LIMS Systems Lead — Scale a High‑Throughput CLIA Lab

Apache; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Apache is seeking a LIMS Systems Admin to support clinical patient testing in our high throughput CLIA lab. The LIMS Administrator will evolve the sophistication and usage of LIMS tools to support rapid scaling, enable data surveillance and control, and manage third party developer relationships.

This onsite role requires HL7 experience, strong troubleshooting, scripting for automation, and excellent communication. Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years in CLIA/pharma are expected.

Qualifications

• 3 years' experience with Laboratory Information Systems (LIS).
• 2 years' experience in CLIA lab, medical device, or pharma.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose basic technical issues.
• Experience developing scripting solutions to automation problems, especially in a fast paced/agile setting.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work flexibly and well under given timeframes.
• Highly organized, strong written and verbal communicator.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Evolve LIMS usage to support rapid scaling of the clinical lab.
• Identify and implement quality-oriented changes enabling greater usage, surveillance, and control of laboratory data.
• Manage relationships with third party developers and contractors, including weekly meetings, deadlines, and tracked hours.
• Design and implement LIMS workflows with clinical staff and support new assay launches.
• Maintain LIMS workflows, operations, lifecycle and data.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and correct LIMS system issues and outages.
• Triage and escalate unresolved technical issues to external developers.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation (SOPs, policies) for LIMS use.
• Ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Provide end-to-end support and ownership for tickets.
• Review LIMS performance and report to senior leadership.
• Onboard personnel to LIMS and define roles/responsibilities.
• Set yearly and quarterly goals for LIMS.
• Prioritize and scope features based on goals and timelines.
• Define and measure KPIs for LIMS.

Skills

HL7 experience

Troubleshooting

Scripting for automation

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

R

Python

Job description

Apache is seeking a LIMS Systems Admin to support clinical patient testing in our high throughput CLIA lab. The LIMS Administrator will evolve the sophistication and usage of LIMS tools to support rapid scaling, enable data surveillance and control, and manage third party developer relationships.

This onsite role requires HL7 experience, strong troubleshooting, scripting for automation, and excellent communication. Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years in CLIA/pharma are expected.