Lab Ware LIMS Configuration & Integration Specialist

Katalyst HealthCares and Life Sciences

$90K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven hands-on experience configuring LabWare LIMS, with LabWare 8 preferred.
  • Strong experience with LabWare in GMP laboratory operations, particularly in raw materials and commercial product testing.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate regulatory and quality requirements into compliant LIMS configurations.
  • Experience supporting LIMS validation with full requirements traceability.
  • Experience integrating LabWare with instrument systems like Empower and LabX.
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a dedicated workstream for implementing raw material and commercial product processes in LabWare LIMS 8.
  • Define and manage LabWare build for raw materials, commercial products, and laboratory equipment.
  • Configure LabWare LIMS with standardized designs for raw materials, commercial products, and stability testing.
  • Ensure LabWare configurations align with approved test methodologies and product specifications.
  • Translate regulatory and quality requirements into LabWare LIMS designs.
  • Support validation activities with documentation and traceability for LabWare objects.
  • Configure and support instrument interfaces between LabWare 8 and various laboratory systems.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to play a key role in the LabWare 8 upgrade for a GMP lab.
  • Engage in close collaboration with multiple teams including Quality, Validation, IT, and Laboratory.
  • Potential for hands-on experience dealing with equipment integration and operational readiness.
  • Work in a regulated environment which can enhance professional credibility and expertise.
Full Job Description
Job Description:
  • LabWare LIMS Configuration Specialist to support the LabWare 8 upgrade for a US-based GMP laboratory site. This role will lead a dedicated workstream focused on implementing raw material and commercial product workflows, completing master data configuration, and finalizing integration with laboratory equipment and enterprise GMP systems.
  • The successful candidate will translate regulatory, quality, and operational requirements into standardized, compliant LabWare LIMS designs and ensure stable execution of configured workflows in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:
  • Workstream Leadership & Scope Definition
  • Support a dedicated workstream supporting implementation of raw material and commercial product processes within LabWare LIMS 8.
  • Define and manage LabWare build across:
  • Raw materials and commercial product master data.
  • Test workflows.
  • Laboratory equipment and interfaces.
  • LabWare LIMS Configuration
  • Configure raw materials, commercial products including stability, and laboratory equipment in LabWare LIMS using standardized, compliant design patterns.
  • Ensure LabWare configuration aligns with:
  • pproved test methodologies.
  • Product specifications.
  • Sampling plans.
  • pply controlled build practices and normalized templates to ensure consistency, scalability, and compliance.

Requirements Traceability & Validation Support:
  • Translate regulatory, quality, and operational requirements into standardized LabWare LIMS designs.
  • Support validation activities by providing clear documentation and traceability for configured LabWare objects following Takeda internal procedures.

Instrument & System Integration:
  • Configure and support instrument interfaces between LabWare 8 and a variety of laboratory systems.
  • May develop or support parsing scripts, where required and permitted by Takeda standards and governance.
  • Support connectivity and data flow between LabWare and other GMP systems, such as LabX

Operational Readiness & Execution:
  • Support stable execution of raw material and equipment workflows in live operations.
  • Troubleshoot configuration and integration issues impacting laboratory execution.
  • Partner with site teams to ensure LabWare configurations are fit for intended use and operationally sustainable.

Requirements:
  • Proven hands-on experience configuring LabWare LIMS (LabWare 8 strongly preferred).
  • Strong experience with Labware within GMP laboratory operations, particularly:
  • Raw materials testing.
  • Commercial product testing.
  • Laboratory equipment workflows.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate regulatory and quality requirements into compliant LIMS configurations.
  • Experience supporting LIMS validation with full requirements traceability.
  • Experience integrating LabWare with:
  • Instrument systems (e.g., Empower, LabX)
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills in regulated environments.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience supporting LabWare upgrades or major LIMS implementations.
  • Experience working in biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical GMP environments.
  • Experience supporting inspection readiness activities related to LIMS.

Deliverables & Success Criteria:
  • Completed on time LabWare LIMS configurations for raw materials, commercial products, and equipment integration.
  • Clear requirements-to-configuration-to-validation traceability.
  • Stable, compliant execution of configured workflows in operations.
  • Successful integration between LabWare and laboratory instruments

Additional Notes:
  • This role requires close collaboration with Takeda Quality, Validation, IT, and Laboratory teams.
  • Work must follow Takeda change control, validation, and data integrity requirements.
  • Onsite presence may be required based on project phase and site needs.

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