Lab Informatics Lead

Salary: £80,000 - 105,000 per year

Requirements:

• Degree in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Biology, or a related field
• Experience in product ownership or business analysis
• Hands-on experience with ELN/LIMS platforms such as IDBS, Benchling, ThermoFisher SampleManager, or LabVantage
• Knowledge of APIs and scientific instrument connectivity
• Familiarity with laboratory workflows in biopharma or biomanufacturing
• Understanding of data integrity, FAIR principles, and laboratory digitalization

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of LIMS/ELN solutions supporting laboratory workflows, sample tracking, and scientific data integrity
• Partner with laboratory teams, IT, and external vendors to deliver scalable, compliant, and user-friendly lab information management capabilities
• Focus on integrating laboratory equipment with a LIMS/ELN solution
• Define and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for LIMS/ELN integration
• Manage connections between LIMS/ELN, CDS, and instrument interfaces
• Gather requirements from scientists and lab managers and translate them into user stories
• Lead digitalization efforts to modernize lab environments
• Ensure workflows support sample management, reagent tracking, and data integrity
• Monitor system performance and identify opportunities for improvement

Technologies:

• Support

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We are Lonza, with our people as our greatest strength. Our globally connected teams work across more than 30 sites on five continents to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. We offer an agile career and dynamic working culture, an inclusive and ethical workplace, compensation programs that recognize high performance, and a variety of benefits depending on role and location. This is a fully site-based role in Slough, and visa and relocation support is offered for the successful candidate. Working in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards. We value collaboration, accountability, excellence, passion, and integrity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives help improve millions of lives.

last updated 39 week of 2026