Lab Informatics Lead

Avtech Solutions Inc; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Avtech Solutions Inc is seeking a hands-on Lab Informatics Lead with proven experience implementing, administering, and supporting Labguru's ELN, SDMS, and LIMS in a discovery research environment.

This role translates laboratory workflows into informatics solutions, provides day-to-day application administration and user support, and ensures successful operation and evolution of discovery laboratory systems. The ideal candidate bridges scientists, IT, and software vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 6-8+ years of hands-on lab informatics experience in biotech or life sciences.
• Direct hands-on experience implementing Labguru (or a similar platform).
• Experience administering enterprise laboratory applications including user management, permissions, workflows, configurations, troubleshooting and training.
• Experience partnering with scientists, IT teams, and software vendors to deliver informatics solutions.
• Knowledge of databases, data models, access controls, backup/recovery principles, and data security practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate laboratory workflows into effective informatics solutions.
• Provide day-to-day application administration and user support.
• Ensure operation and evolution of discovery laboratory systems.
• Bridge Discovery scientists, IT, and software vendors to maximise value.

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Labguru

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on Lab Informatics Lead with proven experience implementing, administering, and supporting Labguru's ELN, SDMS, and LIMS in a discovery research environment.

This role will be responsible for translating laboratory workflows into effective informatics solutions, providing day-to-day application administration and user support, and ensuring the successful

operation and evolution of discovery laboratory systems.

The ideal candidate will act as the bridge between Discovery scientists, IT, and software vendors to maximize the value of lab informatics platforms while supporting data integrity, operational

efficiency, and scientific innovation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, life sciences, bioinformatics, chemistry, biology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 6-8+ years of hands-on lab informatics experience supporting discovery or R&D organizations within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences environments.
• Direct hands-on experience implementing, configuring, administering, maintaining, and supporting Labguru (or a similar platform). This is a critical requirement.
• Strong understanding of discovery laboratory workflows, experiment management, scientific data capture, sample tracking, and research data management.
• Demonstrated experience administering enterprise laboratory applications, including user management, permissions, workflows, configurations, troubleshooting, and training.
• Experience partnering with scientists, IT teams, and software vendors to deliver and support laboratory informatics solutions.
• Working knowledge of underlying application databases, data models, and data management concepts, including access controls, backup/recovery principles, and data
• security practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.