LIMS Administrator (12 Month Contract)

Uniting Holding; Loughrea; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniting Holding seeks a LIMS Administrator to support the implementation, validation and ongoing optimisation of LabWare LIMS across QC labs. You will link laboratory operations with IT and vendors to ensure compliant, efficient workflows and data integrity.

The role requires GMP QC experience, QMS familiarity, and hands-on LabWare LIMS/Waters Empower knowledge, reporting to the QC manager. On-site work in Loughrea, Co Galway.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or life sciences.
• Minimum 5 years in GMP pharmaceutical QC laboratories.
• Experience with regulated QMS and computer system validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead LIMS project activities: design, configuration, testing, validation, deployment, and post-go-live support.
• Configure LIMS workflows, master data, sample lifecycle, and reporting structures.
• Translate lab and business requirements into functional specs and test scripts.

Skills

GMP knowledge

LabWare LIMS

Waters Empower

QC collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Analytical Sciences

Tools

LabWare LIMS

Waters Empower

Job description

The LIMS Administrator is a dedicated project role responsible for supporting the implementation, configuration, validation, deployment, and ongoing optimisation of the LabWare Laboratory Information Management System across Quality Control laboratories. The role works full-time within the LIMS project team and acts as the key link between laboratory operations, quality systems, IT, and external vendors to ensure the system supports compliant, efficient, and standardised laboratory processes.

The successful candidate will bring strong pharmaceutical Quality Control experience, a sound understanding of GMP and Quality Management Systems, and practical experience with laboratory informatics platforms such as LabWare LIMS and Waters Empower. This expertise will support the design of compliant, efficient laboratory workflows, master data, integrations, reporting, validation activities, and future business needs. Role reports directly to the QC manager.

Location: 5 days onsite at our facility in Loughrea, Co Galway.

As the LIMS administrator your key responsibilities will be as follows:

LIMS Project Implementation

• Serve as a core member of the LIMS project team through design, configuration, testing, validation, deployment, and post-go-live support.

• Configure and maintain LIMS workflows, specifications, sample lifecycle processes, calculations, test methods, master data, and reporting structures.

• Gather, review, and translate laboratory and business requirements into clear functional system requirements.

• Collaborate with QC, QA, IT, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, and external vendors to define and implement practical, compliant system solutions.

• Support data migration planning, execution, reconciliation, and verification.

• Identify opportunities to improve laboratory efficiency, compliance, standardisation, and user experience.

Quality Control Subject Matter Expertise

• Provide QC subject matter expertise across raw material, in-process, finished product, stability, environmental monitoring, method transfer, analytical lifecycle, data review, and investigation processes.

• Review system configurations to ensure laboratory processes and GMP requirements are accurately reflected in the system.

• Support standardisation and harmonisation of laboratory processes across sites.

• Support QC analysts during LIMS-related testing and provide training to enable effective system adoption.

Quality Management Systems and Compliance

• Ensure LIMS requirements, testing, validation, deployment, and post-go-live activities align with site quality processes and applicable regulatory expectations.

• Apply Quality Management System requirements, including change control, deviations, investigations, CAPA, audit readiness, data integrity, GMP, GDP, and risk management.

• Support quality assessments and compliance reviews throughout project execution.

Laboratory Systems and Integration

• Support integration design and implementation between Empower, LIMS, ERP, and other laboratory systems.

• Contribute to future-state laboratory informatics and digital workflow design.

• Support master data governance and ensure laboratory data is managed in a compliant, accurate, and efficient manner.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent qualification, in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a GMP pharmaceutical Quality Control laboratory.

• Experience working in regulated Quality Management Systems and supporting Computer System Validation activities.

• Experience with LabWare LIMS in a configuration, administration, testing, validation, or laboratory user support capacity is desirable.

• Hands‑on experience with Waters Empower Chromatography Data System is desirable.

• Experience working in cross-functional project teams is desirable.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of GMP pharmaceutical Quality Control laboratory operations and testing workflows.

• Good understanding of LabWare LIMS, Waters Empower, laboratory system integrations, and electronic laboratory data management.

• Ability to translate laboratory and business requirements into clear system requirements, test scripts, procedures, training materials, and system documentation.

• Knowledge of Computer System Validation, ALCOA+, Good Documentation Practice, change control, deviations, CAPA, audit readiness, and inspection expectations.

• Strong technical writing, documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Analytical thinking and problem solving: assesses complex laboratory and system issues, identifies root causes, and proposes practical, compliant solutions.

• Quality mindset and attention to detail; applies GMP, GDP, data integrity, and quality expectations consistently across system design, documentation, testing, and implementation.

• Stakeholder management and communication; communicate clearly with QC, QA, IT, vendors, and laboratory users to align requirements and expectations.

• Collaboration and influencing; works effectively in cross‑functional teams and support users through process change, training, and system adoption.

• Ownership and accountability; take responsibility for deliverables, follows through on actions, escalates risks appropriately, and supports timely project execution.

• Change agility; adapts to evolving project priorities and supports harmonisation across sites and processes.