Business Analyst / LIMS Analyst Developer

Coventek Inc•Salt Lake City, UT

4d•Remote

About The Position

Support and enhance LabWare LIMS v8, integrations, workflow optimization, reporting and laboratory informatics initiatives. Work closely with scientists, LIMS Supervisor and laboratory leadership. We need you as a Business Analyst to help communicate and implement enhancements to the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMs). This system houses all the configuration, rules, tests and test data needed to generate lab results for the Infectious Disease (includes Bioterrorism Response Lab, Chemical Threats Response Lab, and Next Generation Sequencing Lab) , Toxicology, and Environmental Chemistry sections. Your role works closely with the Section Chief Scientist, LIMS Supervisor and all lab personnel involved with specimen testing. You will coordinate necessary system changes to deliver results. To be successful in this role you need to be detail oriented, explain technical concepts to non-technical people and deliver required results to the lab sections.

Requirements

Experience programming, implementing and maintaining complex software systems.
The ability to determine user needs and convert to business and technical requirements.
The ability to evaluate and test software functionality to meet a business need.
The capacity to simultaneously handle multiple projects or tasks.
Experience teaching end users how to use complex software systems.
Knowledge of flow diagram software and the ability to create a workflow.
Capability to organize and write documentation that clearly states and outlines the objectives.
Capacity to see the forest for the trees and translate the concepts to the testing personnel and leadership bi-directional
Ability to derive joy from diving directly into complex challenges and deliver solutions.
Experience working with large databases along with data retrieval.
An understanding of general laboratory processes, terminologies, quality, and regulatory requirements.
Understands the process for gathering and documenting system requirements
Can evaluate and implement process improvements
Can effectively communicate in writing and verbally
Organizational aptitude
Knowledge of standard health data formats
Experience with complex, modern information technology software
Epidemiological, Information Technology, or Informatics experience
Has experience evaluating processes, gathering requirements, and translating to technical specifications
Has excellent written and verbal communication skills
Is a team player and can work well with others
Has experience working with relational databases and SQL
Can plan, organize, and prioritize time and workload in order to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines across multiple, complex projects
Can utilize MS Word, Excel and lucid to create documents and reports
Can work with minimal supervision
Has impeccable time management and efficiency skills
Business analysis experience
SQL and relational database experience
Requirements gathering and documentation
Strong communication skills
Ability to manage multiple projects

Nice To Haves

Employment experience and knowledge of laboratory methodology and processes in the assigned lab section.
Environmental Chemistry Section: Sample preparation batch vs. analysis batch; detection limits vs. reporting limits; standards vs reagents; instrument blank vs. reagent blank vs. field blank, TNI/EPA reporting regulations.
Infectious Disease Section: Chain of Custody; understanding reagent batches vs cultures, overall reportable results determined by an algorithm of test results. Building reflex rules based on test results. CLIA/FDA/CDC reporting elements.
Experience working with and supporting other laboratory information management systems (LIMS), dedicated to managing sample testing in Infectious Disease, Toxicology, and/or Environmental Chemistry laboratories.
Experience of performing queries in Labware LIMS, modifying minor coding issues in Labware LIMS and Customized report settings by Crystal Reports.
A degree in Epidemiology, Laboratory Science, Computer Science, or Informatics
LabWare LIMS experience
Laboratory Informatics background
HL7, XML, CCDA, LOINC, SNOMED CT, ICD-10 knowledge
Public Health Laboratory experience
Crystal Reports experience

Responsibilities

Support new LIMS (Labware v. 8) and API integration.
Provide HL7 integration architecture, development, enhancement, testing and support
Maintain working knowledge of LIMS, specifically Labwar v. 8).
Work with other LIMS analysts to support communication with UPHL Leadership on LIMS priorities, data security, and informatics needs.
Program and troubleshoot system functionality and make recommendations on solutions in a timely manner.
Identify measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Collecting and documenting data requirements
Communicating effectively
Using requirements to write user stories/test scripts
User acceptance testing
Support LabWare LIMS v8 and API integrations
Provide HL7 integration support
Gather and document requirements
Create user stories and test scripts
Perform UAT
Develop workflow documentation
Train end users
Support system performance improvements