Associate Analyst, Scientific Informatics

About the Role

Zifo is hiring an Associate Analyst to join their Scientific Informatics team in the Philadelphia, PA area. This role involves working as part of a cross-functional global team to design, develop, implement, and support customizations/configurations of informatics platforms/products for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. These platforms include Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Chromatography Data System (CDS), and Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) used in research, clinical, and manufacturing domains.

The Associate will collaborate with customer IT stakeholders, business SMEs (scientists & lab analysts), and software vendors to define and document business requirements and implementation approaches. They will partner with internal and external stakeholders to develop and execute implementation plans, ensuring proper GxP compliance documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirement gathering, elaboration, elicitation, and documentation.
• Draft/review technical documents for solution implementation or customization.
• Perform/review configuration and technical activities for solution implementation.
• Evaluate technical caveats and dependencies for solution implementation or customization.
• Act as a liaison between customer and vendor organizations for proof of concept, gap analysis, and risk mitigation.
• Manage, motivate, and mentor cross-functional and enterprise project teams globally.
• Evaluate industry trends to identify optimization areas.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Knowledge of infrastructure/architecture of informatics platforms/products.
• SQL basics on relational database concepts and schema design principles.
• Ability to integrate laboratory instruments with scientific software packages.
• Understanding of the latest technology and industry standards for integrating informatics platforms.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and work with cross-functional teams.
• Requirements Life Cycle Management.
• Experience in as-is system assessment, gap analysis, and business process mapping.
• Understanding of 3 or more Scientific workflows (e.g., Bioanalysis, Compound Management, Registration, Medicinal Chemistry) is a plus.
• Basic understanding of leading R&D Informatics solutions like LIMS and ELN.
• Understanding of SDLC (Agile is preferred), ITIL concepts, Database Design, and Data Modeling concepts.
• Experience with Structural Chemistry, Ontology and Semantic Web, or Machine Learning is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in any core Science-related field.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• 0-1 year's experience in configuring/customizing informatics products/platforms.
• Passionate about the Life Science Research and Development industry.
• Deep interest in Drug Discovery & Development processes.
• Experience with Structural Chemistry, Ontology and Semantic Web, or Machine Learning is a plus.