Business Architect

Business Architect - Pharma Commercial IT - JD

Location – NY (Sleepy Hollow)

In this role, you will define the commercial architecture for Patient Services using existing enterprise architecture standards and patterns. You will guide the design of project solution architecture that adequately responds to a given business/technical problem. You will also ensure the right IT investments are made from an architecture perspective in the Commercial Domain. The Patient Services Architect role contributes to our mission by taking ownership for the overall standards and direction for the architecture in Commercial. You will collaborate with other Architects and support in defining Commercial architecture standards. You will contribute findings and best practices to other domain/enterprise architects in IT.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop and communicate the various architecture viewpoints (Application, information,) of the future state architecture for the Functional Domain. Guide solution decisions for the functional domain.
• Guide the solution architects of the domain, and performs the required solution architecture reviews, following the governance defined by Enterprise Architecture. Incorporate digital and data technology directions into solution architecture design.
• Develop road maps describing the evolution for the functional Domain of all enterprise solution portfolios from current state to future state.
• Assure that the key solutions of the domain (Enterprise Standard) have a documented architecture (Architecture handbook) stored in a common repository serviced by Architecture Governance.
• Collaborate with the business and domain architects to define a specific solution based on architecture standards & requirements. Seek opportunities to improve the end-to-end process for architecture design.
• Leverage architecture standards, architecture patterns, reference architectures, and other referential means in order to elaborate the most adequate solution architecture meeting functional and non-functional requirements.
• Communicate and explain selected aspects of the Commercial architecture to appropriate partner groups
• Take accountability to ensure alignment with Security and Compliance policies and procedures within solution architecture for Commercial domain scope
• interpret and contextualize business strategy for operational needs.
• Develop artifacts such as business capability maps and value streams to bridge the gap between strategy and execution.
• Streamline and rationalize IT enablement processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define business requirements and ensure that the architecture meets all business needs.
• Lead the design and implementation of business solutions in the pharmaceutical domain.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies in the pharmaceutical industry.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of demonstrable experience performing architecture design, end to end solution delivery, implementing IT process improvement within the pharmaceutical industry
• 5+ years of recent clinical pharma architecture and design experience.
• Familiarity with applications used in the pharma domain like MES, LES, ERP, etc.
• Strong understanding of data management and analytics. Preferred understanding of RPA and AI/ML
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Advanced degrees or certifications in business or technology architecture are preferred.