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David Schnayer

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Director, Automation at Twist Bioscience
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

David is the Director of Automation at Twist Bioscience, with extensive experience in deploying and innovating laboratory automation systems from R&D to production. He holds a Bachelors from UC Berkeley and is a certified Scrum Product Owner, specializing in translating assays and integrating software to enhance productivity.

He is actively growing his team, having recently posted about looking for an experienced automation engineer to join exciting new projects at Twist Bioscience.

Unique fact: He holds specialized training certifications for both Hamilton STAR and Beckman Biomek FXp laboratory automation platforms.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Director, Automation
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Laboratory Automation
His entire career focuses on designing, deploying, and supporting automated workcells and integrating software solutions in laboratory settings.
Next-Gen Sequencing
Previously led automation for a high-throughput NGS system, designing integrated systems for DNA extraction and library creation at Complete Genomics.
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Career

Work history

12-2021
Director, Automation
Twist Bioscience
12-2020 - 1-2022
Senior Manager, Automation Engineering
Twist Bioscience
11-2018 - 12-2020
Manager, Automation Engineering
Twist Bioscience
1-2016 - 10-2018
Senior Automation Engineer
Twist Bioscience
3-2014 - 1-2016
Sr. Laboratory Automation Engineer
Complete Genomics Inc.
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Education
1997 - 2002
Bachelors of Science
University of California, Berkeley
2004 - 2004
Certificate
California State University, Fullerton
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