Senior LabVantage Engineer

Cognizant

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On-site
Location
Boston, MASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$90,000–$109,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
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Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · Senior LabVantage Engineer

The Sr. LabVantage Engineer bridges business requirements and LabVantage LIMS solutions to create compliant, scalable digital workflows within life sciences environments. This role involves leading requirement gathering workshops with QC, R&D, and manufacturing labs to translate business needs into User Requirement Specifications and functional specifications. Key responsibilities include defining solution designs for sample management, stability, biobanking, and SDMS, while managing master data and business rules. The engineer will support integrations with instruments, MES, SAP, and CDS using REST APIs and file-based middleware. Candidates must possess deep knowledge of lab workflows, GxP environments, 21 CFR Part 11, and EU Annex 11 compliance. Technical skills include process mapping, SQL data structures, and experience with LIMS implementations to ensure data integrity across connected systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead requirement gathering workshops to translate business needs into User Requirement Specifications and functional specifications.
  • Analyze current lab processes to define future-state LIMS-enabled workflows and identify automation use cases.
  • Define solution designs and integration requirements for instruments, MES, SAP, and CDS systems.
  • Manage master data creation, validation, migration activities, and data mapping for system interfaces.
  • Define business scenarios for SIT/UAT and support validation documentation for GxP and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
  • Support go-live planning, site rollouts, user training, and post-production hypercare support.
  • Act as the primary liaison between business users, IT, and delivery teams to drive global process harmonization.

What we're looking for

  • Strong experience in LIMS implementations, with LabVantage experience preferred.
  • Deep understanding of lab workflows including sample lifecycle, stability, batch release, and ELN/LIMS integration.
  • Experience with URS/FRS, process mapping, and business analysis artifacts.
  • Knowledge of GxP environments and familiarity with 21 CFR Part 11 and Annex 11.
  • Understanding of integrations including REST APIs, file-based systems, middleware, and instrument interfacing.
  • Basic knowledge of SQL and data structures (preferred).
  • LabVantage certification or prior experience with versions v7/v8 (preferred).
  • Experience in global LIMS rollouts, multi-site harmonization, or Agile/DevOps delivery (preferred).

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