Senior Specialist LIMS

Senior Specialist LIMS in Albuquerque, NM

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer

•    Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) 
•    Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
•    Career advancement opportunities 
•    Education reimbursement
•    401K program with matching contributions
•    Learning platform
•    And more! 

The LIMS Senior Specialist serves as the Quality Control business owner and site administrator for the LabVantage Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). This position is responsible for configuration, master data governance, user administration, system lifecycle management, validation support, and continuous improvement of the LIMS platform. The role partners closely with Quality Assurance, Information Technology, laboratory personnel, and external vendors to ensure the system remains compliant, reliable, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements.

This Albuquerque-based opportunity includes relocation expense reimbursement for qualified candidates and offers the opportunity to own and enhance Curia's LIMS environment supporting GMP laboratory operations.

Essential job duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  
LIMS Administration and System Ownership
•    Serve as site administrator and Quality Control business owner for the LabVantage LIMS platform. 
•    Manage system configuration, master data, test methods, specifications, sampling plans, stability protocols, instrument mappings, and workflow definitions. 
•    Administer LIMS user accounts, roles, permissions, and periodic access reviews in accordance with company procedures and data integrity requirements. 
•    Monitor system performance and coordinate resolution of system issues with IT and vendors. 
•    Act as primary site liaison for vendor support, upgrades, system enhancements, and troubleshooting activities.

Validation and Compliance
•    Coordinate and lead validation activities associated with LIMS implementation, upgrades, enhancements, and maintenance.
•    Develop and maintain user requirements, risk assessments, test protocols, traceability matrices, validation reports, and supporting documentation.
•    Ensure compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, data integrity expectations, and company procedures.
•    Support periodic reviews and system lifecycle management activities.

Change Control and Continuous Improvement
•    Serve as Quality Control representative and business owner for LIMS-related change controls. 
•    Assess proposed system changes for regulatory, business, validation, and operational impact. 
•    Collaborate with stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and implement system improvements. 
•    Support deployment of new functionality, integrations, and automation initiatives.

User Support and Training
•    Provide technical support and guidance for laboratory personnel utilizing LIMS.
•    Develop and maintain training materials, work instructions, and operating procedures.
•    Deliver user training related to new system functionality and process changes.
•    Investigate and resolve system-related issues impacting laboratory operations.

Master Data Governance
•    Establish and maintain standards for LIMS master data creation, review, approval, and maintenance.
•    Ensure data accuracy, version control, traceability, and compliance with data governance requirements.
•    Support implementation of new products, methods, specifications, and laboratory workflows within the system.
•    Maintain data mapping and associated technical documentation.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
•    Partner with QC, QA, Manufacturing, Stability, Regulatory Affairs and Information Technology teams to understand business requirements and optimize laboratory workflows.
•    Coordinate testing activities associated with new functionality, upgrades and integrations.
•    Participate in project teams supporting digital laboratory initiatives.

Audit and Inspection Support
•    Support internal audits, customer audits and regulatory inspections involving laboratory computerized systems.
•    Provide system documentation, records, validation packages and subject matter expertise during inspections.
•    Support investigations and corrective actions related to LIMS, data integrity and laboratory systems.

•    Read/interpret SOPs to ensure compliance
•    Maintain up to date trainings
•    Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:
Required
•    Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
•    Minimum of five (5) years’ experience supporting LIMS administration, configuration, implementation or system ownership in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology or life sciences environment
•    Experience with computerized laboratory system and business processes.
•    Knowledge of cGMP regulations, FDA21 CFR Part 11 requirements, data integrity principles, and computer system validation requirements
•    Understanding of laboratory testing processes and analytical workflows

Preferred
•    Experience with LabVantage LIMS
•    Experience leading LIMS implementations, upgrades, or migration projects.
•    Experience supporting laboratory instruments and system integrations.
•    Experience with electronic laboratory systems such as ELN, LES, CDS, or stability management systems.
•    Experience with SQL, reporting tools, or LIMS configuration tools.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This role does not have supervisory responsibilities, yet it may involve mentoring, guiding, and advising.

Other Skills and Abilities:                                                    
•    Provides guidance and mentorship to team members.
•    Fosters a collaborative and positive work environment.
•    Champions change.
•    Promotes a safe and healthy work environment by actively identifying and addressing potential hazards, following established safety protocols, participating in safety training programs, and fostering a culture of awareness and responsibility among team members.
•    Demonstrates strong attention to detail
•    Strong understanding of laboratory operations and regulated computerized systems.
•    Strong knowledge of data integrity and computerized system validation principles.
•    Ability to independently manage system configuration and maser data activities.
•    Strong project management and organizational skills
•    Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities.
•     Strong written and verbal communication skills.
•    Ability to work effectively across Quality, IT and laboratory organizations.
•    Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced GMP environment.

Other Qualifications:
•    Must pass a background check
•    Must pass a drug screen 
•    May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening
•    May be required to obtain and maintain gowning certification 
•    May be required to obtain and maintain media qualification 
•    May be required to wear a respirator 

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.