LIMS System Administrator

About the role

A large Federal Government organisation is seeking an experienced LIMS Administrator to administer, maintain and enhance its Laboratory Information Management System, which supports laboratory operations across multiple sites. The role works closely with laboratory stakeholders, ICT teams and external vendors, and is based in Melbourne, with Sydney and Canberra applicants also encouraged to apply.

Key responsibilities

• Administer, maintain and support the LIMS platform, gather business requirements and develop new functionality
• Configure software, troubleshoot issues and resolve defects
• Develop and maintain integrations with other business systems
• Manage user accounts, permissions and access controls
• Provide technical support and training to users, and run testing and quality assurance for changes
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs and test plans
• Liaise with external vendors and produce management, financial and statistical reports
• Perform backups, archiving and data management, and work with database, infrastructure, security and network teams

Required profile

• Experience administering a LIMS platform such as SampleManager or a similar system
• Knowledge of laboratory operations and the role of LIMS in scientific or analytical environments
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
• Willingness to learn new technologies
• Australian citizenship and a baseline security clearance

Required skills

• Experience with databases and SQL
• Advantageous: VGLLIMS.NET / C#, Visual Basic, Java, HTML, SQL database administration
• Advantageous: Availability Management (SFIA Level 4), Problem Management (SFIA Level 3), Programming / Software Development (SFIA Level 2)

What we offer

• Initial 12-month contract with two 12-month extension options
• Up to 40 hours per week
• Work on a critical enterprise application within a large-scale Federal Government ICT ecosystem