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Principle Business Architect

Parexel International Corporation

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Parexel Informatics develops technological innovations to make the process of drug development faster, more accurate, more productive and easier to track. Our dedicated Informatics group creates industry-leading, integrated platforms and applications

designed by clinical researchers to improve the way companies perform clinical trials, control and share data, track and report patient outcomes, and manage regulatory information.

This role is based in our new modern state of the art office in Nottingham city centre which has excellent transport links and has a great working environment and the feel of an innovative technology company.

As the Principal Business Architect you are responsible for working with the business to understand and document the business systems and processes required, understand the current business activities and business processes and defining the transition work packages and design to transition from the as-is to the to-be state.

You will own the process defining end to end Parexel Informatics business system and / or business offerings to meet the functional and non-functional requirements of the end customer while ensuring it is costed, delivered to specification and can be operated. It is also your role to ensure that all elements of the solution consider the impacts of the business process, people, technology and tools while complying to information, regulatory and security requirements and provision an operational service by directing the domain and functional experts within each of these domains.

Key Accountabilities:

Business Architecture- Takes ownership of the Business landscape to understand the business needs and the process, tools and capabilities that are required to provide this by understanding all related workstreams and coordinating their delivery working with a program / project manager. Leads and creates the end to end solution design to meet all the functional and non-functional requirements.

Business Process Articulation- Be able work with the business to define and clearly document the business processes that are being used and clearly state where gaps exist and how these are going to be resolved

Solution Documentation- Produce clear and concise documentation to define the solution and ensure that supporting lower level design assets have been created.

Solution / Business Governance-Builds business cases based on ROI and optimization to the business, communicates these clearly to the business sponsors and obtains approval. Ensure that all solution(s) and components of undergo the correct level of governance and sign-off.

Influence Stakeholders- Via the use of presentation skills, verbal and oral communication and other influence techniques ensure that all stakeholders understand and agree to the solution.

Stakeholder Management- Identify Risks and Issues. Quantify the impact of each occurring or not being met as well as creating mitigations and containments.

Definition of Standard Patterns, Tools and Methods- Ensure that all work undertaken will drive to create repeatable patterns for future re-use and tools and methods selected can be reused across Parexel Informatics in the future.

Requirement Management- Be able to evaluate functional and non-functional requirements across the solution defining assumptions to allow design to proceed in areas of gaps

Evaluate, Control and Manage Change- Be able to evaluate change requests made against the requirement scope of a solution and understand the impacts to design, time and cost of the change

Solution Costing- Define the end to end costing of a solution based of the solution components designed. Be able to undertake different models of cost definition at different parts of the solution life cycle to deploy “top down”, “bottom up” “order of magnitude” or detailed costingQualificationsSkills:Specific skills for the role are:- Enterprise and Business Architecture - Methods and Tools - Requirement definition and Management - Business Risk Management - Emerging Technology Monitoring - System Design - Change Management - Quality Management

In addition, the following skills are desired for the role- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills- A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning - Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail.- Shows Initiative and self-confidence is adaptable and is able to cope with changing and evolving priorities.- Must have the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment- Manages provision of consultancy services. In own areas of expertise, provides advice and guidance to consultants and/or the customer or other stakeholders through involvement in the delivery of consultancy services

Knowledge and Experience: - You will have strong advanced level experience in technical delivery and have a proven record in undertaking design and architecture activities. This can be demonstrated via experience of utilizing skills aligned to below areas and while not necessary certification would be valuable- Solution / Enterprise design qualification (e.g. TOGAF) or experience.- Certification in design methodology (e.g. UML) or experience.- Certification in scaled agile delivery (e.g. SAFe) or experience.- Certification in agile delivery (e.g. scrum) or experience.- Evidence of successful delivery of complex solutions and offerings

Education:- Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Computer Science field, or equivalent.

In return we will be able to offer you a structured career pathway and development within the role including awareness and understanding of the industry. Your hard work will be rewarded with a competitive salary, bonus and benefits package including 25 days holiday per year, pension scheme, life assurance, long term disability insurance, a health cash plan and other leading edge benefits that you would expect with a company of this type.

Apply today to begin your Parexel journey!

Job posted: 2020-10-01

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