ESE Technical Architect

Our company’s Information Technology organization partners with colleagues across the business to help serve our patients and customers around the world. Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.

We are seeking a proficient Technical Architect who is passionate about securing, modernizing, and scaling the digital ecosystem while enabling seamless data flow, accelerating delivery, strengthening partnerships with product teams, and ensuring technology investments align with business objectives. This position will lead the design of holistic, scalable, and reusable solutions, reduce technical debt, and drive discovery and architecture efforts for critical initiatives.

As Technical Architect for the External and Scientific Engagement (ESE) Product Line, this position will define and execute a cohesive technology strategy to improve platform efficiency, foster innovation, and maximize business value across the product line. Responsibilities include defining, governing, and implementing the architectural blueprint for multiple products and platforms that connect drug development, medical affairs, and commercial business units.

The ESE Product Line partners with the Value & Implementation organization to advance technologies that support medical affairs and outcomes research. It also collaborates with the Scientific Communications & Information Sciences organization to deliver modern solutions that provide trusted scientific and medical information to healthcare providers and patients worldwide. The ESE Product Line is part of the Digital Development Capabilities Value Team within the Clinical Development and Digital Solutions organization.

Architectural Specifications, Architectural Specifications, Business Architecture, Cloud Architectures, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Services, Cloud Deployment, Distributed Architectures, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Architecture Strategy, Legacy Systems, Methods and Tools, Product Architecture, Product Roadmap, Reference Architectures, Requirements Management, Scalable Architectures, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Development Management, Solution Architecture, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Team Mentoring, Technical Advice {+ 1 more}

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

10/24/2026

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