Lab Software Engineer I

B. Braun Medical Inc., a leader in infusion therapy and pain management, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative medical products and services to the healthcare industry. Other key product areas include nutrition, pharmacy admixture and compounding, ostomy and wound care, and dialysis. The company is committed to eliminating preventable treatment errors and enhancing patient, clinician and environmental safety. B. Braun Medical is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pa., and is part of the B. Braun Group of Companies in the U.S., which includes B. Braun Interventional Systems, Aesculap® and CAPS®.

Globally, the B. Braun Group of Companies employs more than 64,000 employees in 64 countries. Guided by its Sharing Expertise® philosophy, B. Braun continuously exchanges knowledge with customers, partners and clinicians to address the critical issues of improving care and lowering costs. To learn more about B. Braun Medical, visit

Position Summary:

The Laboratory Software Administrator oversees the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of laboratory informatics systems within a regulated environment. This role ensures that all lab software solutions operate reliably, securely, and in continuous compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. The position serves as a key liaison between laboratory operations, IT, quality assurance, and external vendors to support system functionality, data integrity, and continuous improvement.

The administrator is responsible for managing user access, maintaining validated system states, supporting audits and inspections, and troubleshooting technical issues that impact laboratory workflows. Success in this role requires strong technical aptitude, a deep understanding of regulated laboratory processes, and the ability to translate operational needs into compliant digital solutions that enhance efficiency and data quality.

Responsibilities: Essential Duties

• Applies standard engineering techniques to design, analyze, test, maintain, repair or improve products, components or assemblies.

• Analyzes, develops and evaluates systems. Improves and maintains current systems or creates brand new projects.

• Designs and drafts blueprints with designer, visits systems in the field and manages projects.

• Must be SME in field at higher levels of job.

• Applies engineering techniques and analyses within the scope of the assignment.

• Administer, configurate and manage the lifecycle of multiple laboratory software solutions deployed across manufacturing sites and R&D facilities
• Collaborate with Operations, IT, Quality Assurance, and external vendors to ensure reliable system performance, timely issue resolution, controlled user access, and compliant implementation of updates and patches.
• Complete periodic reviews, documentation updates and other regulatory compliance activities to maintain validated systems.

The job function listed is not exhaustive and shall also include any responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.

Expertise: Knowledge & Skills 

• Requires full working knowledge of relevant business practices and procedures in professional field. Uses standard theories, principles and concepts and integrates them to propose a course of action.
• Works under general supervision. Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish assigned goals. May periodically assist in orienting, training, assigning & checking the work of other peers.
• Judgement is required in resolving all day-to-day problems.
• Contacts are primarily with department supervisors, leads, subordinates, and peers. Occasional contact with external contractors/vendors.
• Extensive experience in multiple lab software solutions – specifically:
  • BIOVIA (Dassault Systèmes)
  • LabX (Mettler Toledo)
  • STARe (Mettler Toledo)
  • SOLIDWORKS Manage
  • testXpert (ZwickRoell)
  • WinKQCL (Lonza Bioscience)
  • Empower (Waters)
• Demonstrated aptitude and motivation to learn and support additional laboratory software platforms as organizational needs evolve.
• Strong project management skills required to coordinate system upgrades, patch deployments, new solution rollouts, and cross‑functional implementation activities.
• Proven experience working with regulated‑industry documentation practices, including authoring or reviewing URS, FS, DS, change control requests, and additional compliance requirements such as 21 CFR Part 11.
• Previous experience providing high level and responsive support to internal customers.

Expertise: Qualifications -Education/Experience/Training/Etc

Required:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 04-06 years related experience required.
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Occasional business travel required, Valid driver's license and passport, Ability to work non-standard schedule as needed, On-call hours as needed

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Responsibilities: Other Duties:

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to:

• Light work - Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling and Reaching:

• Occasionally:Reaching upward and downward
• Frequently:Stand
• Constantly:Sit

Activities:

• Occasionally:Finger feeling, Hearing - ordinary, fine distinction, loud (hearing protection required), Push/pull, Reaching upward and downward, Stooping/squatting, Talking - ordinary, loud/quick, Walking
• Frequently:Seeing - depth perception, color vision, field of vision/peripheral, Standing
• Constantly:Sitting

Environmental Conditions:

• Occasionally:Proximity to moving parts
• Frequently:N/A
• Constantly:N/A

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Noise Intensity:Moderate
• Occasionally:N/A
• Frequently:Production/manufacturing environment
• Constantly:Office environment

Salary Range: $ 116,800 - $126,800

The targeted range for this role takes into account a range of factors that are considered when making compensation and hiring decisions; included but not limited to: skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The range provided is a reasonable estimate.

B. Braun offers an excellent benefits package, which includes healthcare, a 401(k) plan, and tuition reimbursement. To learn more about B. Braun and our safety healthcare products or view a listing of our employment opportunities, please visit us on the internet at .

Through its “Sharing Expertise®” initiative, B. Braun promotes best practices for continuous improvement of healthcare products and services.

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