Senior Laboratory Application Support Specialist
Durham, NC - USA
Job Summary
Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers patients researchers pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science data technology and laboratory network we advance diagnostics accelerate innovation and help address some of the worlds most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare we are leveraging advanced technologies intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients. With our global scale and deep expertise youll have the opportunity to do meaningful work grow your career and make a real impact on peoples health around the world. Together were improving health and improving lives.
Labcorp is a global leader in diagnostic testing and drug development solutions helping healthcare providers researchers and patients make informed decisions that advance care. Join us in our mission to improve health and improve lives.
Work Schedule
This is a fulltime exempt (salaried) position assigned to a First Shift schedule with standard business hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Business needs may occasionally require flexibility in work hours including earlier later or additional hours with reasonable notice provided when possible.
Responsibilities:
System Administration & Support
- Maintain up-time user access and overall stability for LIS/LIMS platforms and middleware.
- Troubleshoot complex application bugs system errors and data transmission failures.
- Manage the application support ticket queue prioritizing business-critical issues.
- Act as the primary liaison between laboratory operations corporate IT and third-party software vendor.
Configuration & Interface Management
- Configure analytical test profiles workflow rules calculations and reporting formats.
- Build and maintain HL7 data exchange interfaces between laboratory applications and Electronic Health Records (EHR).
- Map new test codes billing protocols and clinical documentation fields.
Compliance Validation & Quality Assurance
- Lead Computer System Validation (CSV) efforts including writing and executing IQ/OQ/PQ protocols.
- Author and manage change controls system documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Ensure strict compliance with regulatory standards (e.g. FDA 21 CFR Part 11 GxP HIPAA CAP CLIA).
- Maintain audit-ready system logs and safeguard data integrity principles.
Project Leadership & Training
- Drive application life cycle projects including major software upgrades and database migrations.
- Conduct end-to-end (E2E) regression testing for software updates and environment refreshes.
- Design and deliver training materials for laboratory clinicians technicians and secondary IT staff.
- Coach and mentor application development team on laboratory workflows.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree.
- Five or more years of hands-on experience supporting clinical LIS or scientific LIMS applications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Five or more years of experience working in a heavily regulated environment in either healthcare pharmaceuticals or biotech.
- Five or more years of experience with HL7 standards interface messaging protocols and TCP/IP data routing.
- Five or more years of experience administering laboratory middleware architecture.
- Three or more years of experience writing database queries (SQL) for custom data extraction and reporting.
- Three or more years of experience with computer systems validation frameworks.
Additional Job Standards:
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills under high-pressure clinical deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to bridge technical IT concepts with clinical personnel.
- Project management capabilities to balance daily production tickets alongside long-term strategic projects.
The Senior Laboratory Information Application Support Specialist provides expert-level application consulting technical support and system administration for core laboratory information systems. This role ensures compliant secure and highly reliable operations by overseeing system configuration workflow optimization and regular software upgrades. Serving as a senior technical escalation point this specialist leads complex troubleshooting coordinates with external software vendor and support application development team.
Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical Dental Vision Life STD/LTD 401(k) Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO) Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours Casual Intern and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) who are regularly scheduled toworka 7 on 7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO. For more detailed information pleaseclick here.
Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:
Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) family or parental status marital civil union or domestic partnership status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression personal appearance age veteran status disability genetic information or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
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About Company
Labcorp helps patients, providers, organizations, and biopharma companies to guide vital healthcare decisions each and every day.