IT Lab Support (mid-level)

Insight Global
Cambridge, MA

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Job Description

One of Insight Global's pharma clients is seeking an Empower Systems Administrator / Lab IT Specialist to support and expand the Empower team due to increased bandwidth and operational demand. This role is hands-on and technically focused, with a strong emphasis on Waters Empower administration, lab automation support, and Windows-based infrastructure. The ideal candidate is an Empower generalist with administrator-level capabilities, comfortable working directly with laboratory instruments, lab users, and IT infrastructure. This role will support a planned Empower upgrade to version 3.81 and ongoing lab operations.

This position is not exclusively Empower-focused; the individual must also provide general Lab IT and instrument support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as a hands-on Empower Administrator, managing Empower at the server and application level
  • Perform user management, including roles, groups, privileges, and security policies
  • Configure and maintain Empower projects, including:
  • Project creation
  • Backup and restore
  • Security configuration
  • Support audit trail review and ensure data integrity controls are followed
  • Configure custom fields and troubleshoot acquisition and processing issues
  • Support and execute Empower version upgrade to 3.81
  • Support Windows Server environments supporting Empower and lab systems
  • Assist with Active Directory integration

payrate - $45-70

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Skills And Requirements

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience with Waters Empower (Administration level)
  • Experience supporting HPLC and Mass Spectrometry instruments
  • Working knowledge of:
  • Windows Server
  • Active Directory
  • Lab instrument connectivity
  • Comfortable working in a lab-facing, operational environment
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across applications, instruments, and infrastructure - Empower Toolkit and SQL query experience
  • Familiarity with:
  • Waters Personal Workstation
  • BCLACE / MDLACE configurations
  • Prior experience supporting Empower upgrades
  • Broader exposure to lab automation platforms and LIMS systems
  • Demonstrated potential to grow deeper into lab instrument and automation support

If you have questions about this posting, please contact [email protected]

Posted 2026-03-31

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