Scientific Business Analyst – LIMS/R&D

Requirements:

• Hands-on Business Analyst experience supporting scientific, laboratory, or pharmaceutical R&D technology initiatives.
• Direct experience developing or implementing LIMS in a research environment.
• Strong skills documenting business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, and user stories.
• Experience creating data flow diagrams, data mappings, data dictionaries, and requirements traceability matrices.
• Working knowledge of SQL and Python for data investigation and analysis.
• Understanding of data lakes, relational databases, and scientific data platforms.
• Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, S3, and Lambda, as well as Docker, containerization, and microservices architecture.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with scientific and technical stakeholders.
• Sapio LIMS experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences R&D; scientific data platforms; laboratory informatics; or AI-assisted data analysis is preferred.
• Candidates should have direct experience with laboratory workflows, LIMS implementations, scientific data requirements, and cross-functional R&D technology teams.
• Must be available for a C2C or 1099 engagement; W2 is not offered.
• Must be able to work onsite in Cambridge, Massachusetts, four days per week during the 12-month engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyze, and document scientific business requirements and laboratory workflows.
• Collaborate with scientists, business users, and IT teams to translate research needs into scalable technology solutions.
• Document system integrations, data flows, mappings, interfaces, and dependencies.
• Develop functional requirements, user stories, data dictionaries, and requirements traceability documentation.
• Support LIMS development, implementation, testing, and validation.
• Use SQL, Python, and AI-enabled analytical tools to investigate scientific data.
• Work with technical teams supporting AWS-based applications, databases, and data platforms.
• Confirm that requirements are reflected accurately in test scenarios and delivered solutions.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Lambda
• Docker
• EC2
• Flow
• Support
• Python
• SQL
• microservices
• Cloud

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We are seeking a hands-on Scientific Business Analyst to support R&D technology initiatives in a leading biopharmaceutical environment. This is a 12-month contract role based onsite in Cambridge, Massachusetts, four days per week, with an expected 40-hour workweek. The pay range is $70–$75 per hour, and the engagement is available on a C2C or 1099 basis only. This is not a general IT Business Analyst, software developer, or LIMS administrator position.

last updated 43 week of 2026