Integration Lead, Bioassay COE

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 145,900 - 234,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class healthcare coverage

Holistic well-being resources

Generous paid time off

Savings and investment opportunities

Job summary

Initial Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Laboratory Systems Specialist in Norwood, MA. The role involves maintaining and configuring lab informatics systems like LIMS and Scitara DLX, ensuring compliance and reliability.

Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in GxP environments, with strong skills in JavaScript, Python, and SQL. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience implementing laboratory informatics systems in GxP environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with various lab systems and integrations.
• Proven ability to deploy digital lab solutions that enhance data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain LIMS, ensuring compliant data flow.
• Develop workflows for integrating lab systems and automate data exchange.
• Conduct troubleshooting for integration issues and ensure system uptime.

Skills

JavaScript

Python

PowerShell

SQL

Scitara DLX

LIMS

Hamilton

SoftMax

LabX

Chromeleon CDS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science or Technology

Job description

The Role

Moderna is seeking an individual who will serve a key role supporting the delivery and administration of laboratory systems. The individual will assist in configuration and deployment of systems, participate in generating and maintaining necessary procedure. Activities will also include authoring and executing test protocols.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Administer, configure, and maintain LIMS, Scitara DLX, LabX, Hamilton, Chromeleon, and LES systems, ensuring seamless connectivity and compliant data flow between instruments and enterprise platforms.

• Design, build, and deploy Scitara DLX integration workflows to automate data exchange between analytical instruments, middleware, and LIMS, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and GxP compliance.

• Develop and maintain Scitara pipeline configurations and function transforms to standardize instrument data, implement business rules, and enable automated reporting and audit trail generation.

• Conduct root‑cause analysis and troubleshooting for interface and workflow issues across Scitara, LIMS, and instrument control systems, applying monitoring and diagnostic tools to ensure high system uptime.

• Perform technical assessments, testing, and qualification of new instrument integrations, ensuring compatibility with existing Scitara and LIMS architecture.

• Author and execute system validation documentation (URS, FRS, DS, IQ/OQ/PQ) in alignment with computerized system validation (CSV) and 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.

• Develop, optimize, and support custom JavaScript scripts for automated data transformation, parsing, and validation across integration layers involving LV_Data, LabX results, and Scitara workflows.

• Implement error handling, exception tracking, and data integrity checks using JavaScript to ensure reliable bidirectional communication between systems.

• Build reusable, modular code components to streamline integration logic and enhance scalability for future instrument onboarding.

• Collaborate with laboratory users and IT to analyze workflow requirements, convert functional needs into executable logic, and deploy validated solutions within Scitara DLX.

• Support change management, incident resolution, and performance optimization for lab informatics systems, ensuring minimal downtime and continuous improvement.

• Maintain version control, technical documentation, and code reviews to enforce software quality standards and ensure compliance with internal governance.

• Provide technical support and training to end users for issue resolution, workflow execution, and best practices in digital lab operations.

• Participate in periodic system upgrades, patch validation, and regression testing to ensure sustained compatibility and regulatory compliance.

Here’s What You’ll Need (Basic Qualifications)

• A bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, or another relevant academic discipline.

• Over 10 years of industry experience implementing, integrating, and maintaining laboratory informatics systems within GxP-regulated environments.

• Hands‑on experience in Scitara DLX, LIMS, Hamilton, SoftMax, LabX, Chromeleon CDS, and system‑to‑system integrations with LIMS.

• Strong coding and scripting experience in JavaScript, Python, PowerShell, and SQL, with expertise in developing automation scripts, data transformation logic, and integration workflows for lab systems.

• Proven ability to design, validate, and deploy digital lab solutions that enhance automation, data integrity, and process efficiency across analytical and QC operations.

Pay & Benefits

At Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work. That’s why our US benefits and global well‑being resources are designed to support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

• Best‑in‑class healthcare coverage, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs

• A holistic approach to well‑being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support

• Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support

• Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year‑end shutdown

• Savings and investment opportunities to help you plan for the future

• Location‑specific perks and extras

The salary range for this role is $145,900.00 – $234,200.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An individual’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award, subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.

Equal Opportunities

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non‑discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry or citizenship, ethnicity, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna is a place where everyone can grow. If you meet the Basic Qualifications for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day, please apply!

Moderna is an E‑Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Accommodations

We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing our employees. By cultivating a workplace that values diverse experiences, backgrounds, and ideas, we create an environment where every employee can contribute their best. Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should contact the Accommodations team at [e-mail].

Export Control Notice

This position may involve access to technology or data that is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, employment is contingent upon the applicant’s ability to access export‑controlled information in accordance with U.S. law. Due to the nature of the work and regulatory requirements, only individuals who qualify as U.S. persons (citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees) are eligible for this position. For this role Moderna is unable to sponsor non‑U.S. persons to apply for an export control license.