Connected Lab Junior Analyst

Entity: Technology Job Family Group: Research & Technology Group Job Description: At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others. Job Purpose The Connected Lab Junior Analyst supports the deployment, configuration, integration and continuous improvement of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and laboratory data management solutions across bp's R&D laboratories, with a particular focus on enabling Day 1 operations for the Bengaluru Technology Centre. Working as part of the Lab Automation, LIMS & Data Management team, the role collaborates with laboratory users, digital teams, data specialists, suppliers and project teams to gather requirements, support implementation activities and help ensure laboratory data is captured, managed and accessible throughout its lifecycle. The role contributes to the successful deployment of LIMS, data management and integration solutions that improve laboratory efficiency, compliance, data quality and digital enablement. Key Accountabilities Facilitate requirements gathering activities through workshops, interviews, process mapping and stakeholder engagement. Engage with scientists, laboratory personnel and subject matter experts (SMEs) to understand current laboratory workflows, sample management processes, data requirements and operational challenges. Support the definition of project scope, objectives, requirements and success criteria for LIMS and data management initiatives. Document business, process, functional, integration and reporting requirements using agreed standards and methodologies. Develop and maintain current-state and future-state process maps covering laboratory operations and supporting digital workflows. Analyse information gathered to find opportunities for standardisation, digitisation, process simplification and operational efficiency. Maintain traceability of requirements, actions, risks, assumptions and decisions throughout project delivery. Support the Connected Lab Specialist and wider project team through coordination of requirements, actions and delivery activities across multiple workstreams. Support the deployment, configuration and continuous improvement of LIMS and laboratory data management solutions. Work closely with the Lab Automation Specialist and Automation workstream to ensure LIMS, robotics, orchestration platforms, equipment integrations and laboratory processes are deployed as a connected end-to-end solution. Collaborate with Data Management specialists, Digital Security, Digital Delivery, system integrators and vendors to support integrated laboratory workflows and data flows. Participate in system configuration, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment and operational handover activities.