LIMS Development Lead

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a LIMS Development Lead to join our growing technology team. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for delivering high-quality LIMS solutions while leading and developing a team of engineers supporting our laboratory systems.

As a working manager, you will actively contribute to development efforts while providing day-to-day leadership, coaching, and oversight of both internal and contract developers. You will play a key role in building scalable, modern LIMS solutions leveraging a mix of full-stack development and low-code/no-code platforms, with a strong focus on the Microsoft ecosystem.

This role partners closely with Product, IT, and laboratory stakeholders to ensure solutions are scalable, compliant, and aligned to operational needs.

This is a hybrid role: 3 days in our Blue Ash HQ & 2 days remote 

Please note: Sponsorship is not offered for this opportunity.

Responsibilities

Technical Delivery

• Design, develop, configure, and support LIMS solutions and system integrations
• Contribute hands-on development across:
  • Custom/full-stack development
  • Low-code/no-code platforms (e.g., PowerApps)
• Lead technical design decisions and collaborate on solution architecture with Product, BA, and Architecture teams
• Develop integrations between LIMS and enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, data platforms)
• Ensure high standards for code quality, performance, security, and maintainability
• Support troubleshooting, incident resolution, and production support as needed

Development Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of LIMS developers, balancing priorities and workload
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and ongoing performance feedback
• Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
• Establish and enforce development standards, best practices, and governance
• Support Agile delivery including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and execution
• Partner with Product Owners, Project Managers, and Business Analysts to ensure successful delivery

Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of application development experience
• 3–5 years of experience leading or managing development teams
• Proven experience as a working manager balancing hands-on development with team leadership
• Experience delivering solutions using both full-stack and low-code/no-code platforms
• Strong background supporting custom or operational systems (LIMS or similar)
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with LIMS platforms or laboratory systems
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including:
  • PowerApps
  • Power Automate
  • Dataverse
  • Power BI
• Working knowledge of Azure services and Microsoft 365 / SharePoint
• Experience integrating LIMS with ERP, CRM, or enterprise data platforms
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern application architectures

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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