Digital Lab Transformation - Senior Consultant - Life Sciences (LIMS)

About the role

The opportunity is to implement enterprise governance and compliance frameworks, identify control points in need of improvement, optimization, or automation, and liaise with operational risk teams to enhance compliance and operational efficiency. You will support the selection of compliance software and analyze data to guide automated compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver processes, solutions, and projects with a focus on quality and effective risk management.
• Identify innovative solutions through research and analysis and guide others using your depth of expertise.
• Track project status and meet performance objectives and metrics set locally.
• Travel up to 70% as needed by external clients.
• Lead the design of the operating model of digital labs with operational excellence, designing processes for labs to deliver against their Digital Transformation strategy, and designing and delivering clear data strategies to move clients to a more agile operating model.
• Develop solutions to complex problems and recommend policy changes.
• Exercise judgment in selecting methods and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Manage engagement economics and resource planning.
• Collaborate with clients to oversee program management activities related to Digital Lab Transformations.
• Provide strategic expertise on business case and transformation strategies.
• Help clients determine financial plans and budgets to optimize costs with Digital Labs.
• Lead a diverse team of professionals, responsible for coaching, leadership, and career development of team members.
• Translate complex requirements into actionable insights for C-suite and Director-level stakeholders.
• Champion the change within clients regarding LIMS architecture.
• Orchestrate the execution of Digital Lab Transformation projects with precision, ensuring adherence to technical specifications, deadlines, and quality benchmarks.
• Maintain an expert-level understanding of industry-specific trends and technology advancements to inform strategic solution architecture within the digital labs space.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Biomedical Engineering, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing or a related field.
• 3+ years of Life Sciences work experience, including working with Life Science regulatory statutes, GxP business processes or compliance programs or integration of risk management functions.
• 3-5 years relevant experience with LIMS systems, Electronic Lab notebook systems (ELN), and/or Lab Automation Systems.
• Programming ability (Python, LabWare LIMS Basic, SQL).
• Instrument integration (file/API connections).
• Enterprise systems integration (ERP, ELN, middleware, cloud apps).
• Technical Skills Board Capability Analysis and Role Definition.
• Board Level Reporting, Board Metrics/Training Design and Communication.
• Experience in implementing LabWare or LabVantage LIMS systems.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing change and driving outcomes.
• Strong skills in complex problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Excellent communication skills and a global mindset.
• Deep sector expertise in Life Sciences.
• Financial systems understanding.
• Experience in impact measurement.