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Corporate Functions:
Laboratory Informatics Specialist
At Intellia, we are revolutionizing medicine by harnessing the power of genome editing to develop potential cures. We bring new hope for people living with conditions including cancer, genetic disorders, viral infections, inflammatory disorders and many more.
SUMMARY:
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Laboratory Informatics Specialist based at our Cambridge, MA site. The individual in this role will support R&D and Quality groups. This includes understanding the business processes of the groups we work with and applying technical expertise to assist in the software implementation and application administration and support.
Job Requirements:
- Knowledge of science – biology, chemistry, engineering, or related discipline is preferred, or its equivalent.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, which includes 2+ years of administering laboratory and quality systems.
- Experience working in a GMP regulated environment, preferably in the biopharma space.
- Experience working with users to configure data management software to meet business workflow requirements.
- Experience working with relational databases.
Requirements:
- Working knowledge of databases and laboratory applications including LIMS, ELN, SDMS, and Chromatography Data Systems (e.g., Waters Empower software) desired.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team, to complete assignments within defined time constraints.
- Comprehensive understanding of the Software Life Cycle and cGMPs regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge in following areas of software development:
- Software product requirements documentation
- Data management software configuration/administration
- Software QA testing and documentation
- Incident or issue tracking system
Preferred domain knowledge:
- Laboratory Information Management Systems LabVantage LIMS) and/or ELN
- Laboratory processes and instrumentation
- Laboratory software compliance requirements
- Quality Systems (Veeva Quality Vault- QDocs, QMS)
Desirable technical skills:
- Windows client and server system knowledge
- Programming or scripting knowledge (Javascript)
- Basic knowledge of SQL
- Strong ability to comprehend complex problems and apply knowledge to propose potential solutions.
- Analytical skills to be able to understand the needs of customers and work out priorities.
- Strong written and oral communication skills as well as organizational skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively under established guidelines and instructions.
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a dynamic, cross-functional matrix environment.
Responsibilities:
- Provides application admin support, training, and troubleshooting to the Research and Quality areas for laboratory instruments/systems. This includes LIMS, LES, ELN and/or various lab instruments (Waters' Empower)
- Provide application and admin support for quality systems which includes Veeva Quality (QDocs and QMS)
- Communicates issues, technical failures, and projects status updates to direct supervisor.
- Review and implement change controls associated with these applications for impact to the QC laboratories.
- Perform project management activities in support of business process improvements.
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What Intellia Stands For:
At Intellia, our mission is to develop potentially curative genome editing treatments that can positively transform the lives of people living with severe and life-threating diseases.
We push boundaries. We are focused on positively disrupting health care treatment of patients with genomic diseases. The values we live by and drivers we look for are:
- One is respect for individuals; our unique qualities and strengths; our own ways to understand, learn and improve. One is our single-minded determination to excel; to succeed together. One is you and us – trusting and counting on every single one of us.
- Explore because we seek new ways to tackle disease. Explore with unbounded minds…free from assumptions, open to ideas. Explore by staying curious, by pushing boundaries, overcoming obstacles. Explore means thinking of new ways.
- Disrupt by thinking courageously…and creating a better future. Disrupt by defying conformity; interrogating the status quo; questioning our momentum. Disrupt with challenging thoughts…with that breed of skepticism that shows you have better solutions.
- Deliver with your focus on the objective and your determination to complete the task. Deliver by advancing relentlessly and by maintaining high standards…even when nobody is watching. Deliver by staying accountable and pulling your weight. Deliver because patients are counting on us to make the promise reality. Get it done.
POSITION: Full-Time, Exempt
EEOC Statement: Intellia believes in a diverse environment, and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all its employees and qualified applicants. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Intellia will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Intellia’s web-based application process is managed through Lever. Information submitted through application forms is collected by Lever and subject to Lever’s privacy policy.
EEOC Statement: Intellia believes in a diverse environment, and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all its employees and qualified applicants. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Intellia will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.