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Technical Consultant – Scientific Informatics
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Technical Consultant – Scientific Informatics
Technical Consultant – Scientific Informatics
Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology?
At IDBS, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where your unique perspective matters. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you’ll help turn ideas into impact, innovating at the speed of life.
At IDBS, we are at the cutting edge of providing innovative software solutions and services that empower scientists and researchers to accelerate their discoveries. Our SaaS-based platforms help clients design, execute, and orchestrate processes; manage, contextualize, and structure their data; and gain valuable insights throughout the drug lifecycle, from R&D through manufacturing. We work with 80% of the top 20 global BioPharma companies*, transforming complex workflows into scalable, compliant solutions. Join us to continuously grow and make a real impact alongside passionate colleagues who care about our mission and their people.
*Source: Exploring the top 20 biopharma companies Q1 2024 market cap growths | TechTarget
About the Role
The Technical Consultant – Scientific Informatics will serve as the technical authority and solution owner across customer engagements. In this dynamic position, you’ll design and deliver end-to-end architectures that integrate IDBS platforms into complex life sciences ecosystems, ensuring scalability, compliance, and long-term customer success.
You will act as the key technology partner to customer IT, data, and scientific stakeholders, translating scientific workflows and business requirements into scalable SaaS-based architectures and integration strategies.
This role reports to the Manager, Professional Services and is part of IDBS’s European Professional Services team, with a UK-based headquarters in Woking. The position will support global projects.
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Key Responsibilities
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Own end-to-end technical architecture: Define and design scalable, secure, and compliant architectures for IDBS platforms, integrations, and customer environments, aligning with GxP requirements and enterprise IT strategy while ensuring long-term success.
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Lead integration & data architecture: Develop and govern integrations between IDBS platforms and enterprise systems, defining API strategies, event flows, data pipelines, and governance models that ensure data integrity, enable AI/ML and analytics, and promote seamless interoperability. Contribute to best practices, reusable architecture patterns, and integration frameworks for IDBS products.
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Drive technical decision-making: Balance trade-offs between configuration vs. customisation, scalability vs. cost vs. time-to-value, while adhering to cloud strategies, security frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
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Provide hands-on leadership during delivery: Guide teams through complex integrations, resolve technical challenges, mitigate risks, and act as the escalation point for architectural issues. Lead architecture discussions with enterprise architects and senior stakeholders.
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Enhance digital transformation & business value: Partner in legacy-to-SaaS modernization, reducing technical debt, and collaborating with pre-sales and delivery teams to ensure successful, scalable customer outcomes. Contribute to SOW and estimations for transformation initiatives.
Requirements
Essential Requirements
- Consulting & stakeholder engagement: Strong problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and design tailored solutions in complex environments.
- Enterprise architecture & integration expertise (4–6+ years): Proven experience in creating and delivering scalable, high-performing SaaS-based architectures for integration into life sciences ecosystems. Ideally includes exposure to scientific informatics platforms such as LIMS, ELN, SDMS, CDS, and data platforms.
- Data architecture & integrity: Deep knowledge of data architecture, modelling, governance, and integrity, ensuring reliable, compliant data flows across systems.
- SaaS solution design & trade-offs: Experience with cloud strategies, security, and regulatory frameworks, along with an ability to make informed decisions on configuration vs. customization, scalability vs. cost.
- End-to-end delivery competence: Demonstrable experience in delivering sophisticated integrations and guiding customers through modernization efforts to legacy → SaaS, improving workflows, data accessibility, and business outcomes.
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Differentiators
- Previous experience with life sciences domain: A Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, chemistry, biochemistry, or related fields, coupled with a strong understanding of scientific workflows and regulatory environments.
Travel Requirement
- Up to 20% international/domestic travel required.
Benefits
This role is eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
Note: No amount of pay is considered wages or compensation until earned, vested, and determinable. Bonus/commission availability and eligibility remain at the discretion of the company.
Join our winning team and help accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science. Together, we’ll partner with customers globally to address their most complex challenges and architecture solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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