-enabled systems.
• Support integration efforts between instruments, APIs, SDKs, and automation platforms.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers on automation solutions and provide project support as needed.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.