LIMS Product Director

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a LIMS Product Director to lead the vision, strategy, and delivery of a next-generation Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) supporting our Aerospace and Energy Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) operations.

This is a product-centric leadership role responsible for evolving LIMS into a scalable, modern platform that enables both destructive and non-destructive testing (DT/NDT) workflows across highly technical and regulated laboratory environments.

You will lead a cross-functional development organization building a modern LIMS ecosystem leveraging Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, and AI-enabled tools—driving improved data integrity, operational efficiency, and speed-to-value for laboratory and business stakeholders.

This is a hybrid role: 3 days in our Blue Ash, Ohio location & 2 days remote 

Please note: Sponsorship is not offered for this opportunity.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap Ownership

• Partner with Product Council and business stakeholders to define and evolve the LIMS product lifecycle
• Own and maintain a multi-year product roadmap aligned to lab operations, regulatory requirements, and growth objectives
• Prioritize features balancing speed, scalability, governance, and compliance
• Communicate product strategy, progress, and risks to senior leadership

Product & Platform Leadership

• Lead the development of a modern LIMS platform leveraging:
  • Microsoft PowerApps (low-code/no-code)
  • Microsoft Dataverse and Power Platform services
  • AI-enabled development and automation tools
  • Full-stack development technologies where required
• Establish platform standards ensuring scalability, configurability, and long-term sustainability
• Champion user-centered design to drive adoption across lab technicians, engineers, and leadership
• Ensure seamless integration with enterprise systems, data platforms, and reporting tools

Development Team & Delivery Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a cross-functional product and engineering team
• Set clear product outcomes and empower teams to deliver value through Agile methodologies
• Oversee delivery processes to ensure consistent, high-quality releases
• Promote strong standards for quality, documentation, and operational readiness

Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in software product delivery, application leadership, or system modernization
• 5+ years of product leadership and/or people leadership experience
• Proven experience owning enterprise or operational software products end-to-end
• Strong knowledge of product management frameworks, Agile delivery, and platform governance
• Demonstrated ability to align technology solutions with complex operational workflows
• Experience with LIMS or laboratory operational systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Aerospace, Energy, or TIC laboratory environments
• Knowledge of destructive and non-destructive testing (DT/NDT) workflows
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including:
  • PowerApps
  • Power Automate
  • Dataverse
  • Power BI
  • Microsoft 365 / SharePoint
• Working knowledge of Azure services and full-stack development technologies
• Experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate development and improve product quality
• Experience modernizing legacy or bespoke laboratory systems into scalable product platforms

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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