System Administrator, Lab Information Systems - BioCryst : Job Details

COMPANY: At BioCryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with complement-mediated and other rare diseases. For over three decades we've been guided by our passion for not settling for ordinary in our quest to develop novel medicines. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-in-class or best-in-class oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics, led by the efforts of our team of expert scientists in our Discovery Center of Excellence in Birmingham, Alabama. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, our European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries. We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at www.biocryst.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram. JOB SUMMARY: BioCryst is a fast-growing pharmaceutical company with an immediate opening for an experienced Systems Administrator, Lab Systems who can effectively support and manage the company's technology strategy and daily operations of the company's laboratory systems in Birmingham, AL. The Systems Administrator, Lab Systems primarily is responsible for the overall health and daily performance of the laboratory data acquisition systems, and laboratory information systems (LIS), such as electronic laboratory notebook, stability, and laboratory information management systems (LIMS).Key responsibilities for this role will be to provide daily operational support for the above systems, develop and maintain lab system strategy by closely collaborating with leadership across functional teams, and ensuring that standards exist to allow our scientists to be successful in meeting business objectives. You will be responsible for a complex enterprise application environment that changes rapidly to meet the evolving requirements of a growing enterprise of applications and client demands.This position is challenged with providing reliable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions.You will gather requirements to understand the needs of each request to accurately assess configuration, value, and total cost of ownership. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a deep working knowledge of current and future capabilities across laboratory applications
• Collaborate with lab leadership and cross-functional leads and staff to ensure lab activities and support are integrated into planning for laboratory information activities and ensure minimal disruption of operations during LIS maintenance or changes
• Ensure regulated processes are sufficiently documented to meet compliance needs
• Ensure lab teams are trained and equipped appropriately to manage LIS workflows and perform troubleshooting activities
• Manage and monitor security of the information laboratory systems to ensure proper function and compliance
• Collaborate with vendor system engineers and company IT staff to develop and execute LIS strategy, ensure proper installation and validation of needed packages and domain upgrades
• Closely collaborate with operational stakeholders to ensure business needs are met and future projects are properly scoped, resourced and executed
• Maintain vendor relationship and participate in the evaluation, scoping and implementation of new systems or software
• Assist with providing training, technical, and application assistance to users to better utilize the functions available with the LIS
• All other job-related duties as it relates to the job function or as delegated by the management team

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor's Degree in a technology or science discipline or closely related field with an emphasis of information technology and minimum of 5 years' experience working with laboratory information systems in a drug discovery laboratory setting or equivalent consulting experience in the implementation and management of laboratory information systems. Experience in an electronic notebook platform or LIMS is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of operational workflows for the laboratory and how those workflows apply to lab systems
• Knowledge of relevant compliance and regulatory requirements related to laboratory information systems
• Strong analytical, written, listening and oral communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and external vendors, and to utilize social influence and servant leadership to achieve organizational objectives
• Ability to succeed in demanding situations through achieving balance between technical and business interests, accomplishing results through third parties, and remaining focused on business objectives while maintaining speed, quality and costs.
• Experience working in the Life Sciences and/or Healthcare industries is a plus

The statements in this position description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The manager may assign additional responsibilities and assignments from time to time. BioCryst is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Veterans status, disability and/or other protected class characteristics. Additionally, BioCryst is committed to achieving its business objectives in compliance with all federal, state and local law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)