Biotechnology
10 lab automation experts
These ten professionals have led or built laboratory automation in-house at pharmaceutical, biotech and laboratory companies. A reader can learn how automation projects are chosen, how liquid handling and robotic systems are fitted into lab workflows and how scientists are brought along.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alyssa Kloysuntia
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director Laboratory Automation · IQVIA Laboratories
Associate Director Laboratory Automation at IQVIA Laboratories since September 2024, after serving there as Laboratory Automation Engineer Automation Team Lead (2022–2024) and Senior Automation Scientist (2021–2022). The profile describes specialization in laboratory automation, microbiology, molecular biology and agile project management, with expertise in integrating automated workflows.
David Bouck
LinkedInExperience: Head of Automation, Global Biologics · Takeda
Head of Automation, Global Biologics at Takeda since November 2023; the profile describes accelerating drug discovery by combining high-throughput screening and laboratory automation with training in cell biology. At Takeda he was also Senior Scientist I and Head of Automation, Lead Discovery (2016–2020) and Principal Scientist and Head of Automation, Lead Discovery (2020–2021), and he was Head of HTS Core & Operations at Ginkgo Bioworks (2021–2023).
Emerson Zang
LinkedInExperience: Science and Matrix Lead Lab Automation · Roche
Science and Matrix Lead Lab Automation at Roche since December 2022. The profile describes experience in automated liquid handling, robotics and screening, and in coordinating the interplay of biology, hardware and software. The profile also lists Research Scientist (Enzyme Screening) at Clariant (2014–2022).
Gleb Konotop, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Head of Automation · AbbVie
Head of Automation at AbbVie since 2019, with a profile headline naming him Global Laboratory Automation Lead and citing laboratory process automation and liquid handling; the profile describes the role as covering R&D, product development, laboratory automation and digitalization, and global coordination. He was Automation Specialist at Hamilton Company (2017–2019) and Senior Scientist (Post-Doc) at DKFZ German Cancer Research Center (2011–2017).
James Myslik
LinkedInExperience: Group Director, Discovery Automation & Compound Management · Bristol Myers Squibb
Former Group Director, Discovery Automation & Compound Management at Bristol Myers Squibb (2009–2010). His other Bristol Myers Squibb roles include Associate Director, Discovery Automation (2004–2007), Director, Discovery Automation (2008–2009) and Group Director, Research IT & Automation (2010–2025); the profile describes developing and leading enterprise-wide IT and laboratory process improvement projects.
Jesse Mulcahy
LinkedInExperience: Genetic Medicine Lab Automation Lead · Eli Lilly and Company
Former Genetic Medicine Lab Automation Lead at Eli Lilly and Company (2025–2026). As Director, Head of Automation at Cellino (2023–2025), the profile says he led a team of automation engineers developing, deploying and maintaining automation hardware and software; he was also Associate Director - Automation Engineering at Ultragenyx (2022–2023) and Senior Automation Engineer at EMD Serono, Inc. (2018–2022).
Juan Reyes
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Innovation and Lab Automation · Moderna
Director, Global Innovation and Lab Automation at Moderna since May 2026, after serving there as Associate Director, Automation Engineer, Clinical Biomaker Laboratory (2022–2026). The profile describes experience developing and executing automated methods for liquid handling and media formulation and dispensing; he was also Lead Automation Engineer at Exosome Diagnostics (2021–2022).
Kristen Tran
LinkedInExperience: Head of Automation · Ginkgo Bioworks
Former Head of Automation (2020–2023) and Head of Automation Strategy (2023–2025) at Ginkgo Bioworks, and Workcell Lead at Lila Sciences since 2025. The profile describes using custom automated software and hardware platforms to automate laboratory processes for scale, data quality and traceability, working with bench scientists and process engineers to develop system specifications and implement solutions.
Robert Ray
LinkedInExperience: Director, Laboratory Automation & Robotics · Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Director, Laboratory Automation & Robotics at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine since June 2022, after serving there as Associate Director, Laboratory Automation (2019–2022). The profile lists specialties in laboratory automation, automated liquid handling and cell and molecular biology; he was also Global Automation Manager - HID at Thermo Fisher Scientific (2017–2019) and Automation Applications Engineer at Hamilton Company (2009–2012).
Tom Tripodi
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director Compound Management & HTS Laboratory Automation Technologies · PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
Former Associate Director Compound Management & HTS Laboratory Automation Technologies at PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (2004–2023), and Senior Scientist, Integrated Automation Lead at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine since 2024. The profile describes specialization in HTS drug discovery automation technologies, liquid handling and compound management, including laboratory instrument integration and building automated instrument clusters.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's lab setting to yours, since automating high-throughput discovery screening differs from automating regulated clinical or testing workflows. For build-versus-buy and integration questions, favor people who led automation teams, and for method-level questions, favor those in hands-on engineering or scientist roles.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which lab workflows to automate first, and how do you estimate the return?
- 02What have you learned about integrating liquid handlers, schedulers and LIMS into one working system?
- 03How do you staff and organize an automation team so that scientists actually adopt the systems?
About this directory
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