Pharmaceutical Solution Architect

Insight Global; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology consulting firm is seeking a LIMS Solution Architect in Toronto, Canada. This role focuses on supporting a critical upgrade to the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) within a regulated pharmaceutical environment. The successful candidate will lead technical architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance while bridging the needs of the lab, quality, application, and IT teams. This is not a project management position; rather, it requires a hands-on technical approach to system design and integration.

Qualifications

• Experience working with LIMS platforms in pharmaceutical environments.
• Strong solution architecture experience.
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical architecture work for LIMS upgrade.
• Act as a bridge between lab, quality, and IT teams.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Experience with LIMS platforms

Solution architecture experience

Hands-on experience with SQL Server

Experience with system integrations

Familiarity with GxP-regulated systems

Technical mindset

Job description

• Experience working with LIMS platforms in pharmaceutical or other regulated environments.
• Prior experience supporting major system upgrades or implementations (LIMS preferred).
• Strong solution architecture experience, including system design, integrations, and end‑to‑end technical oversight.
• Experience bridging functional business needs with technical execution.
• Hands‑on experience with SQL Server and database administration concepts.
• Experience designing and supporting system integrations and data flows.
• Working knowledge of security, data management, and compliance principles.
• Familiarity with GxP‑regulated systems.
• Hands‑on technical mindset with the ability to assess, design, and guide implementation activities.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• LabWare LIMS experience, particularly supporting an upgrade.
• Experience working in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality, or lab environments.
• Exposure to validated environments and enterprise application ecosystems.
• Experience supporting complex cutover and data migration efforts.
• Exposure to SAP, QMS, MES, or other enterprise systems.
• Cloud exposure (AWS or Azure) in regulated environments.
• light project delivery or coordination experience.
• C or C‑like programming experience for LIMS customizations.

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a LIMS Solution Architect to support a critical upgrade to the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) within a regulated pharmaceutical environment. In this role, you’ll take the lead on the hands‑on technical architecture work—from system assessment and solution design to integrations and cutover planning—for a mission‑critical platform supporting lab operations, quality, and manufacturing.

You’ll act as the technical bridge between internal lab, quality, application, and IT teams, as well as external implementation partners. A big part of this role is ensuring that the upgraded solution is scalable, secure, and fully compliant with pharmaceutical regulatory requirements, while aligning technical decisions with both business and functional needs.

This is a true technical architecture role, not a project management position. It requires someone who’s ready to be deeply involved in system design, data flows, and integration strategy from end to end.