Automation Lead
Genentech · South San Francisco, CA · Business Strategy & Delivery
About this role
Genentech is hiring a senior-level QA Engineer in the software engineering function based in South San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with Automation. Compensation is listed at $147,600–$274,200 per year.
- Role
- QA Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- South San Francisco, CA
- Department
- Business Strategy & Delivery
- Posted
- May 13, 2026
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Job description
from Genentech careersThe Position
Automation Lead
A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.
The Opportunity:
This role is responsible for identifying, designing, and delivering automation solutions across finance to reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, and improve overall process efficiency. It supports a broad portfolio of initiatives spanning finance operations and reporting workflows, including workflow automation, RPA, data automation, and control automation. The role balances strategic responsibilities, such as defining the automation roadmap, standards, and pipeline, with hands-on execution, including solution delivery, release management, and driving adoption. It also promotes an “automation by design” approach, building scalable, reusable solutions with embedded controls and clear intake processes, while ensuring appropriate human oversight where needed.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
Manage automation intake: Build and run a structured intake and feasibility process, assessing complexity, risk, benefits, and control impact.
Design automation solutions: Translate business needs into scalable automation designs, partnering with IT or engineering for implementation when needed.
Set automation standards: Establish best practices for documentation, testing, monitoring, and exception handling.
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