DescriptionLIMS Master Data Specialist III in Rensselaer, NY
Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives
Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.
We proudly offer
- Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
- Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
- Career advancement opportunities
- Education reimbursement
- 401K program with matching contributions
- Learning platform
- And more!
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential job duties
- Data Configuration: Create and revise master data elements in the LabVantage LIMS platform, including test methods, specifications, analytical procedures, sampling plans, product parameters, and instrument mapping.
- Data Governance & Quality: Enforce data integrity standards, version control, and data accuracy across all laboratory processes. Ensure compliance with global corporate policies and regulatory standards (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 11, cGMP, ISO 17025).
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with lab subject matter experts (SMEs) to gather business requirements and map existing workflows to system capabilities. Partner with IT System Admin to develop, test and implement new functionality.
- System Support & Troubleshooting: Serve as the first line of support for end-user issues, troubleshoot master data anomalies, and assist with data migration during system upgrades. Support routine troubleshooting of data-related issues and escalate technical problems to System Admin or vendor as needed.
- Documentation: Own and update Master Data Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), data maps, and validation documentation associated with LIMS.
- Build and maintain test definitions, sampling plans, specifications, and stability protocols in LIMS, in collaboration with QC SMEs.
- Work closely with IT, QA, and QC leadership to test system settings, user roles, and permissions.
- Support internal and external regulator