Project Architect – Mission Critical
Stantec
Sr. Spclst, Business Architecture
MSD
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $94,300 - $148,500 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudSpark
About the role
- The Business and Information Architecture (BIA) group within our Research & Development Division's Clinical Development and Digital Solutions (CDDS) value team, the Business Strategy Partnership (BSP) organization is seeking a highly motivated Senior Specialist / Business Architect.
- This role is responsible for developing comprehensive business architectural models and strategic plans to support Development IT initiatives.
- Reporting to the BIA team lead, the Senior Specialist / Business Architect will play a key role in aligning technology improvements with overarching business transformation goals.
- Develop deep business acumen and expertise in data and data standards across Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and Regulatory Affairs domains.
- Apply domain knowledge to influence system design, architectural practices, and process improvements on a day-to-day basis.
- Create target-state business capability maps and value streams aligned with strategic drivers and business objectives.
- Produce business architectural deliverables and actionable insights from gathered information to enhance clarity and effectiveness in communication and strategy management.
- Conduct gap assessments between current-state and target-state business architectures; identify and recommend roadmap components based on findings.
- Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to develop transitional architectures and detailed implementation roadmaps.
- Serve as a liaison between IT and business teams, ensuring all stakeholders understand the strategic management approach and timelines.
- Align value team activities with divisional and enterprise architecture frameworks.
- Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with business partners, IT product lines, and key vendors.
- Stay current with emerging industry technologies and trends to inform architectural decisions.
Requirements
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in architecture, business/technical analysis, or IT solution delivery within the life sciences industry.
- Proven expertise in business process modeling and process improvement.
- Experience in strategic planning with a focus on business capability enablement.
- Strong background in system design.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of engaging both technical and business audiences.
- Strong organizational, influencing, and follow-up abilities.
- Demonstrated collaboration and teamwork skills.
