LIMS & IT Specialist

Position Overview

Leidos is seeking a highly motivated Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Administrator to join the Energy & Environmental Division’s USACE FUSRAP laboratory team. This on‑site position focuses on IT, LIMS, and laboratory database management.

Location:

Vandergrift, PA (on‑site).

Must pass a beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT) prior to accessing the customer site. US Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required and ability to obtain a Public Trust security clearance is necessary.

Salary range: $80,000 – $100,000 annually.

• Design, develop, maintain, and manage the LIMS database application. Work with database management systems and tools such as Matrix Gemini and SQL, emphasizing instrument reporting, report development, and data gathering.
• Develop instrument reporting processes to incorporate sample data into the LIMS.
• Support user training and advise management on technology changes and improvements that increase laboratory efficiency.
• Maintain LIMS system backups and oversee electronic storage of laboratory records.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience with a minimum of 5 years laboratory experience.
• Proficiency configuring and maintaining Xybion (Autoscribe Informatics) Matrix Gemini LIMS.
• T‑SQL and/or SQL database language experience, specifically SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Technical experience with databases and user support.
• Team player, organized, reliable, conscientious, and dedicated to program support.
• Capable of multitasking, managing resources, and schedules and working several diverse tasks with simultaneous or near simultaneous deadlines.
• Self‑motivated, disciplined, and able to work independently with good time management.
• Experience developing application programming interfaces (APIs).
• Experience developing Xybion (Autoscribe Informatics) MIDAS data transfers.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to make unanticipated changes to production deliverables with short notice as required.
• Well‑developed communication skills and ability to express thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely in both verbal and written formats.

• Strong analytical skills associated with laboratory sample analysis.
• Strong knowledge of inorganic and radio chemical methods.
• Experience in the development and implementation of standards, procedures, and guidelines for an information system.
• Experience in the development of staged laboratory data packages and deliverables.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.