Digital Transformation Manager (LIMS Implementation)

Shriram Institute For Industrial Research; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriram Institute For Industrial Research seeks an experienced IT leader to overhaul ERP systems and migrate to LIMS across the organisation. The role covers end-to-end digital transformation, data migration, validation, UAT, and governance to support analytical and research operations.

You will coordinate internal IT teams with external vendors, drive process standardisation and automation, and ensure regulatory compliance and audit readiness across migrated and integrated systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Proven experience in managing implementation of LIMS projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end digital transformation projects from requirements gathering to post-implementation support.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate operational needs into system solutions.
• Manage timelines, budgets, resources, risks and deliverables.
• Coordinate internal IT teams, external consultants, vendors and system integrators.
• Drive data migration strategies and ensure data integrity, traceability and compliance.
• Oversee system governance, data management standards, and security measures.
• Design dashboards, KPIs and management reports to track project performance.
• Lead system upgrades and optimisation initiatives.

Skills

LIMS implementation

ERP integration

Data migration

Stakeholder management

Project management

UAT

Systems validation

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Seeking an experienced IT professional to lead the overhaul, optimization, and support in migrating from the existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to Laboratory Information Management (LIMS) systems across the organisation. The role will be responsible for end-to-end management and implementation of all digital transformation projects, ensuring seamless integration between the various functions, and supporting analytical and research operations through effective digital data management.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in digital transformation projects, strong stakeholder management skills, and excellent technical execution skills related to data migration, data warehousing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and systems validation.

Key Responsibilities

1. 1. Lead end-to-end digital transformation projects, requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-implementation steady-state functioning.
2. 2. Should have experience in programming so that he can understand the process flow diagrams and support in programming with the external vendor for LIMS implementation.
3. 3. Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand operational requirements and translate them into system solutions.
4. 4. Manage project timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables.
5. 5. Manage and coordinate between the internal IT team, external consultants, vendors, and system integrators.
6. 6. Ensure successful adoption of LIMS systems through training, documentation, and change management initiatives.
7. 7. Drive process standardization and automation across departments.
8. 8. Ensure Institute-wide accurate flow of financial data, sample information, inventory data, procurement records, and project-related information across the systems.
9. 9. Design and manage data migration strategies between existing ERP and LIMS platforms.
10. 10. Analyze, cleanse, map, validate, and reconcile data during migration activities.
11. 11. Ensure data integrity, traceability, compliance, and audit readiness throughout migration and integration processes.
12. 12. Support laboratory digitization initiatives and system validation activities after the initial implementation.
13. 13. Establish system governance, data management standards, and data security measures for all IT platforms.
14. 14. Monitor system performance and identify opportunities for process improvement.
15. 15. Ensure compliance with organisational policies, quality standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
16. 16. Design, develop, and deploy dashboards, KPIs, and management reports to track project and system performance.
17. 17. Lead periodic system upgrades, enhancements, and optimisation initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Experience

1. 1. Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
2. 2. Proven experience in managing implementation of LIMS projects.