Senior LabWare LIMS Administrator
Why this role matters
Our client is expanding their product pipeline and needs a senior LabWare expert to design, build, and optimize the Laboratory Information Management System that powers day-to-day lab and manufacturing operations. You will own critical master data, shape new modules, and keep the system reliable and compliant so scientists can move faster with confidence.
What you will do
- Configure and administer LabWare LIMS, with responsibility for master data such as Item Codes, Products, and Sample Plans.
- Design, test, and deploy new and enhanced LabWare modules including raw material testing, instrument integrations, and reagent management.
- Partner with end users to translate business needs into clear requirements, process flows, and practical solutions.
- Provide frontline assistance to LabWare users, create reference tools and procedures, and deliver training for Operations, Support, and Systems Development teams.
- Own the testing lifecycle for changes and upgrades. Prepare test plans and scripts, execute testing, evaluate results, and document outcomes.
- Maintain strong GMP compliance using ALCOA principles and formal change control for configurations and customizations.
- Support validation activities, including review of protocols and execution records.
- Troubleshoot design issues and propose creative, compliant workarounds that keep business operations moving.
- Perform or review routine analytical methods as needed, including ELISA and cell-based immunoassays, electrophoresis such as SDS-PAGE and IEF, and PCR, following written procedures and good documentation practices.
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 4 to 6 years of hands-on experience with LabWare LIMS covering administration, configuration design, master data setup, and workflow development.
- Working knowledge of requirements gathering, documentation, and authoring test scripts.
- Proven success managing multiple priorities and responding to urgent issues without losing accuracy or detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Experience operating in a GMP environment with ALCOA documentation and formal change control.
- LabWare Version 8 is preferred. Version 7 experience is acceptable.
Schedule
The team collaborates on West Coast hours. Candidates in other time zones are welcome if they can align to this schedule.
Why candidates choose this opportunity
- Visible impact on a core enterprise system used across the organization.
- Greenfield and enhancement work as the pipeline grows.
- Close partnership with scientists and operations in a mission-driven, compliant setting.