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IQVIA

Senior Data Team Lead (Remote)

Portland, ME · Remote

$86K - $217K/yr

Expertise with Medidata Rave, Oracle InForm, or similar EDC systems. * Strong understanding of GCP ... Fully remote role - company equipment provided * Competitive salary and performance-based ...

IQVIA

Senior Data Team Lead (Remote)

Portland, ME · Remote

$86K - $217K/yr

Expertise with Medidata Rave, Oracle InForm, or similar EDC systems. * Strong understanding of GCP ... Fully remote role - company equipment provided * Competitive salary and performance-based ...

Nourish

Senior RCM Associate

Portland, ME · Remote

We're building a new system from the ground up. Our mission is to improve people's health by making ... This role is full-time and fully remote (with option to work from our NYC office). Key ...

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As of Aug 5, 2026, the average yearly pay for senior remote linux system administrator in Portland, ME is $130,169.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $109,500.00 and $153,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Senior Remote Linux System Administrators often encounter challenges such as troubleshooting complex system issues without physical access, managing security updates across distributed environments, and ensuring reliable communication with global teams. To address these, it's important to leverage robust remote monitoring and management tools, establish clear documentation and processes, and stay proactive about security best practices. Regular virtual meetings and strong collaboration with DevOps, development, and support teams also help maintain seamless operations and knowledge sharing.

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A Senior Remote Linux System Administrator is responsible for managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting Linux-based servers and systems from a remote location. They ensure the stability, security, and performance of these systems, handle software updates, backups, and user management, and respond to incidents and outages. Additionally, they often design and implement automation scripts, monitor system health, and work with development and operations teams to support business-critical applications.

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To thrive as a Senior Remote Linux System Administrator, you need advanced knowledge of Linux operating systems, scripting languages (like Bash or Python), networking, and a degree in computer science or relevant certifications such as RHCE. Familiarity with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and monitoring systems is typically required. Strong problem-solving, communication, and self-motivation are vital soft skills, especially given the remote nature of the role. These abilities ensure secure, efficient system operation, effective incident response, and seamless collaboration across distributed teams.
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Senior Salesforce Administrator

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

Westbrook, ME • On-site, Remote

$100K - $120K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 25 days ago

IDEXX Laboratories rating

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Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 54 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

69th of 120 rated laboratories

Job description

IDEXX BioAnalytics' scientific expertise takes a novel approach to the discovery of new diagnostic tests that supplement a robust portfolio of products and services. We partner with Pharma, BioTech, and Academia (the scientific community) to improve animal and human health.
This BioAnalytics division is a subset of IDEXX which focuses on the research community. We are a dynamic and growing division of IDEXX, focused on animal health monitoring, preclinical laboratory pathology services, and biologic materials testing, including Cell Line Authentication. For more information about what we offer, visit www.idexxbioanalytics.com
Our IT team is looking for a skilled Senior Salesforce Administrator to help develop their existing enterprise CRM capabilities. You should enjoy working with a talented team of individuals, with diverse skills and experiences, who strive to excel in delivering software solutions that help enable the organization's strategic objectives.
In this role you will manage a mid-sized global instance of SFDC, primarily leveraging the Lightning Sales and Service Cloud suites as well as a robust profile of revenue reporting for departmental leaders.
The technology landscape is in continual evolution, and IDEXX is leading the way with agile responses to practice needs and a holistic approach to systems integration. We develop customer-centric solutions that deliver value for practices, pets and their families, working across the company to leverage the best minds possible for technical innovation.
Come join a passionate, collaborative and innovative team that prides itself in delivering quality and timely results that Wow! their business partners.
In this role, you will....
  • Analyze, understand and translate business needs into technical configurations that administrators and developers can use as guidelines for configuration and/or programming work.
  • Provide daily system/application administration. Maintain system and application backup/recovery and patching. Manage access and security of the systems and applications. Monitor and proactively support system/application capacity planning and stability.
  • Assess technical requirements of requests and scope for projects and communicate results to business client, project team, and IT counterparts. Assist application users by tracking, analyzing and solving user problems based on an understanding of business process workflow within the application. Provides support to users for the technical aspects of application utilities and functions, such as reporting. Identify opportunities for new or improved systems and applications to support the business.
  • Serve on systems development/upgrade/enhancement project teams as technical liaison between business clients, IT Infrastructure and the development groups.
  • Facilitate or participate in testing activities to ensure development work meets user requirements. May develop test script criteria and use cases for functional and end-user testing. Prepare materials and/or conduct end-user training sessions to support use and feature sets for new or updated systems and applications. Create user guides, system workflows and other application documentation as needed, including creating standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Develop strong business relationships with assigned business clients and with other related departments and vendors to ensure successful system and application implementations and support.
  • May perform development activities, programming and coding as needed.
  • Follow Internal Audit policies and procedures and provide information as needed.
  • Participation in on-call rotation

What you will need to succeed...
  • 5-10 years of Salesforce administration experience
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
  • Salesforce Administration certification
  • Excellent problem solving skills required.
  • Excellent customer service and business relationship building skills required.
  • Project management and business analyst skills required.
  • Ability to work independently and within teams.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, including ability to translate technical subject matter to non-technical audiences.
  • Familiarity with SFDC Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Reporting and Dashboards
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Power BI a plus

Location: This role is 100% Remote/Virtual, and any candidates considered will be required to already be based in the US
What you can expect from us:
• Base annual salary target: $100000 - $120000 (yes, we do have flexibility if needed)
• Opportunity for annual cash bonus
• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
• 5% matching 401k
• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more!
Why IDEXX?
We're proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from diseases. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.
So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.
Let's pursue what matters together.
IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.
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