Scientific Consultant (Empower/LIMS Specialist)
Location: San Diego, California
Country: United States
Category: LIMS
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: June 18, 2026
Job ID: 648265
Job Description
Scientific Consultant - (Empower & LIMS Specialist) - Contract - Onsite (San Diego, CA) - No travel
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer seeks a Scientific Consultant with prior experience in both Empower and LIMS. The deal candidate will have 5 - 14 years' experience working within Electrophoretic/chromatographic systems. This person will also have hands-on expertise in Maurice Flex (Compass) for icIEF/CE SDS and Agilent HPLC systems, having used them with OpenLab CDS. This candidate will have a proven history working on Empower implementations, with advanced troubleshooting across platforms like Maurice and HPLC. This individual will provide support of analytical development activities during system implementation, and will be responsible for ensuring proper instrument setup, maintenance, and performance; maintaining project timelines, authoring technical documentation to include methods, protocols, and reports, and diagnosing system suitability failures; and identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions. This opportunity requires a local candidate and one willing to be onsite 5 days a week for a 12-month contract, that could extend.
Benefits:
- Pay Range: Max rate is $50/hr. C2C/1099
- Work Arrangement: Onsite for candidate local to San Diego
- Duration: A 12-month contract with potential extensions
Responsibilities:
Lab Systems Architecture & LIMS Delivery
- Lead/support laboratory informatics initiatives across Empower and LIMS platforms.
- Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, define scope, and translate needs into system solutions.
- Create and maintain documentation (requirements, specifications, traceability, SOPs) as required.
- Configure and support Empower environments (users, roles, projects, instrument connections, workflows).
- Troubleshoot issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate resolution with internal teams and vendors.
- Support upgrades, patching, and change control activities.
- Configure LIMS objects, workflows, master data, and security to support lab operations.
- Support interfaces/integrations as applicable (instruments, ELN, ERP, data historians, reporting tools).
- Develop and execute test scripts; document results and deviations.
- Participate in CSV activities following SDLC and quality procedures.
- Support audit readiness through controlled documentation and traceability.
- Ensure solutions align with data integrity expectations and Part 11 requirements.
- Production Support/Continuous Improvement
- Provide ongoing operational support and user enablement (training, job aids, office hours).
- Identify improvement opportunities and implement enhancements to increase efficiency and compliance.
Requirements:
- Hands-on experience supporting Empower (administration and/or power user level).
- Hands-on experience supporting or implementing a LIMS (configuration, support, or delivery).
- Experience working in regulated environments (GxP) and within change control processes.
- Experience producing clear documentation for requirements, testing, and validation support.
- Strong stakeholder communication skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with CSV deliverables (URS, FRS/DS, IQ/OQ/PQ support, RTM).
- Experience with lab instrument integrations and/or data flows between lab systems.
- Experience supporting upgrades, migrations, or multi-site deployments.
- Life sciences / pharmaceutical / biotech laboratory environment experience.
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