Scientific Informatics Lead – Biologics Research Platforms

Cognizant; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Scientific Informatics Lead to drive biologics research workflows and informatics solutions across discovery and preclinical R&D. You will partner with scientists, lab teams, product specialists and IT to translate research processes into scalable platform capabilities.

The ideal candidate has hands-on Genedata Biologics experience and strong leadership across requirements, workflow design, integrations, testing, and operations to ensure platforms meet business goals.

Qualifications

• Strong domain experience in biologics discovery, antibody discovery, protein engineering, assay development, screening, cell biology, or translational research.
• Hands-on experience with Genedata Biologics or comparable platforms.
• Understanding of experiment capture, sample management, entity lineage, assay data, metadata, and data traceability.
• Experience gathering requirements, configuring workflows, testing, and platform enhancements.
• Leadership in platform initiatives beyond end-user support.
• Familiarity with Genedata Screener, Benchling, Dotmatics, IDBS, BIOVIA or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements discovery for biologics experiments, assays, samples, and data workflows.
• Translate scientific processes into user stories and specifications.
• Provide senior oversight for platform configuration, testing, and deployment readiness.
• Design and optimize workflows for discovery, antibody discovery, protein engineering, and translational research.
• Guide integrations between ELN/LIMS, instruments, and data environments.
• Support data lineage, metadata management, and data governance initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across scientists, informatics, validation, infra, and vendors.
• Oversee SOPs, documentation, testing, release notes, and procedures.
• Support platform modernization, migration, and reporting initiatives.
• Provide technical and functional leadership to align platforms with business goals.

Skills

Biologics discovery

Antibody discovery

Protein engineering

Assay development

Genedata Biologics

Genedata Screener

Benchling

IDBS

BIOVIA

APIs

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/Doctoral in Life Sciences or related

Tools

Genedata Biologics

ELN/LIMS

Job description

At Cognizant, our global community sets us apart—an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. And with projects at the forefront of innovation, you can build a varied, rewarding career and draw inspiration from dedicated colleagues and leaders. Cognizant is right where you belong.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Scientific Informatics Lead to drive biologics research workflows and scientific informatics solutions across discovery and preclinical R&D. This role will partner closely with scientists, laboratory teams, product specialists, and IT stakeholders to translate complex research processes into scalable, reliable platform capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess strong domain expertise in biologics research and hands‑on experience with Genedata Biologics or similar scientific informatics platforms. This position requires leadership across requirements gathering, workflow design, platform enhancements, integrations, testing, and operational support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements discovery for biologics experiments, assays, samples, entities, and scientific data management workflows.
• Translate scientific and laboratory processes into user stories, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and solution designs.
• Provide senior oversight for platform configuration, workflow design, enhancements, testing, deployment readiness, and defect resolution activities.
• Design and optimize workflows supporting biologics discovery, antibody discovery, protein engineering, assay development, screening, and translational research activities.
• Guide integrations between scientific informatics platforms, ELN/LIMS systems, laboratory instruments, registration systems, and downstream data environments.
• Support data lineage, scientific metadata management, sample traceability, and research data governance initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including scientists, informatics specialists, validation, infrastructure, security, data management, and vendor stakeholders.
• Oversee SOP development, process documentation, training materials, test evidence, release documentation, and operational procedures.
• Support platform modernization, migration, reporting, data quality, and integration initiatives across research environments.
• Provide technical and functional leadership to ensure scientific platforms effectively support business and research objectives.

Qualifications

• Strong domain experience in biologics discovery, antibody discovery, protein engineering, assay development, screening, cell biology, or translational research.
• Hands‑on experience with Genedata Biologics or comparable biologics‑focused ELN, LIMS, or scientific informatics platforms.
• Strong understanding of experiment capture, sample management, entity lineage, assay data, scientific metadata, and research data traceability.
• Experience gathering requirements, configuring workflows, conducting functional testing, supporting defect triage, and managing platform enhancements.
• Proven ability to lead platform initiatives and provide hands‑on scientific informatics expertise beyond end‑user support.
• Experience with Genedata Screener, Benchling, Dotmatics, IDBS, BIOVIA, or similar scientific research platforms is preferred.
• Familiarity with APIs, SQL, Python, integration frameworks, data migration, and data quality management.
• Experience supporting regulated life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or research environments is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

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Applications will be accepted until 23 Oct 2026.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $[132,000 -155,000] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan