LIMS Consultant

About the role

Clarkston Consulting is seeking motivated, self-driven leaders who are energized by team results and interested in joining a firm that values its culture and people as its biggest strengths. Come join us as a LIMS Consultant, and in this role, you will deliver creative business solutions to our market-leading clients in the life sciences, consumer products, and retail industries. Together, we can find the answers to our clients' most challenging business problems through a combination of our industry expertise, business process knowledge, and consulting excellence.

Founded in 1991, Clarkston Consulting delivers technology and management solutions to market leaders in the life sciences, consumer products, and retail industries. At Clarkston, we cultivate success - for our clients, for our people, and for our firm. We utilize a team approach leveraging our collective expertise and industry knowledge to solve our clients' business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Configure LIMS modules to support workflows, including assay development, plate results, sample management, stability, and analytical testing processes
• Design, configure, and validate assay workflows within, ensuring alignment with scientific requirements and regulated (GxP) environments
• Develop and maintain scripts for workflow automation, business rules, calculations, instrument integration, and data transformation within LIMS
• Develop project documentation and conduct demos of configuration to clients
• Collaborate with scientists, QA/CSV teams, and IT to gather requirements, design technical solutions, and support system validation activities (URS, FRS, DS, IQ/OQ/PQ)
• Ensure configurations comply with 21 CFR Part 11 and other validation procedure
• Collaborate with a team of LIMS consultants working across various sites for LIMS deployment

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience working with LabWare or LabVantage LIMS
• Experience configuring and customizing LabWare or LabVantage LIMS to support laboratory workflows
• Proven ability to design, configure, and validate assay workflows
• Experience developing and maintaining scripts for workflow automation, business rules, calculations, instrument integrations, and data transformations
• Solid understanding of laboratory operations and end-to-end lab processes
• Proficient in developing comprehensive project documentation and delivering configuration demonstrations to clients
• Excellent attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across cross-functional teams
• Experience working in regulated environments such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or food safety
• Strong knowledge of GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and other applicable regulatory requirements
• 4-year degree in Life Sciences, Information Technology, or a related discipline

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health and Wellness Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more)
• 401k with company contributions
• Paid vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave
• Paid Parental Leave and Family Building Benefits (Adoption, Surrogacy, and Infertility Support)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Training and Professional Development investments, Tuition Assistance, and more

Schedule

Travel is an integral part of this role and is estimated to average 30-50%. This may vary based upon client and project needs. When not traveling, consultants work from their home office. Relocation is not required.