IT delivery for teams that work under regulation.
Software, testing, data and enterprise application support from people who understand validated environments.
Technology projects in life sciences carry an extra requirement: the result has to be defensible to quality and to regulators. Stark Associates delivers IT services with that requirement built in, so validation is planned from the start rather than retrofitted at the end.
Software development
We build and maintain applications, integrations and tools for laboratory, quality, clinical and operational teams. Development follows a documented lifecycle with requirements, design, code review and traceable testing, which makes later validation straightforward.
Testing and automation
Our testers write and execute functional, regression and performance tests, and automate repetitive test suites. Where systems are GxP-relevant, test evidence is produced in a form that can support validation.
Data and analytics
Data engineers and analysts build pipelines, reporting and dashboards that turn operational and quality data into decisions, with attention to data integrity, access control and audit trails.
Cloud and enterprise applications
We support migrations to cloud platforms and the configuration and administration of enterprise applications used across life sciences, including laboratory, quality, ERP and clinical systems.
IT staffing
When you need individual specialists rather than a delivery team, we place developers, analysts, testers and administrators on contract or permanent terms. See talent and staffing.
How engagements work
Projects start with a written scope and milestones. Teams report progress regularly, and we involve your quality and validation colleagues early so there are no surprises at go-live.
When clients call us
Common starting points are a laboratory or quality system implementation that needs extra capacity, a reporting backlog, or a legacy application that must move to the cloud without losing its validated state.
In each case we begin with a short discovery to confirm requirements, risks and the validation approach, then agree milestones you can track. Your quality and validation colleagues review key documents as we go, which avoids late rework and keeps the go-live date realistic.
Software lifecycle services
Development: business case, gap analysis, requirements, design, build, testing and user acceptance, deployment, integration and migration.
Maintenance: bug fixing, issue management, configuration, customization, optimization and user training.
Consulting: assessment, application architecture, program management and product strategy.
Mobile applications
We design and build mobile and cloud-connected applications for Android, iOS and the web, from strategy and design through delivery and support.
Project management
Clinical and IT projects run through five stages: initiation, planning, execution, control and delivery. Each stage is governed by change, risk, scope, issue and escalation management, with regular status reporting so you always know where the project stands.