Executive Director, Architecture
Job Summary
The Executive Director Architecture defines and drives the enterprise architecture strategy and technical roadmap for Ergomed ensuring the Microsoft-standardized stack is fully leveraged. The role leads the transition from legacy systems to a modern AI-enabled ecosystem embedding advanced technologies across highly regulated business processes.
Acting as a strategic partner to executive leadership the role ensures alignment between business goals and technology while establishing scalable secure and compliant architecture foundations.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define and maintain the Target State Enterprise Architecture that enables seamless integration of Agentic Generative AI Machine Learning (ML) and LLMs across all business units.
- Develop architectural blueprints that bridge the gap between legacy systems SaaS systems and modern AI-ready cloud environments.
- Partner with the Head of Data to ensure the data architecture provides the high-quality low-latency fuel required for AI models s ensuring models are scalable secure and cost-effective.
- Establish and lead an Architecture Review Board (ARB) to ensure consistency across Data Application and Infrastructure layers
- Define North Star architectures for PV & CRO Mature data governance to align with the enterprise architecture
- Ensure all architectural designs adhere to global regulations including GCP (Good Clinical Practice) 21CFR Part 11 and GDPR.
- Standardize data exchange protocols using FHIR CDISC and HL7 to ensure seamless interoperability with sponsors and healthcare providers.
- Partner with the CISO to bake Security by Design into every layer of the tech stack.
- Act as a technical consultant to executive leadership on emerging trends like blockchain in clinical trial or Quantum computings impact on drug discovery.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in life sciences pharmacy nursing public health computer science or related field required
- Advanced degree (PharmD MD MS MBA) preferred
- Training or certification in product management agile methodologies or project management is advantageous
Additional Information :
We prioritize diversity equity and inclusion by creating an equal opportunities workplace and a human-centric environment where people of all cultural backgrounds genders and ages can contribute and grow.
To succeed we must work together with a human first approach. Why because our people are our greatest strength leading to our continued success on improving the lives of those around us.
We offer:
Training and career development opportunities internally
Strong emphasis on personal and professional growth
Friendly supportive working environment
Opportunity to work with colleagues based all over the world with English as the company language
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
About Company
Ergomeds fast-growing services business includes an industry-leading suite of specialist pharmacovigilance solutions, integrated under the PrimeVigilance brand and a full range of high-quality clinical research and trial management services under the Ergomed Clinical Research brand. ... View more