Biomarker & Lab Ops Programming Lead

Parexel; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision & Dental Insurance

Vacation/Holiday/Sick Time

Flexible benefit portal

Car or car allowance

Job summary

Parexel is seeking an experienced Programming Lead, Samples, Kits and Laboratory to advance precision medicine across global clinical programs. You will oversee biomarker sample operations, kit logistics, and data integrity from study design through database lock.

You will collaborate with data management, biostatistics, and vendors to deliver high-quality data and compliant laboratory processes, contributing to patient-focused therapies worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or equivalent; biology or related major preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of clinical research experience in academic, CRO, pharma, or biotech.
• Knowledge of clinical drug development, clinical databases, ICH-GCP, and FDA/local regulations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and role-specific systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Python, R, Perl, SQL or similar, and familiarity with APIs and Linux/Unix.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Participate in cross-functional study teams to support precision medicine strategies across assigned clinical studies.
• Serve as SME for biomarker sample management, testing activities, and biomarker-related study operations.
• Lead planning, tracking, and oversight of biomarker samples, kits, laboratory operations, logistics, and data throughout the study lifecycle.
• Develop tools and dashboards that track samples, kits, laboratory data, and operational metrics.
• Use programming tools to aggregate, extract, process, and assess study data per industry standards and study requirements.
• Support development and review of sample-related content for study documents (protocols, informed consent forms, etc.).
• Collaborate with data management and biostatistics to define biomarker data capture, transfer, reporting, and database requirements.
• Review laboratory databases, resolve biomarker data queries, and support database lock activities.
• Manage biosample storage, shipping, testing, data transfers, budgeting, reporting, and vendor oversight.
• Ensure human sample management meets SOPs and regulatory standards.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

APIs

Linux/Unix

Excel

Communications

English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences

Biology or related major preferred

Tools

LIMS

Laboratory databases

Job description

Parexel is seeking an experienced Programming Lead, Samples, Kits and Laboratory to advance precision medicine across global clinical programs. You will oversee biomarker sample operations, kit logistics, and data integrity from study design through database lock.

You will collaborate with data management, biostatistics, and vendors to deliver high-quality data and compliant laboratory processes, contributing to patient-focused therapies worldwide.