LIMS Analyst
LIMS (LabVantage) Analyst 12-month Contract Remote- EST Hours
Requirements
- Support the implementation of the LabVantage Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) by supporting the Quality Control (QC) department during User Acceptance Testing (UAT), master data review, and data migration activities.
- Gain working knowledge of QC processes, LIMS functionality, and workflows.
- Review business requirements, system documentation, and LIMS processes.
- Partner with business SMEs, Quality, and IT teams to support implementation activities.
- Execute, document, and maintain UAT test scripts and test cases.
- Verify system functionality against business requirements.
- Support resolution of system defects and participate in regression testing and test readiness activities.
- Coordinate testing activities with business stakeholders.
- Review and verify master data, including products, specifications, test methods, materials, users, and laboratory workflows.
- Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and process improvement opportunities.
- Support development and maintenance of master data governance processes.
- Monitor data migration activities from legacy LabWare LIMS.
- Review migrated data for accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
- Perform data reconciliation and support business acceptance of migrated data.
- Document and track data-related issues through resolution.
- Transition into the Business Administrator role for the LIMS platform.
- Manage user access, roles, and permissions.
- Support master data maintenance and business configuration activities.
- Maintain business procedures, training materials, and system documentation.
- Serve as the primary business contact for day-to-day LIMS support and enhancement requests.
- Support inspections, audits, and compliance-related activities.
- Support go-live readiness and post-implementation activities.
- Develop and maintain UAT execution and testing documentation, master data review and verification reports, data migration verification and reconciliation documentation, and business administration procedures and user support documentation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
- Minimum 3–5 years of Quality Control (QC) laboratory experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cell therapy, gene therapy, or other regulated GMP environment.
- Hands-on experience with QC laboratory operations, including sample management, testing workflows, specifications, investigations, stability programs, and data review.
- Experience working with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), such as LabVantage, LabWare, STARLIMS, SampleManager, or equivalent laboratory systems.
- Experience supporting system implementations, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), validation, or process improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of GMP, GxP, ALCOA data integrity principles, and regulatory requirements applicable to laboratory systems.
- Experience reviewing and managing laboratory master data, including products, specifications, test methods, materials, and user roles.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, communication, and documentation skills.
- Previous experience serving as a LIMS Business Administrator, Super User, or System Owner preferred.
- Previous experience with LabVantage LIMS preferred.
- Experience supporting LIMS implementation, upgrade, or deployment projects preferred.
- Experience developing and maintaining end-user guidance documents preferred.
- Experience with master data management and data migration activities in LIMS preferred.