Principal IS Architect

What you will do

In this pivotal leadership role, you will guide the integration of data into Amgens Veeva Vault Platform, shaping and executing strategies and solutions to support these efforts. Collaboration across both cross-functional and global teams will be essential to ensure the smooth execution of integration and operational activities.

The ideal candidate brings a record of effective leadership within technology-driven settings, expertise in managing enterprise platforms, and a dedication to advancing digital transformation in biotechnology. Success in this position requires the ability to champion critical organizational initiatives, nurture a culture of collaboration, and achieve impactful results within a matrixed environment.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain Amgens enterprise Veeva Vault Platform data architecture vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Design and sustain logical, physical, and conceptual data models to effectively support business requirements.
• Establish and enforce robust data standards, governance frameworks, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to translate operational processes into normalized Vault data structures and refine Veeva Vault data integration strategies.
• Partner with enterprise architects, domain product owners, and IT leadership to define and advance Veeva Vault Platform data integration roadmaps.
• Lead enterprise data governance initiatives, including the implementation of data quality frameworks, stewardship councils, and comprehensive metadata management.
• Promote platform data reliability and efficiency through optimized release management, execution, and the establishment of consistent DevOps and CI/CD methodologies.
• Strategize and oversee platform data integrations, ensuring adherence to standardized integration protocols; design integration workflows, develop connectors, centralize build and operations, and facilitate a unified DevOps approach for integrations.
• Identify and mitigate data architectural risks to ensure that Veeva Vault data integrations are scalable, secure, and resilient.
• Maintain thorough documentation of platform architecture, encompassing principles, standards, user guides, and data models.
• Drive continuous improvement in Veeva data integration and architecture by proactively seeking opportunities for innovation and enhanced efficiency.
• Conduct impact assessments, clearly delineate current (AS-IS) and future (TO-BE) states, and recommend integration upgrades in response to new Veeva features and functionalities.
• Provide subject matter expertise in Veeva Vault data integration to the team, offering strategic guidance on data architectural solutions, design, and complex implementation challenges.
• Deliver hands-on technical leadership in resolving intricate technical issues and ensuring seamless deployment and system integration.

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Doctorate Degree and 2 years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR
• Masters degree with years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR
• Bachelors degree with years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field OR
• Diploma with years of experience in Business, Engineering, IT or related field

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated expertise in architecting and developing deployment strategies for data integrations with the Veeva Vault Platform and related products.
• Advanced proficiency in system integration, including experience with APIs, middleware solutions, and data migration between Vault and external systems.
• Proven track record of chairing Data Governance Boards or Design Authorities to promote cross-Vault standardization.
• Strong understanding of Data Lake technologies, such as Databricks , among others.
• Hands-on experience in Mulesoft and Python script development.
• Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, technologies, and methodologies.
• Background in pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences industries, with a thorough understanding of regulatory submissions, clinical operations, and quality processes.
• Ability to map Vault data models to relevant business domains.
• Experience in system integration and IT infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with data, change, and technology governance at the platform level.
• Experience working within agile methodologies, including participation in Product Teams and Product Development models.
• Skilled in designing scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions.
• Strong partner and team management capabilities.
• Proven leadership of multiple teams to achieve business objectives.
• Experience with cloud-based architecture, such as AWS, Azure, or comparable platforms.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong transformation and change management experience.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills.
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
• Team-oriented with a focus on achieving team goals.
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams

Professional Certifications:

• Veeva Vault Platform Administrator (mandatory)
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) for Teams (mandatory)

• Veeva Vault Platform Architect (preferred)

• Databricks Data Engineer Professional Certification (preferred)

• Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional (preferred

• Mulesoft certification (preferred)