GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.

The Workday Solutions Architect will have responsibility for the successful implementation, integration, and customization of Workday applications from project initiation to production roll-out.

The successful candidate will have business process architect experience gathering requirements, designing, delivering, and supporting business transformation using Workday in areas of HCM, Compensation, Advanced Comp, Contracts Management, Time & Billing, and Recruiting. The Architect will also work closely with the PMs, HR/Corporate Managers, IT Teams and Business SMEs to support the continuous development of Workday. This role will collaborate extensively with the Operations, Tax, Audit, Consulting and IT teams to support the firm’s infrastructure, oversee system security, manage integrations, and create advanced reports and dashboards. Other priorities include reviewing semi-annual Workday releases and deploying new relevant functionality.

Ideal work location is Raleigh - Durham NC. But also open to remote location within the US.

You will...

• Configuration knowledge across modules: Provide configuration consultation across all Workday projects. Provide technology configuration consultation and expertise in multiple modules in the Workday HCM suite (HCM Core, Compensation, Absence, Talent and Performance, Learning) and Workday Security
• Core/Advanced Comp Expertise: Lead the Workday Architecture & Design process including in-depth involvement with Workday Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation configuration.
• Expert for Annual Compensation / On-Demand Reviews. Designs and develops technical solutions to business requirements and develops components including EIB, Report Based, Studio, SOA and BPEL integrations.
• Automation: Drive improvements that help us to scale through optimization and automation of manual processes. Drive Security Governance and Management across all modules, includes internal Policies and SOX controls.
• Collaborates with HR Management, Payroll, Finance, Audit, Tax, consulting and IT teams to understand system end-user needs and provides recommendations to keep Workday business processes simple and efficient.
• Maps processes, capabilities and business object models to application types and specific solutions in application landscape for assigned area
• Work with IT teams, business analysts and data analytics teams to understand consumers’ needs and develop solutions.
• Create and maintain documentation of the business process, integration, and related data architecture to identify areas of friction, waste, and opportunities for improvement
• Keep current Workday roadmap and support global Workday’s technology strategy and upcoming functionality to evolve and improve the overall platform and user experience
• Support HR/Business stakeholders through technology projects (e.g. enhancements & system upgrades) from planning to configuration to testing and implementation – providing leadership, functional and technical guidance
• Provide strategic insights on Workday HCM best practices inclusive of new feature assessment, system settings and enhancement opportunities

You should have...

• 8+ years experience as a Workday Functional Configuration Leader / Architect, 3 plus years of experience in a Workday implementation role with a minimum 2 Workday implementations.
• Experience developing architecture blueprints, strategies and roadmaps
• Have a deep understanding of how system configuration impacts processes inside and outside of Workday
• Configuration and support experience with Workday Core HCM and Compensation/Advanced Compensation/Recruiting
• Experience building and maintaining EIB’s, Connectors, XSLT, Workday Studio and BIRT.
• Great to have familiarity with other integration platforms
• Solid experience with interface, networking, and data warehousing technologies, as well as design, relational database technologies, and performance tuning
• Experience with Web Services, XML and APIs (WSDL, SOAP, REST and WS standards)
• Strong expertise in cloud-based multi-tenant systems

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, GRAIL has made the decision to require all U.S. employees receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. “Full vaccination” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.