Associate Director IT, Enterprise Architecture

The Associate Director, Data Management & Biostatistics Architecture, is a key member of the R&DS Enterprise Architecture team, and has overall responsibility for defining the technical architecture and facilitating the technical evolution of how Data Management & Biostatistics systems are integrated with a suite of integrated cloud-based and inhouse software products, systems, and platforms designed to make clinical trials more efficient. The role demands a hands-on architect who is passionate about using all the latest innovations and technologies used to monitor patients as they engage with clinical trials.

IQVIA is committed to bringing clients the best in creative problem solving, enabling healthcare companies to innovate with confidence, maximize opportunities, and ultimately drive human health forward. At IQVIA new and creative solutions aren’t just possible – they are expected. The key to our success is our people, whose experience, talent, commitment, and diversity set the standard for the life sciences.

The associate director routinely exhibits a high degree of facility with new and emerging cloud-based integration technologies, and must provide strong leadership to:

• Guide a highly skilled technical team in the development of robust industry-leading software products and user-centric solutions.

• Build on-top of cloud-based development and integration platforms.

• Design REST APIs, Events, and other interface methods to enable flexible integration with other systems of disparate technologies and inherent integration capabilities.

• Collaborate with the Product Development & Management teams by clearly articulating the target technical environment and direction and ensuring compliance with those parameters.

• Ensure that capabilities are implemented securely congruent with the standards of the pharma industry especially CDISC standards.

• Assure consistency, reusability, and deep integration of a substantial systems portfolios.

• Meet all business and customer requirements that may impact architectural elements of the Clinical Trial suite of data management and Biostatistics systems.

• Ensure that the systems/platform teams are apprised of relevant technology advancements, and facilitate discussions related to the general application of new and emerging concepts, tools, products, systems, and platforms.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience as an architect or developer of cloud-based software products and systems.
• A minimum of 5 years as hands-on architecture and development, in a lead capacity.
• Significant experience designing cloud-based software solutions for AWS, Azure or comparable environments.
• Significant experience with Hadoop, SQL and NoSQL distributed databases, Apache Spark technologies as the foundation of an open data platform, that serves as a glue integrating several solutions.
• Significant experience architecting, designing, and developing systems using Java, Python, R, C# and SAS programming languages. (At-least any two languages preferable R and SAS)
• Significant experience with REST APIs, web services, GraphQL, and general integration challenges and solutions, and ideally experience working with the MuleSoft platform.
• Experience architecting and designing Single Page Applications (SPA) using the REACT/Angular JavaScript frameworks.
• Significant experience in Agile and/or Kaizen environments as well as process reengineer experience.
• Working knowledge of information security in the pharma industry.
• Experience in the Life Sciences, Healthcare or clinical drug development domains.
• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• A proven track record of leadership and mentoring.
• The ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with little direct supervision

At IQVIA, we believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. The advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services we provide to the life sciences industry are made possible by our 70,000+ employees around the world who apply their insight, curiosity and intellectual courage every step of the way. Learn more at jobs.iqvia.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law.

IQVIA, Inc. provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.  Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to submit an application for employment or otherwise participate in the application process should contact IQVIA’s Talent Acquisition team at workday_recruiting@iqvia.com to arrange for such an accommodation.