Associate Director, Laboratory Informatics Platforms

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals•Cambridge, MA

1d•$172,200 - $233,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Alnylam is seeking a strategic and delivery-oriented technology leader to serve as Associate Director, Laboratory Informatics Platforms. This role is responsible for the delivery, evolution, and operational stewardship of core laboratory informatics capabilities that enable scientific, development, and manufacturing-support workflows across Research and Early Development (ReDev) and CMC. The Associate Director will lead the product and technology delivery of laboratory informatics platforms, including Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), sample management, entity registration, and workflow orchestration. The role partners closely with scientific, technical operations stakeholders across ReDev and CMC to translate business needs into scalable, compliant, and fit-for-purpose solutions that improve traceability, workflow efficiency, and data quality. This role does not own QC LIMS systems, which are managed within Quality Technology. Instead, this role partners closely with IT Quality Technology to ensure aligned data models, integrated workflows, and seamless end-to-end laboratory processes across ReDev, CMC, and QC environment. This position requires a leader who can balance business partnership, product ownership, and disciplined delivery in a regulated environment, while ensuring platforms evolve to support future analytics and AI-driven use cases.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field (or equivalent experience)
10–12 years of experience in laboratory informatics, digital lab technology, or related domains within biotech/pharma
Proven experience delivering or managing platforms such as ELN, sample management, entity registration, or related laboratory systems
Strong understanding of laboratory workflows across Research and/or CMC environments
Experience translating business needs into system designs, roadmaps, and delivery plans
Experience leading cross-functional delivery involving business stakeholders, vendors, and IT teams
Working knowledge of GxP, Part 11, CSV principles, and data integrity (ALCOA+) as applicable to laboratory systems
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Computer Science
Experience with workflow orchestration and cross-platform integration in lab environments
Familiarity with instrument data capture and scientific data models
Experience with SaaS laboratory platforms and modern vendor ecosystems
Experience in RNAi, oligonucleotide, or advanced modality environments
Experience partnering with Quality Technology teams and integrating with QC LIMS systems

Responsibilities

Lead Delivery of Laboratory Informatics Platforms: Own the delivery and lifecycle management of informatics solutions across ELN, sample management, entity registration, and workflow orchestration. Define and execute platform roadmaps aligned with business priorities across ReDev and CMC.
Translate Business Needs into Digital Capabilities: Partner with laboratory, scientific, and technical operations stakeholders to understand workflows and requirements. Design and deliver solutions that improve data capture, process efficiency, traceability, and user experience.
Establish Product and Platform Governance: Drive governance for demand intake, prioritization, release management, and change control. Define standards for configuration, data models, and system usage to ensure consistency and scalability across labs.
Enable End-to-End Laboratory Workflows: Design and deliver integrated workflows that connect experiment execution, sample lifecycle management, entity registration, and result capture. Partner with Quality Technology to ensure alignment between Laboratory Informatics platforms and QC workflows supported by LIMS, while maintaining clear ownership boundaries.
Lead Instrument Data Capture Strategy: Own the strategy and requirements for instrument data capture across ReDev and CMC environments, and define how instrument-generated data is integrated and contextualized within ELN and related platforms.
Partner with Quality Technology on QC Integration: Collaborate closely with the Quality Technology team to enable seamless integration between laboratory informatics platforms and QC LIMS systems. Ensure alignment on data models and master data (e.g., samples, entities), workflow handoffs and traceability, integration patterns and data flows, and end-to-end process consistency across lab domains.
Ensure Compliance, Data Integrity, and Sustainability: Partner with Quality and validation teams to ensure platforms meet applicable compliance and data integrity standards. Support validated system lifecycle practices where applicable and ensure solutions are designed for long-term sustainability and audit readiness.
Partner Across IT and Business Functions: Collaborate with enterprise IT teams (Data/AI, Infrastructure, Security) to ensure platforms are secure, scalable, and integrated with enterprise capabilities. Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and external vendors.