Enterprise Architect - Analytics and Insights

Job description

The Position

Enterprise Architect - Analytics and Insights

In your role you will be a member of the Architecture Chapter, which provides the capabilities required to plan and develop Informatics solutions and build roadmaps and strategies to set the direction for the future.

The Architecture Chapter provides the expertise needed to bring together different requirements and create solutions and systems design with the assurance that everything is built to the agreed standards. 

As an Enterprise Architect you will partner with relevant stakeholders in business and informatics and provide the expertise needed to translate the overall business strategy(s) into an informatics strategic direction.

Additionally you will bring an understanding of the external market, drive the research and examination of new technologies to innovate and evaluate the next generation of Informatics solutions.

As Enterprise Architect you will: 

• Play a key role in the strategic planning at different levels of the organization,  by establishing a technology and information roadmap that enables a portfolio to support current and future business capabilities connecting the business and IT strategy

• You are a Lean Portfolio Governance member and provide inputs to portfolio prioritization decisions

• You drive the design, engineering, reuse of applications or patterns, which includes the creation of Enabler Epics for the architectures that comprise the solutions in a portfolio; ensuring a continuous flow of value and improving the time to market 

• You have a focus on reusable technology and information to maintain the architectural runway leveraging a composable architecture (i.e. creating reliable easy to compose and consume components) 

• You drive the continuous improvement of the quality of products within your domain by applying Quality Attributes (NFRs) on relevant levels (portfolio, product lines and products)

• You drive the research and examination of new technologies including the feasibility assessment that provide insights on the scalability and cross domain usage

• You support the development of lean business cases and monitor the domain, product line and products for new demands; specifically with a focus on skills and capabilities that the chapter needs to provide next

• Put a strong focus on enabling the flow and access of information and managing the information security in the areas you are supporting in order to optimize the information and data sharing across the enterprise.

• You follow a lean-agile governance approach in support of agile teams, enabling decentralized decision making to balance between intentional architecture and emergent design, promoting architecture practices such as recording architectural decisions and architectural assessments.

• You manage the evolution of the domain IT Landscape and ensure it enables the business strategies.You document and maintain the current and future / desired IT landscape in collaboration with solution architects of the domain, product line, products you are supporting

• You guide and coach implementation teams and solution architects on the technical architecture implementation activities, particularly for new and/or shared solutions

• You continuously collaborate across and among all architects and product teams to adjust and evolve architecture guardrails (including architecture principles, reference models; patterns, decision frameworks), architecture practices and metrics (e.g. enabling flow and business outcome).

• You perform the leadership, facilitation, analysis and design tasks required to ensure that information systems are designed and evolve appropriately.

• Work closely with the Domain Enterprise Architect to ensure the alignment of strategy and direction in the Project Line and Domain. 

Who You are:

• You have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology or equivalent. 

• Ideally, you have strong business knowledge in the Pharma/Biotech industry and associated processes. 

• You have 7-10 years hands-on experience in architecting/implementing software solutions in  large/medium global enterprises with global geographical topologies. 

• You have 3+ years of experience of managing architecture on portfolio level.

• You bring the following qualifications and skills:

• Excellent understanding of Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Natural language Processing, Analytics Platforms and frameworks. 

• Deep knowledge of advanced analytics methodologies, AI models, and NLP techniques, particularly as they apply to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.

• Proficiency in using and optimizing analytics platforms and frameworks like Dataiku for complex data processing and analysis.

• Good understanding of Visualization technologies. Skills in utilizing visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Qlik for creating insightful, interactive dashboards and reports.

• Ability to translate complex analytical outcomes into easily understandable visual formats, aiding in decision-making processes.

• Extensive knowledge on Content Search (Sinequa and Google Cloud Search)  and knowledge management.

• Expertise in implementing and optimizing content search technologies like Sinequa and Google Cloud Search.

• Proficiency in developing strategies for effective knowledge management, ensuring efficient information retrieval and organizational learning.

• Accomplished in framing an enterprise IT architecture, proven to deliver robust, reusable, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions to drive global business objectives.

• Expertise in Enterprise IT Architecture. Strong capability in designing and executing enterprise IT architectures that are robust, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.

• Experience in ensuring the security, reliability, and availability of IT solutions across a global enterprise.

• Technical Vision and Agile Methodology. Ability to develop and execute a clear technical vision that supports business goals.

• Proven experience in Agile methodologies, fostering an environment of rapid iteration, continuous delivery, and adaptability.

• Lean-Agile Mindset and Analytical Skills. Demonstrates a Lean-Agile mindset, emphasizing efficiency and continuous improvement.

• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities, crucial for navigating complex data-driven challenges.

• Passionate about integrating new and emerging technologies, like generative AI and machine

• The ability to apply systems thinking and a strong passion to bring value-adding technology to the business. Passionate about integrating new and emerging technologies, like generative AI and machine

• You understand the critical importance of diversity in teams and are a great collaborator.

• You effectively engage stakeholders at all levels, you are influential in your area of expertise and have excellent English communication skills .

• You have the ability to live in ambiguity and react positively in constantly changing business environments. You are constantly looking for innovative ways to do things and opportunities for improvement. 

• You have a certification or detailed knowledge of the TOGAF architecture framework or comparable architecture methodologies.

• A certification or detailed knowledge of the SAFe framework or comparable agile delivery methodologies is a plus such as the Open Agile Architecture standard.

• Experience with Enterprise Architecture Management tools (LeanIX, Enterprise Architect or similar)

What you get:

• Good and stable working environment with attractive compensation and rewards package (according to local regulations);

• Full time employment contract;

• Annual bonus payment based on performance;

• A dedicated training budget (training, certifications, conferences);

• Access to various internal and external training platforms (e.g. Linkedin Learning);

• Experienced and professional colleagues and workplace that supports innovation;

• Multiple  Savings Plans with Employer Match 

• Company’s emphasis on employees’ wellness and work-life balance ( (e.g. generous vacation days and OneRoche Wellness Days ),

• Workplace flexibility policy;

• State of art working environment and facilities;

• And many more that the Talent Acquisition Partner will be happy to talk about!

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