Senior Director, Architecture – Enterprise & Strategy

About the team

AstraZenecas Enterprise Architecture team shapes the digital backbone that powers discovery development manufacturing and delivery of life-changing medicines. We partner with senior leaders across R&D Operations Commercial and Enabling Functions to translate strategy into scalable platforms data and integration capabilities and secure modern architectures. We champion simplification interoperability and measurable business outcomes across a complex global landscape.

About the role

TheSenior Director Architecture Enterprise & Strategyhas overall accountability for the consistent implementation of architecture decisions across business and IT to support the AZ business and IS strategy ensuring architectures are compliant with relevant AZ standards blueprints and roadmaps. The role will be responsible for partnering with key business and IT Leadership teams integrating information from business strategies and portfolios to develop the overall strategic direction integration and quality for AstraZenecas architecture portfolio (AZs architecture assets: Business Application Information and Infrastructure). TheSenior Director Architecture Enterprise & Strategywill also be accountable for the overall health and effectiveness of key architecture processes such as standards management and lifecycle management. The role will drive change in EA and will proactively address industry trends (e.g. MicroServices API Big Data etc.) in the definition of AZs imperatives and guidelines and educate EA stakeholders. Additionally the roleacts as a sponsor or steering group member of projects with a cross-functional or enterprise-wide scope.

What youll do

• Lead enterprise design in one domainBusiness Data Application or Infrastructureand set the segments architecture strategy direction and standards.
• Translate business priorities into enterprise architecture requirements; refine strategies and standards as needs evolve.
• Serve as the authority and sign-off for solution and segment architectures blueprints and 15 year roadmaps.
• Develop and oversee architecture roadmaps and blueprints ensuring alignment with current priorities global strategies and solutions.
• Advise senior IT and business leaders and contribute to cross-functional decision-making forums.
• Champion Enterprise Architecture initiatives across IS; implement EA standards processes tools and the information architecture design authority.
• Define holistic strategies and agreed approaches for managing key information to enable effective decision-making.
• Engage external experts assess industry and market trends for enterprise impact and build partnerships with key technology suppliers.
• Provide thought leadership across IS and continuously elevate architecture capability through best-practice sharing.

What youll bring

Required skills/experience:

• Background:Relevant technical degree or equivalent experience; strong business acumen
• Thought leadership: 5 years experience as leader in an Enterprise Architecture domain.
• Enterprise architecture impact:Proven ability to define multiyear architecture roadmaps and align them to business strategy; experience building components of an Enterprise Architecture practice.
• Integration and simplification:Experience with rationalization consolidation and integration across business domains using a formal framework.
• Commercial rigor:Experience leading justification phases including product evaluations and business case formulation.
• Stakeholder influence:Track record influencing senior business and IT leaders to drive change; strong communication facilitation and relationshipbuilding skills; ability to translate technical topics into business language.
• Leadership and delivery:Experience managing developing and leading distributed teams; vendor management and negotiation with thirdparty suppliers.
• External awareness:Strong networking skills; awareness of market developments and their relevance to AZ IS; ability to work effectively in diverse multinational teams.
  

Desired skills/experience

• Mindset and management:Demonstrated initiative customer orientation crosscultural collaboration; people development and budget management experience.
• Education/certifications:Masters degree and/or professional certification(s).
• Risk and compliance:Awareness of relevant legislation and data protection laws.
• Industry context:Understanding of the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry and competitor activity related to architecture and information management.
  

The annual base pay ranges from - USD and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when workingqualifying overtime pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including marketlocation job-related knowledge skills and addition our positions offer a short-term incentive bonusopportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles)to receive aretirement contribution (hourly roles) and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included aqualified retirement program 401(k) plan; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and health benefits includingmedical prescription drug dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicableplans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer ofemployment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify basepay(as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related toindividual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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