Lab Data Systems Integration
End-to-end LabVantage design, configuration, validation, and operation: from master data and scientific workflows to instrument interfaces, compliant reporting, SSO, and controlled promotion across environments.
ASSOCIATE MANAGER · ZIFO / REGENERON
Sri Gorantla.
I build the digital backbone of modern laboratories, turning scientific complexity into validated systems, connected data, and software people trust.
SYSTEM / 8.8DATA → DECISION
01LAB × DATA
ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURE
01 / POSITIONING
Software depth. Scientific context. Delivery discipline.
I sit where laboratory operations, enterprise software, data engineering, and applied AI meet. That means I can hear what a scientist needs, architect the system behind it, and carry the solution into production.
As an Associate Manager at Zifo engaged at Regeneron, I serve in a Benchling Center of Excellence role (setting configuration standards, governance, and adoption patterns) while leading the PMPD department's Databricks onboarding. My experience spans agricultural research, RNA biotechnology, clinical testing, and cancer diagnostics.
- 01Translate science into systems
- 02Automate without losing control
- 03Design for traceability from day one
- 04Own the outcome, not just the ticket
02 / EXPERTISE
One technical lead. Six connected disciplines.
03 / SELECTED WORK
Built for real laboratories. Delivered across the stack.
From formulation recipe to trusted result
Architected an end-to-end LabVantage environment with formulations, experiment tracking, electronic signatures, automated calculations, label printing, and a complete audit trail.
FORMULATIONSGROOVYBARTENDERREST APIs
Ask the science, in plain English
Led development of an enterprise GenAI platform enabling regulatory affairs, QC, and R&D teams to query scientific databases in natural language. Shipped MCP servers for manufacturing, formulations, and discovery biology through a LibreChat interface, plus a Segment-Anything-based vision pipeline for fungal contamination detection at 97% accuracy.
GENAI PLATFORMMCP SERVERSLIBRECHATCOMPUTER VISION
Clinical workflows designed around control
Configured test panels, sample lifecycles, results, multi-level approvals, and integrations with NGS sequencers and automated liquid handlers in a regulated clinical setting.
CLIACAPNGSJASPERREPORTS
Lab operations connected to enterprise data
Built instrument-driven workflows, integration services, and quality-aware ETL from LabVantage into Snowflake, linking laboratory activity with reporting and downstream applications. Trained and deployed ML models for diagnostic prediction, QC automation, and anomaly detection in genomic sequencing data.
JAVAPYTHONML MODELSSNOWFLAKE
From raw instrument output to trusted datasets
SQL-first querying, wrangling, and transformation of raw laboratory data into analysis-ready datasets: LabVantage-to-Snowflake ETL, ML feature stores, and Databricks analytics powering reporting, operations, and machine learning.
SQLSNOWFLAKEDATABRICKSETL / ELT
Master data that gives research structure
Led master-data architecture and LabVantage workflow design for seed testing, plant breeding analytics, and agrochemical research, supported by governance and structured UAT.
MASTER DATAGOVERNANCEUATLABVANTAGE
Master data you can talk to
Developed a Master Data AI proof of concept: a conversational assistant enabling scientists to query master data in natural language and create and validate new test methods without manual LIMS navigation.
CONVERSATIONAL AIRAGMASTER DATALABVANTAGE
Analysis tools scientists can actually use
Developed Python and Streamlit applications for qPCR, high-throughput screening, and imaging workflows, with REST-based synchronization to remove disconnected manual entry.
PYTHONSTREAMLITAZURE MLCOMPUTER VISION
Institutional knowledge, at the bench
Building an AI assistant around Benchling for the PMPD department, with Regeneron-aware context and Jira/Confluence integrations, bringing protocols, tickets, and documentation to scientists where they work.
BENCHLINGLANGGRAPHRAGMCP
04 / JOURNEY
A builder’s path through software and science.
Associate Manager
Zifo · Regeneron engagement
Serves in a Benchling Center of Excellence role at Regeneron, defining configuration standards, governance, and adoption patterns for Benchling in a regulated environment. Leads the department's Databricks onboarding and builds BenchBuddy, a Benchling-centered AI assistant for PMPD with Regeneron-aware context and Jira/Confluence integrations. Runs Databricks analytics over lab data day to day, and in parallel helps Zifo scale its AI services practice.
Senior Software Developer
Q9Software LLC · Cary, NC
Led technical consulting across Corteva Agriscience, Greenlight Biosciences, Natera, and Exact Sciences.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Akron · Akron, OH
Taught Algorithms, Data Structures in C++, and Applied Machine Learning.
Software Engineer
IcoreInfotech · Hyderabad, India
Built React and Redux interfaces, Python and Django services, and CI/CD workflows.
05 / TOOLKIT
Deep enough to specialize. Broad enough to connect it all.
LabVantageBenchlingPythonGroovyJavaSQLSnowflakeAzure MLLangChainLangGraphRAGVector DBsMCPTensorFlowPyTorchScikit-learnMLOpsDatabricksAirbyteCoalescePower BIStreamlitReactTypeScriptREST & GraphQLDockerKubernetesJasperReportsBarTenderCI/CD21 CFR Part 11CLIA / CAP / GxP
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