Analyst - Lab Informatics

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Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in realizing our Mission daily to empower our customers in crafting a healthier, cleaner, and safer world. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location: Hyderabad, India

Department: IT Center of Excellence

Reports To: Director - Lab Informatics

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Hyderabad CoE is advancing lab digitalization across Regulated manufacturing and quality environments. We are hiring an "Analyst – Lab Informatics" to own the deployment, support, and integration of laboratory systems such as LIMS, ELN, CDS, and SDMS. The responsibilities of this position include ensuring that lab data workflows meet compliance standards and operate efficiently and dependably in Regulated settings.

- Serve as system owner or administrator for lab informatics platforms; handle configurations, access controls, and master data.

- Function as the primary liaison for system-related user support, resolving problems and coordinating partner concerns with IT or vendors.

- Monitor system performance and user experience, implementing improvements and enhancements as needed.

- Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and data queries to support laboratory operations and decision-making.

- Lead or participate in projects for system upgrades, enhancements, module rollouts, and new implementations.

- Collaborate with collaborators to collect business needs, translate them into functional specifications, and coordinate with IT for implementation.

- Conduct functional testing, support user acceptance testing (UAT), and ensure systems are appropriately validated for use in GxP environments.

- Handle documentation including business process mapping, configuration logs, training materials, and change control records.

- Lead all aspects of developing and completing validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) and coordinate the computerized system validation (CSV) lifecycle.

- Ensure informatics platforms adhere to relevant regulatory standards such as 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, and data integrity ALCOA+ principles.

- Support audit readiness activities by preparing system documentation, conducting internal reviews, and participating in regulatory inspections.

- Maintain audit trails, user access logs, and change records in accordance with quality system procedures.

- Act as a liaison between lab operations, IT, QA, and software vendors to ensure system requirements and project objectives are met.

- Deliver training and onboarding for new users; develop user guides, FAQs, and knowledge base materials.

- Coordinate user group meetings to collect feedback, share guidelines, and encourage ongoing system improvement.

- Lead junior analysts, business users, or contractors who assist with maintaining laboratory information systems.

- Delegate tasks, supervise progress, and provide coaching to support skill development and career growth.

- Develop a collaborative and inclusive work environment focused on operational excellence and innovation.

- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Information Systems, Bioinformatics, or a related field.

- 5–8 years of experience working with lab informatics systems in pharmaceutical, biotech, or CDMO settings.

- Hands experience with system administration and support for platforms such as LabWare or Sample Manager LIMS, Empower CDS, or IDBS Electronic Lab Notebook, SDMS, Analytical Instruemnt Software etc.

- Fundamental grasp of the software development process, system validation, and regulatory conformity (e.g., data integrity, 21 CFR Part 11).

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

- Proficiency in analyzing business processes, developing use cases, and crafting user stories.

- Solid understanding of laboratory workflows including sample management, instrument integration, and test result documentation.

- Solid understanding of GxP principles, CSV requirements, and electronic records/e-signature regulations.

- Skilled in technical writing, stakeholder communication, and project coordination.

- Familiarity with scripting, relational databases, or basic SQL is a plus.

- Previous experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or related life sciences industry.

- Experience in integrating lab systems with enterprise software like SAP, MES, or QMS.

- Participation in system implementations from design through go-live and support.

- Exposure to data visualization or analytics tools for lab performance monitoring.

Exposure to software project management.

Thermo Fisher Scientific enables its teams to create meaningful impact through science and technology. This role offers opportunities to innovate, lead cross-functional projects, and contribute to the modernization of global lab operations. Join a workplace that values continuous improvement, collaboration, and purpose-driven outcomes.

Apply now through Thermo Fisher Careers and be part of shaping the future of lab informatics.

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