Platform Technical Analyst Appian

Job Description

The Position

We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. At our company we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We are looking for a highly skilled Platform Technical Analyst - Appian to join our team to architect and drive the technical delivery of digital products and solutions across the Market Access Insights & Forecasting (MAIF) value team. If you are a senior engineer with strong knowledge of Appian passionate about business process management and leveraging AI-driven engineering to maximize automation and drive efficiency this role is for you.

What will you do

• Act as the primary technical authority for the squad setting design standards development patterns and coding best practices in the Appian engineering team.
• Design develop and maintain complex Appian applications to support MAIF products.
• Lead BPM implementation efforts and define the technical architecture ensuring alignment with the overarching product vision and roadmap.
• Oversee external and vendor development teams conducting rigorous code reviews and ensuring strict adherence to quality and technical architecture standards.
• Champion and implement AI-driven engineering methods as a required way of working throughout the software development lifecycle to maximize automation and efficiency.
• Provide hands-on senior engineering support to resolve complex technical challenges and remove technical roadblocks for the delivery squad.
• Ensure product quality security scalability and operability of all technical deliverables.
• Provide technical mentorship coaching and performance feedback for internal and external engineering staff.
• Maintain open and clear communication regarding technical status system performance and architectural risks to stakeholders.
• Continuously assess and refine the technical toolchain and engineering processes to improve efficiency effectiveness and code quality.

Qualifications Skills & Experience Required

• Background in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology or related technical field.
• Proven hands-on experience as a Senior Engineer Tech Lead or Technical Architect (5 years).
• Extensive proven experience in BPM application design and development including backend database integration.
• Deep expertise (3 years) in Appian application development.
• Demonstrated ability to establish technical design standards development patterns and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience overseeing and reviewing the work of vendor development teams for code quality and architectural compliance.
• Deep commitment to AI-driven engineering as a standard way of working utilizing GenAI tools to streamline coding testing and deployment.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and make informed architectural decisions.
• Strong communication skills capable of explaining complex technical concepts to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders (such as Delivery Leads and Product Owners).
• Familiarity with modern IT infrastructure agile software development lifecycles and emerging technologies.
• Proactive and capable of taking the initiative to drive technical excellence and product quality.
  

Nice to have

• Understanding of commercial business processes in healthcare: Market Access Product Launch & Pricing Gross-to-Net Commercial Trade Channels Parallel Trade Patient Access.
• Experience with the following technologies: Databricks AWS Microsoft PowerBI PowerAutomate Google Gemini Enterprise Salesforce CRM Appian BPM SAP Commerce Cloud Sharepoint.
• Experience working in a global diverse environment.
• Deep understanding of how to use AI and GenAI to automate and streamline business processes and IT delivery.

What we offer

• Exciting work in a great team global projects international environment.
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally.
• Hybrid working model flexible role pattern (e.g. even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases).
• Pension and health insurance contributions.
• Internal reward system plus referral programme.
• 5 weeks annual leave 5 sick days 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities 12 weeks of parental contribution.
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers sport culture health travel etc.) Multisport Card.
• Vodafone Raiffeisen Bank and Foodora discount programmes.
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone.
• Parking in the garage showers refreshments massage chairs library music corner.
• Competitive salary incentive pay and many more.

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