Global Senior Enterprise Architect

Job Description Summary

The Global Senior Enterprise Architect plays a critical role in aligning technology strategy with business goals, leads the development of efficient architectural standards, and formulates the direction and design of architecture for Manufacturing, Quality and Supply chain areas. The individual fulfilling this role will be responsible for leading the efforts to elaborate and communicate the architecture of the given domain and/or developing architectural solutions for projects and programs in pharmaceutical production and quality assurance.

Job Description

Global Senior Enterprise Architect

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

Job Summary

The Global Senior Enterprise Architect plays a critical role in aligning technology strategy with business goals, leads the development of efficient architectural standards, and formulates the direction and design of architecture for Manufacturing, Quality and Supply chain areas. The individual fulfilling this role will be responsible for leading the efforts to elaborate and communicate the architecture of the given domain and/or developing architectural solutions for projects and programs in pharmaceutical production and quality assurance.

Your Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Define and maintain architectural solutions for manufacturing, quality and shopfloor systems, deliver architectural services or governance activities (MES, LIMS, QMS, shopfloor equipment, ERP integration etc.)
• Elaborate and approve the solution architecture for a specific solution based on architecture-significant requirements and company-wide architecture standards, as well as regulatory frameworks and industry best practices (GxP, ISA-95, NIS2...)
• Collaborate with global manufacturing, quality and IT leaders to understand strategic objectives and identify enabling technologies
• Employ architecture patterns to suggest the most adequate utilization of technical platforms in support of the holistic solution architecture design.
• Maintain and evolve Architecture tools and platforms, principles, policies and standards.
• Define and drive the development / documentation and communication of the architecture roadmap for the domain.
• Assess emerging technologies and vendor solutions for fit, scalability, and compliance, guiding investment decisions.
• Lead the adoption of digital technologies (e.g., IoT, MES, AI/ML) to optimize operations, ensure compliance, and improve agility across the value chain.

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Experience in broader IT as well as solution/enterprise architecture roles within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry
• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality processes and technologies (e.g. MES, LIMS, QMS, SCADA,)
• Proven experience of developing and implementing architecture frameworks as part of major changes or deployments
• Familiarity with common enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, …)
• Demonstrated ability to lead without authority, influence at senior levels and manage complex stakeholder dynamics
• Experience working across multiple geographies and cultures, ability to adapt to diverse environments
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving change in dynamic, regulated environments

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Business Administration, or related field; (Master’s degree is preferred)
• Ability to see the big picture and how systems interact across business, application, data and technology layers
• Emerging Technology Monitoring
• Regulatory Strategy
• IT Governance
• IT Enterprise & Business Architecture
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Influencing and persuading
• Managing resources.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us!

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Skills Desired

Business Architecture, Client Counseling, Decision Making Skills, Enterprise Architecture, Influencing Skills, IT Governance, Solution Architecture