As a functional SME embedded with our Lab of the Future product team, you will play a pivotal role in defining and refining new lab informatics product capabilities by bringing first-hand industry experience from working in, or directly supporting, pharma/biotech R&D laboratory environments. The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of laboratory workflows, experience with LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) / ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook), and a deep understanding of lab instruments, data modalities, and research processes across pharma R&D domains to guide feature build.

Recruiting for this role ends on 06/12/2026.

Work You'll Do:

Functional SME Supporting Product Development:

• Act as the functional SME, bringing real-world knowledge from pharma R&D lab environments and end-to-end lab workflows (across multiple R&D domains) to define product requirements; partner with Product Management to translate those requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and key edge cases.
• Provide cross-domain perspective across pharma R&D (discovery through development; adjacent handoffs as relevant), ensuring features support common workflows rather than narrow, single-technique needs.
• Recommend workflow improvements for efficiency, quality, and compliance, and translate them into product features and configuration options
• Define expected data outputs and end-to-end flows (sources, formats, and metadata expectations) to inform ingestion, standardization, traceability, and downstream use cases.
• Leverage expertise in lab data types (e.g., assay data, imaging data, multi-omics data) to inform product data models, integration patterns, and functional capabilities.
• Provide functional leadership and best practices for managing lab data across diverse instruments and platforms (including practical realities like missing metadata, versioning, reprocessing, and auditability)
• Partner day-to-day with Product Management, Engineering, UX, and QA to clarify intent, review designs, validate workflow fit, and support release readiness.
• Create, curate, or source open datasets (and/or realistic synthetic datasets where needed) that represent common lab outputs for functional testing, demos, and regression coverage.
• Define test scenarios that reflect real lab behavior (repeats, controls, reruns, calibration drift, batch effects, exceptions) and ensure the product handles them reliably.
• Contribute to ongoing product research and development efforts by tracking emerging trends in lab informatics, data science, and digital transformation that affect product direction
• Knowledge of automation and AI/ML applications in lab informatics and/or experience with digital transformation initiatives focused on laboratory environments
• Act as a product owner, in context of product forward deployed engineer (pFDE) pod deployed on client engagements to make the engagement successful and remove any friction in adoption of product

Sales Support:

• Support client-facing activities during sales cycles, including participating in demos and drafting the demo storyline to highlight the product's strongest capabilities and value proposition
• Pursuit support, helping shape use-case framing, respond to workflow/technical questions, and address objections with credible lab-domain context
• Bring insights from your experience (and structured internal feedback loops with SMEs/users) back to the product team to inform and influence the product roadmap

Astrongsuccessful candidate willpossessthese skills:

• Demonstrated ability to translate domain knowledge into crisp functional requirements and to collaborate effectively in a techno-functional product environment
• Quick learner, ability to pick the rapid AI prototyping tools (Cursor, Lovable, N8N, ElevenLabs) to convert ideas to demonstrable concepts

The Team

This role is aligned with our ConvergeHEALTH business, serving Deloitte's Life Sciences Sector by advancing research and development initiatives. ConvergeHEALTH is dedicated to creating digitally connected ecosystems through robust analytics platforms, immersive experiences, strategic industry partnerships, and premier consulting services, all with the unified vision of centering healthcare around patient needs. A key emphasis is on the Lab of the Future product, which aims to revolutionize laboratory environments by enhancing efficiency, collaboration, and innovation, thereby driving significant advancements in research and development.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in computational biology, bioinformatics, life sciences, biomedical engineering, or a related field
• 6+ years of experience working in or closely supporting biotech/pharma R&D labs (lab operations, lab informatics, scientific data systems, or similar)
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with LIMS and/or ELN platforms and how they fit into scientist workflows
• 2+ years of experience working with laboratory workflows, instruments, and data modalities (e.g., flow cytometry, genomics, proteomics, imaging, or other analytical tools)
• Ability to travel up to 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Preferred

• 2+ years of experience integrating lab instruments and data systems to streamline workflows and enable cross-platform data use
• 1+ year of exposure to AWS or cloud-native concepts and modern data/analytics patterns
• 1+ year of experience in regulated lab environments with familiarity of compliance expectations (e.g., GxP, 21 CFR Part 11), including audit trails, e-signatures, and validation-ready documentation

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including 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. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $64,400 to $155,400.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.