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Reference #: 382795
Site Name: USA - North Carolina - Durham, USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Posted Date: Nov 16 2023The Director, Enterprise Data Architect will set the organizations data vision, strategy, and roadmap to enable us as a data driven organization where data is a strategic enterprise asset that used by everyone in the organization to derive insights specific to their own context. You will develop complex conceptual and logical data definitions and specifications for the organization and ensuring the data architecture is optimized to meet the requirements and needs of the business.Working closely with executive level leaders across Digital/Data Technology and Innovation as well as the Business to advise on data solutions to business problems and opportunities using modern architecture practices. Ensuring the alignment of the data strategy to the broader organizations' mission, strategy / objectives, capabilities, and processes using industry recognized architectural models and roadmaps. Expanding the company's use of data as a strategic enabler of goals and objectives, realizing global business benefits whilst empowering local service innovation.This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:In collaboration with the technology groups data and analytics leaders, define the data strategy and roadmap, including the data migration strategy, master data management strategy and data and information architecture strategy
Work with the Business and Data leaders and Data Architects to review strategies, requirements, and solutions to assess the impact on data and information architecture and ensure consistency and traceability throughout the enterprise architecture
Own the governance of data and information architecture principles and policies and apply influence across delivery teams to ensure compliance and adoption of standard methodology.
Work with the architecture teams within Global Tech on standards, tooling, and production of on-going Information Architecture assets such as Data Lineage, Lifecycle Management, Quality Monitoring and Metadata Management
Work closely with the Head of Enterprise Architecture to build and govern an enterprise architecture framework that underpins the Global Tech strategy and is aligned to business objectives
Responsible for development and maintenance of Enterprise Architecture frameworks and approaches for data & analytics domain, architecture governance and tooling, domain leadership role in the Enterprise Architecture Leadership Team to work with other functions of the Enterprise Architecture Function to drive the maturity of the group and ensure delivery of seamless, end-to-end Enterprise Architecture Services.
Responsible for steering / driving the most important and complex future planning activities and projects. Involved in the development of policies, standards and guidelines that direct the research / investigation, selection, development, implementation, and use of data & analytics platforms within the organization.
This role will define requirements for taxonomy, standards, guidelines, procedures, templates, and tools, and provide a linkage for these components and develop reference & target architectures, patterns, standards, future roadmaps and capabilities within the data domain.
Leads efforts to develop and maintain the architectural assets for the domain, sets an architecture direction for the domain that is aligned with business and IT goals
Represents enterprise architecture by advocating and sharing knowledge, participates as a member of architectural review boards (ARB) that ensure architecture quality and compliance
Establish data architecture roadmaps, reference and target architecture, architectural and design principles, best practices, patters, and standards, oversee alignment to defined data architecture principles and standards
D fine architecture framework and actual architecture for all solutions, well-integrated, across technologies, maintain/document, and review architecture constantly
Work with senior business executives, vendors, and other senior data/technology leaders. Acts as a trusted advisor in identifying long term data domain visions and communicates the value of EA across the organization.Why you?Basic Qualifications:We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science plus 8+ years of professional experience in data architecture and technology
Experience applying Data Architecture and Technology knowledge in designing, implementing, and managing business process area technologies / Products
Experience with the Azure data components: Data Bricks, Azure DW/Synapse, Spark, Snowflake, ADL, Power BI; Talend/Streamsets required, along with Machine Learning
Experience leading data architecture/Platform teams to solve business problems
Experience in technology architecture of cloud-based analytics and/or big data solutions and development of such solutions.Preferred Qualifications:If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:Data Architecture and technology expert with demonstrated expertise in emerging technologies and data technology platforms
Experience leading multi-functional teams
Experience with data modeling, data cleansing, data warehousing, ETL, data integration and distributed data architecture concepts, knowledge of agile and DevOps development methodology, understanding of solution design, development, and the data life cycle: data acquisition, data quality management, data governance, and metadata management.
Ability to create leading and practical data and information architectural principles and disciplines
Familiarity with ETL, data pipeline development and data cleansing with large-scale, complex datasets
Ability to work in close partnership with other IT functions such as IT, security, compliance, infrastructure, etc. as well as partner closely with business leaders across global tech organizations to maintain the architecture in line with data strategy
Able to demonstrate data/technical breadth across Enterprise Data/Technology portfolio.
Experience in seeking the alignment of business and IT, driving common approaches, delivering sustainable, re-usable solutions using both agile and waterfall. Demonstrated ability to inspire change and challenge the status quo
Advanced knowledge of Pharma regulations as well as EU compliance, with a solid focus on GDPR and Data Privacy
Understanding of core data technology platform & operational technology in R&D, Vaccine, manufacturing and supply chain environments.
Any of the following a bonus: EA (e.g. TOGAF), Data Architect Certifications (Azure, GCP). ITIL / Agile/Product certifications.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to describe complex & abstract technical concepts up to board level.
Coaching and MentoringWhy GSK?GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders
