LabVantage - LIMS Master Data Analyst

Eli Lilly and Company; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly's Lab Systems team in Hyderabad seeks a LabVantage Master Data Analyst to support QC operations and master data management. You will configure LabVantage modules, maintain data accuracy, and ensure GxP compliance under supervision, leveraging AI and automation to improve processes.

Responsibilities include scripting, data integration with ERP/ELN/QMS/MES, and building reusable artifacts for scalable operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in computer science/IT/biotechnology/chemistry or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience with LIMS or related lab IT systems.
• Foundational understanding of lab workflows and compliance in pharma/life sciences.
• Interest in LabVantage configuration, scripting, and validation practices.
• Exposure to APIs, middleware, or reporting tools is a plus.
• Good experience in Python; backend development is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Configure LabVantage LIMS and master data management to support QC workflows.
• Develop test templates, specifications, and parameter lists for standardization.
• Create scripts for data transfer and validation; manage method metadata structures.
• Analyze issues via root-cause analysis and support incident triage.
• Develop reports, APIs, and interfaces ensuring data integrity and interoperability.
• Support validation automation and participate in change/release management.
• Assist in platform upgrades, patches, and regression testing.

Skills

LIMS experience

Python programming

SQL queries

API integration

Git/Jira knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS/IT/BioTech/Chemistry

Tools

LabVantage

Azure cloud

REST/SOAP APIs

Git

Automation tools

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

About Lilly

At Lilly, everything we do starts with patients. We unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our global team of over 50,000 employees work with urgency and purpose to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. We bring our best to this work because people depend on it. If you're driven by purpose and determined to make a meaningful difference for patients, we invite you to bring your skill and your commitment to Lilly.

About Technology@Lilly

At Lilly, technology is not a support function. It is how a global medicine company operates, innovates, and delivers. Lilly in Hyderabad builds the capabilities that make this possible, cloud platforms, AI systems, and automation at enterprise scale, all in service of a purpose that makes this technology work genuinely distinctive, from advancing drug discovery to enabling connected clinical trials to keeping a global medicine company running at the standard patients deserve.

About The Business Function

The Global Manufacturing & Quality Labs – Lab Systems team delivers and sustains lab informatics platforms enabling GMP-compliant laboratory operations across Lilly's global manufacturing network. We build, implement, and support coordinated digital lab solutions that ensure data integrity, regulatory compliance, and efficient analytical and quality control processes.

Job Title: LabVantage - LIMS Master Data Analyst

The LabVantage Master Data Analyst will assist in building LabVantage LIMS modules and provide foundational support to Quality Control (QC) laboratory operations. This entry-level role focuses on assisting system configuration, maintaining master data, adhering to validation and GxP requirements, and supporting integrations between Lab and enterprise systems under supervision leveraging AI and automation.

Key Responsibilities

What You Will Be Doing

Master Data, designs and system integration

• Develop the configuration, creation, and lifecycle management of analytical test methods in LabVantage LIMS (i.e. All interconnected MDs to support entire workflow for test method to work as per expectations).
• Implement test templates, specifications, and parameter lists ensuring standardization and scalability across products and sites.
• Build test scenarios/ documents and Test method templates
• Custom Script development for data transfer or verifications
• Define and maintain Test method metadata structures for automation (units, limits, calculations, result entry templates).

Technical Development & Platform Support

• Analyze, triage, and resolve system issues through root cause analysis, leveraging both business and technical knowledge to minimize downtime.
• Participate in triage activities and assist with root cause analysis for incidents.
• Learn to develop simple scripts/business rules and use LabVantage SDK components with mentoring.
• Assist in troubleshooting instrument integrations and data exchange with ERP,ELN, QMS, MES, EM, and analytics systems.
• Develop and maintain custom reports, APIs, and interfaces ensuring seamless information flow and system interoperability.
• Apply automated testing frameworks and tools to validate configuration changes and regression scenarios in future-state environments.
• Follow release processes and contribute to maintaining version-controlled configuration and code.

Quality, Validation & Compliance

• Perform tasks in accordance with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and ALCOA++ data integrity principles.
• Assist in preparing design specifications, configuration documentation, and validation test scripts for IQ/OQ/PQ activities.
• Participate in change control, release management, and deployment activities to maintain validated state.
• Support validation automation efforts by executing test scripts and documenting results.

Support, Maintenance & Continuous Improvement

• Acting as extended maintenance team, resolve Master Data incidents and service requests; contribute to knowledge base articles.
• Support platform upgrades, patches, and regression testing with automated tools where applicable.
• Identify small enhancements and process improvements; propose ideas to senior team members.
• Maintain reusable checklists and configuration artifacts to aid onboarding and scalability.

Collaboration & Learning

• Participate in vendor and collaboration teams interactions as needed.
• Demonstrate growth mindset—actively pursue training, shadowing, and best-practice adoption within the LabVantage ecosystem.

How you will succeed

• Learn and apply LabVantage configuration standards and QC lab processes.
• Execute tasks accurately with strong compliance and documentation discipline.
• Building the agentic AI ecosystem with ease of useability and scalability
• Sharing AI best practices and implementing AI governance
• Grow technical capability in scripting, automation, and integrations through mentorship.

What you should bring

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn, take feedback, and adopt new technologies/processes.
• Agile mindset with focus on continuous improvement and automation.
• Ability to work in teams and communicate clearly.
• Strong commitment to documentation and compliance.
• Knowledge in AI, Open AI, Cloud- Azure, AWS, SQL queries with good understanding of Full-Stack development, GitHub versioning & branching, Front end development and API integration

Basic Qualifications and Experience Requirement:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science/Information Technology/Biotechnology/Chemistry, or equivalent degree
• 3+ years Experience with LIMS or related laboratory/IT systems (internships or academic projects acceptable).
• Foundational understanding of lab workflows and compliance principles in pharma/life sciences.
• Interest in learning LabVantage configuration, scripting (Java/Groovy/SQL), and validation practices.
• Exposure to APIs, middleware, or reporting tools is a plus.
• Good experience in python, backend development will be added advantage

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Familiarity with Azure-hosted application concepts (basic awareness).
• Experience with or willingness to learn test automation tools in validated environments.
• Excellent SQL skills and an eagerness to learn SDK-driven enhancements and automation.
• Understanding of REST/SOAP APIs and data exchange concepts (introductory level).
• Interest in master data governance, version control (e.g., Git), and change/release management.
• Experience with productivity and ticketing tools (e.g., JIRA, ALM, ServiceNow) and diagramming (e.g., Lucidchart), AI, Claude
• LabVantage training/certifications (nice to have).

Additional Information

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At Lilly, caring is not only what we do for patients. It is how we work. We believe the people who dedicate themselves to making medicines better deserve an environment that makes their lives better too, one where they are supported, respected, and given the space to do their best work. This is not just a policy. It is who we are.

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