STARLIMS Technical Lead / Developer

Our client is seeking 2 experienced STARLIMS Technical Lead / Developer to join a high-performing team supporting critical laboratory informatics systems. This is an exciting opportunity for a STARLIMS specialist to lead development activities, collaborate closely with business stakeholders, and drive enhancements across laboratory-focused applications.

This role is ideally suited to someone with deep STARLIMS expertise, strong .NET development experience, and a background working within laboratory, pharmaceutical, or life sciences environments.

PLEASE NOTE - Our client needs people who can start soon so if you have a notice period over 30 days please do NOT apply.

Position Overview

Employment Type: Contract

Hours: Full-time

Length: 6 months with a view to extend

Working Model: In office (preferred) Hybrid (considered) - Trivandrum or Chennai

Start Date: ASAP

Key Responsibilities

- Lead STARLIMS development, configuration, enhancement, and support activities. - Design, develop, test, and deploy STARLIMS solutions in line with business requirements. - Work directly with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions. - Analyze and resolve complex technical issues and system failures. - Drive best practices across application design, development standards, and deployment processes.



- Mentor junior team members and provide technical leadership across projects. - Recommend and implement performance improvements and system optimisations. - Collaborate within Agile delivery teams using Scrum and Kanban methodologies.

Required Experience

- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline. - 10+ years of experience in .NET and Oracle/SQL database application development within multi-tier architectures. - Extensive hands-on experience with the STARLIMS platform in laboratory environments. - Proven experience across STARLIMS development, workflow configuration, testing, deployment, and requirements analysis. - Strong experience with: - .NET Framework, .NET Core - WCF and RESTful Web Services - Microsoft Visual Studio - SQL Server and/or Oracle PL/SQL - Experience with source control tools such as Git, TFS, Bitbucket, or similar. - Robust troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. - Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with business and technical teams.

Desirable Experience

- Experience using GitHub Copilot or other AI-assisted development tools. - Exposure to Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN) and laboratory informatics platforms. - Experience within pharmaceutical, life sciences, biotechnology, or laboratory environments.

📌 STARLIMS Technical Developer (Chennai)
🏢 AL Solutions
📍 Chennai