LIMS Implementation Specialist/ Consultant (m/f/d)

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Discover Impactful Work
The plays a critical role in delivering expert guidance, support, and implementation services for Thermo Fisher Scientific Digital Science Solutions. This role partners closely with scientific customers to help digitize laboratory research, development, and manufacturing operations through enterprise LIMS-centric solutions, integrating ELN, LES, SDMS, and other digital laboratory systems.

By combining deep technical expertise, laboratory understanding, and strong customer focus, the Senior Technical Consultant ensures successful solution delivery, regulatory compliance, and an exceptional customer experience across diverse laboratory environments.

This role is based remotely in Germany or Austria.

A Day in the Life:
You will act as a trusted advisor to customers and internal partners, collaborating with global account teams, services leaders, product managers, and delivery teams. You will lead solution design and implementation activities, oversee system configuration and customization, and support customers through training, documentation, and ongoing system optimization.

You will contribute feedback to product management, share knowledge across teams, and help advance Thermo Fisher Scientific’s leadership in digital science and laboratory digitalization.

What to expect:

• Partner with customers to understand laboratory workflows, business needs, and regulatory requirements
• Design, configure, and implement enterprise LIMS-centric laboratory systems aligned with industry best practices
• Translate laboratory workflows into effective digital system designs that support real-world laboratory operations
• Lead data management activities including data mapping, migration, validation, and governance
• Identify opportunities for workflow optimization, automation, and process improvement
• Develop and execute test plans to ensure system quality, performance, and compliance
• Lead and support implementations in GMP- and GLP-regulated environments, ensuring systems are validated and inspection-ready
• Contribute to validation strategy, documentation, and audit readiness
• Deliver user training, documentation, and post-implementation support
• Collaborate with cross-functional global teams across services, product, engineering, and quality
• Support customer engagements through planning, reporting, presentations, and stakeholder communication
• Contribute to consulting best practices, knowledge sharing, and capability development
• Travel as required to support internal and customer meetings

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, or equivalent experience

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in life sciences technical and business consulting, solution architecture, or implementation leadership for enterprise laboratory systems
• Demonstrated success delivering medium to large customer engagements across research, development, or manufacturing environments
• Hands-on laboratory experience in QC, R&D, analytical, or manufacturing laboratories is highly valued

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Fluency in German and English
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise laboratory platforms, particularly LIMS, as well as ELN, SDMS, LES, CDS, or similar systems
• Strong understanding of laboratory workflows, data management principles, and regulated environments including GMP, GLP, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and ISO
• Hands-on experience extending or customizing LIMS functionality using C#, APIs, or scripting is a strong advantage
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, or Postgres, cloud technologies, SDLC methodologies, and validated systems
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to translate complex technical and regulatory requirements into effective, customer-ready solutions

Competencies

• Customer-focused trusted advisor with strong technical credibility
• Collaborative team player and technical thought leader
• Ability to operate effectively in a global, matrixed environment while managing complexity and priorities
• Results-driven, detail-oriented, adaptable, and innovative
• Strong alignment with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement

Benefits:
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

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