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Essential Functions of the Associate Director

Solutions Architect:

• Designs and models Data and Delivery architecture, standards, and processes to improve the management of information and data throughout their lifecycles.
• Manages the design and implementation of discovery systems by collaborating with AWS, AWS partners, ecosystem vendors and Data Scientists
• Collaborates with Infrastructure and Security Architects to ensure alignment with Enterprise standards and designs.
• Manages the R&D Discovery IT technology roadmap aligned to evolving business needs.
• Communicates designs and architectures to key IT and Business stakeholders.
• Participates in the design, development, and implementation of architectural and integration approaches and deliverables, including components of the assessment, optimization of system design, and review of user requirements.
• Researches and evaluates potential solutions and recommends the most efficient and cost-effective application/technology solution that meets business requirements.
• May code new or modify programs, reuse existing code using program development software alternatives, and/or integrate purchased solutions.
• Understands and adheres to corporate standards regarding applicable company policies, including code of conduct, safety, GxP compliance, data security, and the software development lifecycle.
• Delivers new and ongoing projects on time.
• Manages time allocations and work priorities across teams and projects.
• Understands, researches, and engages with the users’ needs to drive projects and ensures that projects deliver to these needs.

Organizational Leadership:

• Leads and manages a technical architecture and engineering team, comprised of Company, Vendor, and Partner resources for the purpose of design and development of discovery IT systems.
• Contributes by interviewing and selecting technical resources for projects related to Big Data systems.
• Coaches support teams on technical concepts, designs, and system functionality.

Requirements

Work Experience and Education

• 10+ years of experience working in a data-driven research environment.
• 15+ years of IT domain experience is required.
• 5+ years working in a solutions architecture capacity, preferably in a biopharmaceutical or research environment.
• Deep understanding of cloud computing technologies and current computing trends
• 5+ years of experience designing, migrating, and implementing computation, hosting, and storage solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• 2+ years of experience using Data management tools such as Databricks, Immuta, Informatica.

• Strong security-first mindset. Track-record of partnering with security teams to delivery cutting edge solutions at research pace.
• Deeply passionate about learning and innovating new technology to drive biological, chemical, and gene-based research.
• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in computer science, engineering, finance, business management or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required.

Leadership and Teamwork

• Strong history of effective cross-functional team collaboration and execution
• Ready to think, behave and act in an innovative consulting manner to drive the priorities of the R&D functions.
• Effective leadership skills. These include team building, consensus building, the ability to balance team and individual responsibilities and achieving goals through others not directly under the leader's supervision, by working ethically and with integrity.

Communication, Organization and Critical Thinking Skills

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, ability to network, strong personal integrity, collaborative mindset, and a strong customer focus are necessary.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and work effectively in a constantly changing environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including taking ownership to ensure timely resolution, a strong sense of urgency, keen attention to detail, and the ability to plan, organize and successfully execute in an environment under time and resource pressures.