Director, R&D Architecture Lead

Maidenhead - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

This Role will be based ideally in Maidenhead UK or King of Prussia USA. Applications will also be considered from candidates in Glattbrugg Switzerland and Melbourne Australia

Responsible for defining and driving the digital architectural vision and strategy for R&D initiatives. This role will own the creation and maintenance of the R&D Digital Roadmap (City Plan) and the architectural decisions across the R&D Digital projects. This role acts as a bridge between scientific innovation and technical execution ensuring the creation of scalable secure and high-performance systems that enable cutting-edge research and product development.

Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Lead the design development and evolution of R&D systems architecture including data pipelines computational platforms and integration frameworks

Collaborate with Digital Business Partners scientists engineers and product teams to align architecture with R&D goals and overall business strategy

Evaluate emerging technologies and propose architectural innovations to enhance R&D productivity and enable next-generation research solutions

Ensure architectural compliance with security scalability and regulatory standards ensuring systems meet operational and compliance requirements

Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation roadmaps and reference models to guide development efforts

Mentor technical teams promoting best practices in software and systems architecture across projects and teams

Partner with the I&T Enterprise Architecture team to define enterprise standards and ensure alignment of R&D roadmaps with CSL technology direction

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field

12 years of experience in software or systems architecture with at least 3 years in an R&D or innovation-driven environment

Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures microservices and data-intensive systems

Experience with R&D platforms in biotech pharma materials science or related fields is a plus

Proficiency in architectural modeling tools and frameworks such as TOGAF ArchiMate or similar tools

Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to engage cross-functional teams and communicate complex architectural concepts clearly

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients needs by using the latest technologies we discover develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology hematology cardiovascular and metabolic respiratory and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation recombinant protein technology and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the worlds largest plasma collection networks CSL Plasma. Our parent company CSL headquartered in Melbourne Australia employs 32000 people and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

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Director

This Role will be based ideally in Maidenhead UK or King of Prussia USA. Applications will also be considered from candidates in Glattbrugg Switzerland and Melbourne AustraliaResponsible for defining and driving the digital architectural vision and strategy for R&D initiatives. This role will own th...