Manager, Laboratory Systems – Data

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +4 more locations.

📋 Description

• Define and uphold the product vision, establish a multi-year roadmap, governance model, and lifecycle strategy for laboratory systems and scientific data platforms.

• Align technological priorities and investment strategies with R&D business goals and laboratory requirements.

• Identify opportunities for harmonization, simplification, automation, application rationalization, and AI-enabled functionalities.

• Serve as Business Owner or provide governance and guidance for designated laboratory applications, including ELN/LIMS, Compliance Builder, and related technologies.

• Manage demand intake and prioritization, translating user requirements into business specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, and product backlogs.

• Lead planning for releases, ensure deployment readiness, conduct demonstrations, facilitate adoption planning, coordinate training, manage hypercare, and realize value.

• Execute application sustainment and lifecycle processes, which include incident escalation, change control, performance monitoring, feedback cycles, periodic reviews, and lifecycle decisions.

• Develop a scientific data storage strategy that encompasses requirements, governance, application selection, storage, access, retention, archival, continuity, and lifecycle management.

• Establish governance for laboratory master data, covering ownership, data quality, standards, change processes, and periodic reviews.

• Collaborate with IT, architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, validation, data integrity, Quality, Supply Chain, and external vendors.

• Oversee product budgets, forecasts, timelines, dependencies, risks, vendor commitments, and investment proposals.

• Coordinate software, data platforms, cloud, infrastructure, and professional service providers.

• Monitor and communicate metrics related to product, adoption, service, and value, including KPIs and OKRs.

• Facilitate workshops for requirements, conduct roadmap reviews, govern forums, and provide updates to leadership.

• Drive business change management, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption initiatives.

• Act as the main escalation and coordination point for laboratory applications, scientific data storage, connectivity, workstations, access, and related technology issues.

• Mentor and train laboratory staff, Business Owners, product team members, and contractors; may supervise a limited number of direct reports and oversee contract resources.

• Ensure adherence to GxP and non-GxP requirements, data integrity, validation, cybersecurity, Good Documentation Practice, and technology risk governance.

• Comply with Company Health, Safety and Environmental guidelines along with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field with 7 to 9 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree in a similar field with 5 to 7 years of relevant experience.

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in a regulated industry, enterprise applications, digital products, laboratory systems, or scientific data platforms.

• Proven experience in leading or governing applications, product roadmaps, portfolios, demand, or cross-functional governance across multiple sites or business functions.

• Expertise in translating business requirements into specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, prioritized backlogs, and delivery plans.

• Experience in application development, deployment, adoption, sustainment, lifecycle management, or continuous improvement.

• Understanding of regulated GxP and non-GxP environments, including data integrity, validation, cybersecurity, quality, and risk-management expectations.

• Experience collaborating with IT delivery teams, Quality partners, vendors, and senior business stakeholders.

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, along with analytical thinking, problem-solving, facilitation, and influencing capabilities.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities, make risk-based decisions, and drive alignment without direct authority.

• Preferred: Experience with ELN, LIMS, laboratory informatics, scientific data platforms, LabVantage, LabWare, BIOVIA, ComplianceBuilder, or similar technologies.

• Preferred: Experience with cloud and on-premises data storage, migration, retention, backup, disaster recovery, archival, and data lifecycle practices.

• Preferred: Familiarity with Agile product delivery, backlog management, release planning, Jira, and ServiceNow or comparable tools.

• Preferred: Experience in application portfolio management, vendor management, budget planning, and business-value measurement.

• Preferred: Experience in developing procedures, process maps, training materials, and organizational change or adoption strategies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Pension plan.

• 401(k) savings plan.

• Long-term incentive program.

• Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year.

• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees residing in Colorado – 48 hours per calendar year; for employees residing in Washington – 56 hours per calendar year.

• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year.

• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.

• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of a child's birth/adoption/foster care.

• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.

• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a rolling 52-week period.

• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year.

• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year.

• Up to 10% travel based on project, deployment, or laboratory support requirements.

• Remote work opportunities where permitted.