Lab IT Engineer

REALIGN LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

REALIGN LLC is seeking a Lab IT Engineer to provide IT infrastructure, application, and technical support for laboratory environments across life sciences sectors. The role requires experience with lab systems, instruments, networks, applications, and regulated environments.

You will work closely with scientists, vendors, and IT teams to maintain secure, compliant, and available systems, manage Windows servers and AD, and support LIMS/ELN/ CDS integrations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Lab IT or related field.
• Experience supporting lab environments in life sciences.
• Strong Windows, Active Directory, networking, DNS/DHCP knowledge.
• Experience with LIMS, ELN, LES, CDS, or similar lab applications.
• Experience supporting laboratory instruments and instrument connectivity.
• Knowledge of system administration and IT infrastructure.
• Experience with incident, problem, change, and asset management.
• Strong cybersecurity and access-control concepts.
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide IT support for laboratory systems, equipment, and applications.
• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory IT infrastructure.
• Support LIMS, ELN, LES, CDS, and other laboratory applications.
• Provide technical support for laboratory instruments and their connectivity to IT systems.
• Manage Windows servers, workstations, Active Directory, networking, and system access.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, network, connectivity, and application issues.
• Support integration between laboratory instruments and enterprise IT systems.
• Assist with system upgrades, migrations, patching, backups, and deployments.
• Maintain documentation for laboratory systems, configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting.
• Work closely with laboratory scientists, vendors, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application teams.
• Support GxP-regulated environments and follow applicable IT compliance and validation procedures.
• Participate in system validation, change control, incident management, and audit activities.
• Ensure laboratory systems meet security, availability, and data integrity requirements.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Lab IT Engineer to provide IT infrastructure, application, and technical support for laboratory environments within the life sciences/pharmaceutical/ biotechnology industry. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting laboratory systems, instruments, networks, applications, and regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide IT support for laboratory systems, equipment, instruments, and applications.
• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory IT infrastructure.
• Support LIMS, ELN, LES, CDS, and other laboratory applications.
• Provide technical support for laboratory instruments and their connectivity to IT systems.
• Manage Windows servers, workstations, Active Directory, networking, and system access.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, network, connectivity, and application issues.
• Support integration between laboratory instruments and enterprise IT systems.
• Assist with system upgrades, migrations, patching, backups, and deployments.
• Maintain documentation for laboratory systems, configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting.
• Work closely with laboratory scientists, vendors, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application teams.
• Support GxP-regulated environments and follow applicable IT compliance and validation procedures.
• Participate in system validation, change control, incident management, and audit activities.
• Ensure laboratory systems meet security, availability, and data integrity requirements.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in Lab IT, Laboratory Systems, IT Infrastructure, or a related role.
• Experience supporting laboratory environments in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or life sciences organizations.
• Strong knowledge of Windows, Active Directory, networking, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with LIMS, ELN, LES, CDS, or other laboratory applications.
• Experience supporting laboratory instruments and instrument connectivity.
• Knowledge of system administration, endpoint management, and IT infrastructure.
• Experience with incident, problem, change, and asset management.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity and access-control practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with LabWare, Benchling, STARLIMS, or other LIMS platforms.
• Knowledge of OSIsoft PI / AVEVA PI, data historians, or laboratory data systems.
• Experience with VMware, cloud technologies, or virtualization.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow and ITIL processes.
• Experience with GxP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, CSV, and data integrity.
• Knowledge of laboratory instrument interfaces and protocols.
• Experience working with vendors and third-party laboratory technology providers.

Required Skills

Job Type: Full Time

Job Category: IT

Job Description

Job Title: Lab IT Engineer

Location: San Diego, CA

Full Time

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Lab IT Engineer to provide IT infrastructure, application, and technical support for laboratory environments within the life sciences/pharmaceutical/ biotechnology industry. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting laboratory systems, instruments, networks, applications, and regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide IT support for laboratory systems, equipment, instruments, and applications.
• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory IT infrastructure.
• Support LIMS, ELN, LES, CDS, and other laboratory applications.
• Provide technical support for laboratory instruments and their connectivity to IT systems.
• Manage Windows servers, workstations, Active Directory, networking, and system access.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, network, connectivity, and application issues.
• Support integration between laboratory instruments and enterprise IT systems.
• Assist with system upgrades, migrations, patching, backups, and deployments.
• Maintain documentation for laboratory systems, configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting.
• Work closely with laboratory scientists, vendors, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application teams.
• Support GxP-regulated environments and follow applicable IT compliance and validation procedures.
• Participate in system validation, change control, incident management, and audit activities.
• Ensure laboratory systems meet security, availability, and data integrity requirements.