Director, Enterprise Architecture

Constellation Search Group is looking for a Director, Enterprise Architecture for a full-time, direct hire position. The Director of Enterprise Architecture will build and lead the enterprise architecture function, bridging business strategy with the company's technology landscape. This role involves creating a clear view of current and future-state capabilities, aligning platforms and integrations with business needs, and developing practical roadmaps to guide IT decisions concerning modernization, scalability, security, and business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and lead the enterprise architecture function across IT.
• Build architecture governance that supports speed, security, compliance, and scalability.
• Create and roll out IT-wide architecture standards, reference patterns, templates, and decision frameworks.
• Develop and maintain an enterprise capability model to support technology strategy and prioritization.
• Map key platforms, data, and integrations to business capabilities.
• Partner with business and IT leaders to identify gaps, prioritize initiatives, and shape future-state roadmaps.
• Translate business strategy into actionable architecture themes and technology plans.
• Support modernization, platform rationalization, and technical debt reduction efforts.
• Provide architecture input into portfolio planning, sequencing, dependencies, and delivery risks.
• Work with delivery teams to shape solution designs, reduce rework, and promote reuse of shared platforms and standard patterns.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership by presenting clear options, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations in business language.
• Maintain architecture documentation, decision records, exception tracking, and related enterprise architecture repositories.
• Coach teams on architecture practices and improve consistency across domains.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of relevant technology experience, including enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technology strategy.
• Experience in biotech, pharma, life sciences, or another regulated environment.
• Strong background with enterprise platforms, integrations, cloud architecture, and architecture governance.
• Hands-on experience with Veeva platforms and the Microsoft ecosystem, including Azure and M365.
• Experience supporting modernization, platform rationalization, and technology roadmap development.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and translate complex technical concepts into clear business recommendations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• TOGAF or similar architecture certification preferred.
• Microsoft Azure architecture certifications preferred.
• Experience architecting or enabling AI-powered solutions preferred.

Benefits:
A comprehensive benefits package is provided including medical, dental and vision coverage along with a retirement savings plan.

Salary Disclaimer:

Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are deeply committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We believe that different backgrounds and life experiences make our team better. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.