Senior Laboratory Informatics Implementation Lead

YOH Services LLC; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll

Referral Bonus Programs

Certification and training

Job summary

Yoh is seeking a Senior Laboratory Informatics Implementation Lead for a San Francisco Bay Area project. You will drive end-to-end implementation of LIMS, ELN, and SDMS, translating lab workflows into scalable configurations and ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will partner with scientists, IT, quality, and vendors, guiding validation, data migration, and change management to deliver a compliant, user-friendly digital laboratory ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field.
• Significant experience implementing, configuring, administering, or supporting LIMS, ELN, SDMS, or related laboratory informatics platforms.
• Experience leading or significantly contributing to a new laboratory systems implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end implementation of LIMS, ELN, SDMS, and related laboratory applications.
• Serve as the primary laboratory informatics SME for the implementation.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to understand workflows and define future-state processes.
• Document requirements and translate workflows into system designs and configurations.
• Support validation activities and guarantee regulatory compliance.

Skills

LIMS

ELN

SDMS

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences

Tools

LabWare

Benchling

TetraScience

Job description

Senior Laboratory Informatics Implementation Lead

Our client is seeking a senior laboratory informatics professional to lead the implementation of a new digital laboratory ecosystem. This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced LIMS, ELN, and SDMS subject matter expert who can translate laboratory workflows into practical technology solutions and guide a cross-functional implementation from initial strategy through deployment. The successful candidate will partner with laboratory scientists, business stakeholders, IT, quality, validation teams, and software vendors to define requirements, configure systems, support testing, and deliver a compliant, user-focused solution. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of laboratory operations, technology, and regulated life sciences environments.

Industry: Life Sciences

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Work Arrangement: Onsite four days per week

Ideal Candidate Profile

• The ideal candidate is a hands-on laboratory informatics leader who can move comfortably between scientific users, technical teams, quality and validation groups, and external vendors.
• They are highly organized, solutions-oriented, and capable of bringing structure to a complex implementation while keeping the end user and regulatory requirements at the center of the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end implementation of LIMS, ELN, SDMS, and related laboratory applications.
• Serve as the primary laboratory informatics subject matter expert and internal point of contact for the implementation.
• Partner with laboratory, scientific, quality, IT, and business stakeholders to understand workflows, identify pain points, and define future-state processes.
• Coordinate with software vendors and implementation partners to evaluate functionality, resolve questions, and maintain project alignment.
• Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, technical, and client-specific configuration requirements.
• Translate laboratory workflows and user needs into scalable system designs and configuration specifications.
• Lead or support system configuration, integrations, data migration, workflow development, and application deployment.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, process maps, configuration records, and other implementation deliverables.
• Coordinate requirements reviews, design sessions, testing activities, and user acceptance testing.
• Partner with the validation and quality teams to plan and complete GxP computer system validation activities.
• Support the development and review of validation deliverables, including user requirements, functional specifications, risk assessments, test scripts, traceability documentation, deviations, and validation reports.
• Assist with change control, issue management, remediation, and inspection readiness activities.
• Support user training, standard operating procedures, business process updates, and change management.
• Provide post-deployment support and help establish appropriate system governance, administration, and continuous improvement practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
• Significant experience implementing, configuring, administering, or supporting LIMS, ELN, SDMS, or related laboratory informatics platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading or significantly contributing to a new laboratory systems implementation.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating laboratory business processes into system functionality and configuration requirements.
• Experience coordinating with laboratory users, IT teams, software vendors, and implementation partners.
• Hands-on understanding of laboratory workflows, data capture, sample management, scientific data, and system integrations.
• Experience with GxP-regulated environments and computer system validation.
• Knowledge of change control, risk-based validation, data integrity, and applicable FDA or international regulatory expectations.
• Strong project coordination, technical documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work onsite in the San Francisco Bay Area four days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical diagnostics, or other regulated laboratory environments.
• Experience with multiple laboratory informatics platforms, such as LabWare, Benchling, TetraScience, Scitara, Signals, or comparable systems.
• Experience with instrument integration, data migration, application interfaces, or laboratory automation.
• Experience supporting R&D, analytical, quality control, manufacturing, or pilot plant laboratories.
• Familiarity with SDLC documentation, Agile or hybrid project methodologies, and implementation governance.
• Experience developing user training, SOPs, and post-go-live support models.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both laboratory professionals and technical stakeholders.

Estimated Min Rate: $65.00

Estimated Max Rate: $85.00

What's In It for You?

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

NOTE: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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