Director, Enterprise Architecture Research and Development

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Job Description

The Director Enterprise Architecture Research & Development is an individual contributor and strategic architecture leader responsible for shaping the technology direction for Gilead R&D. Operating in a centralized federated model this role partners with scientific and business leaders domain and solution architects data and digital teams security infrastructure quality compliance product and delivery organizations.

The Director serves as a trusted advisor and architecture lead for initiatives of varying size and complexity across R&D. The role translates current and anticipated scientific and business needs into capability models target-state architectures transition plans investment recommendations and multi-year roadmaps. The Director guides architecture decisions through established governance and ensures solutions are secure scalable interoperable compliant financially sound and fit for scientific purpose.

Reporting into the Senior Director Enterprise Architecture Lead this position is a critical role in our centralized Enterprise Architecture team and a key leader for our Architecture Community of Practice.

This position is based in our global headquarters in Foster City CA.

Shape and evolve R&D technology strategy and multi-year roadmaps aligning scientific priorities and future capability needs with enterprise architecture standards and technology strategy.

Lead architecture for initiatives of varying size and complexity that enable larger R&D functions or multiple functions to achieve their objectives connecting business information application integration data platform security and technology domains.

Develop capability models current-state and target-state architectures reference architectures transition architectures reusable patterns and implementation guardrails that guide delivery and long-term evolution.

Define architecture strategy for scientific AI and knowledge capabilities including foundation and domain-specific models model adaptation retrieval architectures knowledge graphs ontologies semantic layers scientific agents and AI-enabled workflows.

Evaluate build buy reuse integrate modernize consolidate and retire options. Develop recommendations that balance business value total cost of ownership risk technical debt interoperability resource needs and long-term maintainability.

Lead architecture reviews through established governance forums. Clearly document and communicate options trade-offs decisions risks exceptions dependencies and remediation actions in business and technical terms.

Provide architecture guidance across the solution lifecycle including use-case analysis prototyping blueprinting design integration testing validation deployment operational readiness and lifecycle management.

Advise R&D and IT leaders on short- and long-range technology strategies emerging industry and domain trends modernization opportunities investment priorities and architecture risks.

Partner with Quality Security Privacy Responsible AI and Compliance stakeholders to embed appropriate controls data integrity validation resilience and regulatory requirements into architecture decisions.

Recommend investments and resources needed to execute architectural work; support business cases and portfolio decisions by evaluating financial technical and operational trade-offs and anticipated value.

Identify cross-project synergies and opportunities for reuse simplification and standardization. Help reduce duplication and technical debt while improving adoption of approved platforms patterns and standards.

Guide product engineering and delivery teams mentor architects and technical leaders and strengthen architecture practices methods tools and the federated architecture community.

Lead or advise significant change and adoption efforts associated with new architecture standards platforms and ways of working. Represent Gilead in relevant external professional or industry forums as appropriate.

Masters degree and 10 years of relevant experience; OR

Bachelors degree and 12 years of relevant experience; OR

Associate degree and 14 years of relevant experience; OR

High school diploma/GED and 16 years of relevant experience.

Extensive IT experience in a corporate or other relevant business environment with significant architecture experience across end-to-end solution design including use-case analysis prototyping blueprinting integration testing validation and deployment.

Significant experience leading architecture for projects of varying size and complexity across one or more business functions including contributing expert input to longer-range business and technology strategies and roadmaps.

Experience developing capability models current-state and target-state architectures reference and transition architectures integration patterns and multi-year roadmaps.

Experience advising senior business and IT leaders communicating complex architecture decisions and trade-offs and influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.

Experience overseeing coaching or guiding architects engineers or other technical professionals.

Masters degree in computer science information systems engineering life sciences chemistry bioinformatics business or a related discipline.

Deep understanding of pharmaceutical R&D workflows and technology ecosystems including research informatics laboratory systems scientific computing data platforms knowledge management and AI/ML-enabled capabilities.

Thorough knowledge of enterprise and solution architecture principles practices standards frameworks methods and tools across end-to-end solution design; TOGAF IT4IT or comparable certification is preferred.

Advanced business and financial acumen including experience evaluating total cost of ownership ROI investment trade-offs platform sustainability and resource requirements.

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS APIs event-driven and integration architectures modern application architectures high-performance computing data and analytics platforms and secure AI architectures.

Experience operating in a regulated life sciences environment and partnering with quality validation security privacy and compliance functions across the R&D lifecycle.

Experience leading significant change efforts and incorporating change management into large-scale technology initiatives.

Experience with vendor evaluation technology due diligence strategic sourcing support and architecture input to investment governance.

Ability to represent complex and high-profile initiatives to senior leaders and executives and distill complex matters into clear business cases and executable roadmaps.

Awareness of emerging technology and industry trends with experience bringing relevant external insights into architecture strategy and practice.

The salary range for this position is: $226185.00 - $292710.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation including experience qualifications and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role) paid time off and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical dental vision and life insurance plans*.

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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