[Hiring] LIMS Implementation Specialist/ Consultant @Thermo Fisher Scientific

Role Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

This role involves:

• Delivering expert guidance, support, and implementation services for Thermo Fisher Scientific Digital Science Solutions.
• Partnering closely with scientific customers to help digitize laboratory research, development, and manufacturing operations through enterprise LIMS-centric solutions.
• Ensuring 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:

• Acting as a trusted advisor to customers and internal partners.
• Leading solution design and implementation activities.
• Overseeing system configuration and customization.
• Supporting customers through training, documentation, and ongoing system optimization.
• Contributing feedback to product management and sharing knowledge across teams.

What to expect:

• Partnering with customers to understand laboratory workflows, business needs, and regulatory requirements.
• Designing, configuring, and implementing enterprise LIMS-centric laboratory systems aligned with industry best practices.
• Translating laboratory workflows into effective digital system designs.
• Leading data management activities including data mapping, migration, validation, and governance.
• Identifying opportunities for workflow optimization, automation, and process improvement.
• Developing and executing test plans to ensure system quality, performance, and compliance.
• Leading and supporting implementations in GMP- and GLP-regulated environments.
• Delivering user training, documentation, and post-implementation support.
• Collaborating with cross-functional global teams.
• Supporting customer engagements through planning, reporting, presentations, and stakeholder communication.
• Contributing to consulting best practices, knowledge sharing, and capability development.
• Traveling as required to support internal and customer meetings.

Qualifications

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

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration and annual incentive plan bonus.
• Healthcare and a range of employee benefits.
• Outstanding career and development prospects.
• Exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.