Jeff James

Jeff James is an accomplished Automation Engineer with extensive experience in laboratory automation and sales across various organizations. Currently, Jeff serves as an Automation Engineer at Just - Evotec Biologics, following a tenure as Automation Sales Engineer for Biosero, Inc., where responsibilities extended across the Pacific Northwest. As a co-founder of the Discovery Lab Automation Group, Jeff fosters collaboration among lab automation professionals. Previous roles include Automation Sales Engineer at Formulatrix, Automation Engineer at Just Biotherapeutics, and Field Applications Automation Engineer at Hamilton Robotics, where project requirements, method development, and user training were key responsibilities. Jeff also held positions at Atlantic Lab Equipment, Institute for Systems Biology, NanoString Technologies, and Merck / Rosetta Inpharmatics, contributing expertise in facility planning, system design, and process optimization. Jeff holds dual Bachelor's degrees in Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Washington.