Platform Owner, LIMS
Apply NowCompany: Foundation Medicine
Location: Boston, MA 02115
Description:
Job Description
About the Job
The Platform Owner, LIMS owns service delivery for the R&D LIMS/ELN software, understanding both the needs of the business and the technical platform in order to deliver business capabilities through configuration and platform administration. This position provides day-to-day support for the platform and partners with vendors, the Automation Engineering team, and R&D team members, as needed, to ensure that business user needs are being met. ThePlatform Ownerassists in forming and executing the R&D LIMS roadmap with a focus on ensuring needs of R&D stakeholders and aligning with business strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
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About Us
Foundation Medicine, Inc. (FMI) began with an idea - to simplify the complex nature of cancer genomics, bringing cutting-edge science and technology to everyday cancer care. Our approach generates insights that help doctors match patients to more treatment options and helps accelerate the development of new therapies. Foundation Medicine is the culmination of talented people coming together to realize an important vision, and the work we do every day impacts real lives.
Foundation Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, age, or national origin. Further, qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or protected veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also FMI's EEO Statement and EEO is the Law and Supplement. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form. (EOE/AAP Employer)
About the Job
The Platform Owner, LIMS owns service delivery for the R&D LIMS/ELN software, understanding both the needs of the business and the technical platform in order to deliver business capabilities through configuration and platform administration. This position provides day-to-day support for the platform and partners with vendors, the Automation Engineering team, and R&D team members, as needed, to ensure that business user needs are being met. ThePlatform Ownerassists in forming and executing the R&D LIMS roadmap with a focus on ensuring needs of R&D stakeholders and aligning with business strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Service Delivery:
- Design, configure and maintain R&D LIMS and ELN Software.
- Partner with LIMS consultant, scientists, laboratory and automation engineering team members to define business requirements
- Troubleshoot and problem solve acting as point of escalation for platform related defects and incidents.
- Support vendor updates, and releases, and proactive messaging for upcoming changes related to platform and possible changes needed to the application.
- Manage training and communications to business users in alignment with release schedule.
- Maintain platform and version information.
- Manage change control process and documentation
- Author and revise documentation of environment and operation procedures.
- Oversee regular audit of application users and access details.
- Project Delivery:
- Write clear and detailed technical user stories based on user feedback and project goals. Break down complex business needs into smaller, more digestible chunks of work.
- Design/configure and deliver new capability requests to business customers in a fast paced, Agile environment.
- Actively manage the team's backlog and elaborate on user stories where needed.
- Participate in weekly standups, backlog grooming, retrospectives, sprint planning, as appropriate.
- Conduct platform demos to ensure alignment with business requirements and processes.
- Assist in preparing status updates and presentations.
- Other duties as periodically assigned.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 2+ years of experience in information technology, software development or engineering, with a focus on testing or requirements management
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Biology, or related disciplines
- Experience with Sapio, LabVantage or LabWare LIMS
- Experience with NGS workflows
- Experience configuring a LIMS or ELN
- Understanding of the principles of a relational database, and fluency in SQL queries
- Familiarity with requirements definition and management related to a software development life cycle
- Ability to utilize root cause analysis to identify problems from symptoms and implement solutions inclusively with team and business partners
- Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision; ability to initiate and execute ideas
- Ability to work well under pressure while maintaining a professional demeanor
- Strong interpersonal skills that include effective written communication, oral communication, collaboration, and problem solving
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Patience and a desire to provide world-class customer service
- Understanding of HIPAA and importance of privacy of patient data
- Commitment to FMI values: patients, innovation, collaboration, and passion
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About Us
Foundation Medicine, Inc. (FMI) began with an idea - to simplify the complex nature of cancer genomics, bringing cutting-edge science and technology to everyday cancer care. Our approach generates insights that help doctors match patients to more treatment options and helps accelerate the development of new therapies. Foundation Medicine is the culmination of talented people coming together to realize an important vision, and the work we do every day impacts real lives.
Foundation Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, age, or national origin. Further, qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or protected veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also FMI's EEO Statement and EEO is the Law and Supplement. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form. (EOE/AAP Employer)