Remote Life Sciences ELN/LIMS Project Lead

Cognizant; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

ESPP

EAP

PTO

Parental leave

Learning & development

Wellness resources

Career growth

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Project Manager / BA / Project Lead to drive ELN/LIMS implementations in regulated life sciences environments. You will partner with lab operations, IT, QA, and vendors to deliver compliant informatics solutions and ensure traceability from requirements through deployment.

Responsibilities include gathering requirements, leading validation activities, and managing stakeholders while applying GMP, CSV, and 21 CFR Part 11 standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience delivering Life Sciences, laboratory informatics, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or regulated industry technology projects.
• Experience leading ELN and/or LIMS implementation projects within laboratory environments.
• Hands-on experience gathering business requirements, developing functional specifications, creating process maps, and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Strong knowledge of GxP, GLP, cGMP, GAMP 5, CSV, and 21 CFR Part 11 regulations and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, validation activities, and project documentation.
• Strong communication, leadership, facilitation, business analysis, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end ELN/LIMS implementation projects from planning, requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, validation, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Partner with business stakeholders, laboratory teams, IT organizations, and vendors to gather, analyze, document, and manage business and system requirements.
• Translate business requirements into user stories, functional specifications, process maps, and implementation roadmaps while ensuring complete traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support system configuration, customization, integrations, data migration, and adoption activities to ensure successful solution deployment.
• Oversee validation activities including IQ/OQ/PQ, UAT, defect management, change control, and compliance documentation within regulated environments.

Skills

Project management

Business analysis

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Requirements gathering

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology/Life Sciences/CS/IT

Tools

ELN

LIMS

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Project Manager / BA / Project Lead to drive ELN/LIMS implementations in regulated life sciences environments. You will partner with lab operations, IT, QA, and vendors to deliver compliant informatics solutions and ensure traceability from requirements through deployment.

Responsibilities include gathering requirements, leading validation activities, and managing stakeholders while applying GMP, CSV, and 21 CFR Part 11 standards.