Job Description & Details
This is a specialized, heavy-hitting LIMS role embedded within the NC Department of Health and Human Services supporting the State Laboratory for Public Health. If you aren't deeply familiar with laboratory informatics, STARLIMS architecture, and validation protocols, this one will chew you up—but if you know your way around SSL and .NET, it's a solid, stable state contract.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
Expect to spend your days knee-deep in STARLIMS v11/v12 configurations, rewriting legacy XFD elements, and bridging the gap between wet-lab scientists and IT infrastructure. You'll be writing complex SQL queries, hacking together JScript.NET for UI behaviors, and wrestling with instrument integration via TCP/IP and RS232 protocols to automate data flow straight from lab hardware into the system.
The Core Tech Stack
You need absolute fluency in STARLIMS Scripting Language (SSL) and Microsoft .NET frameworks, coupled with robust SQL Server or Oracle database chops. Crystal Reports is non-negotiable for generating compliance and diagnostic reporting, and you better know your way around HTML5 and XML structures for the frontend UI components.
Interview Expectations
They are going to test your practical knowledge of SSL and how you handle complex backend triggers versus frontend validation in STARLIMS v11/v12. They'll likely ask you to walk through a scenario where an instrument integration via RS232 fails mid-run and data is dropped; the hiring manager wants to see how you troubleshoot server-side bottlenecks and ensure data integrity in a regulated CLIA/ISO environment.
Application Advice
Don't just list STARLIMS on your resume and call it a day. Make sure you explicitly highlight your years of experience with SSL, JScript.NET, and SAP Crystal Reports to clear the state's automated ATS filters. If you have any background in pharmaceutical, clinical, or public health lab environments dealing with QA/QC validation, push that to the very top of your summary.