Organon - Enterprise Architect and Business Technology Strategy Lead

Company: Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionThe Executive Director Enterprise Architecture & Business Technology Strategy is a highly visible role that will drive the strategic direction in the deployment and appropriate use of existing and emerging technologies in alignment with the companies strategic plans and priorities. The Executive Director will drive strategic conversations with business leaders, dive deep into the technical details and establish technology as an enabler for driving business value.Develop an inspiring architecture and technology roadmap while helping leaders enable future-state capabilities across the organization. This, in turn, will drive the organization---s targeted outcomes through investment in specific programs, projects and initiatives.The Executive Director must be capable of practically applying existing, new and emerging technologies to evolving organizational models. Collaborating with the business segments, the Executive Director will drive design, engineering, and reuse for the architectures that will comprise the Business Technology solutions and business technology, and sees Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy as key components to our success, enabling our mission to deliver ingenious health solutions that enable people to live their best lives.Key Functions: Serve as the global lead in the applications solutions space for the enterprise; comprehend and predict emerging technology, service and functionality trends as well as comprehend market adoption of emerging service and business models.Drive the global technology strategy: partner with Business Technology management and apply knowledge of industry guiding practices, creating technology strategy deliverables for the Business Technology management teams.Drive Business Technology transformation efforts; focus on organizational strategy and own/shape the move toward an agile, product based operating model.Design technology strategy and planning based on business objectives and stakeholder analysis including adopting appropriate approach/methods, facilitation techniques, pre-work, artifacts and deliverables.Direct a cross functional team in the planning and execution of technology strategy and planning workshops.Partner with business functions to identify new opportunities including process and/or value chain analysis, business service models, etc.Influence senior business and technology stakeholders ensuring execution on a coordinated strategy that scales technology capabilities enterprise-wide and maximizes business outcomes.Develop and drive the implementation of overall technology architecture strategy & roadmap.Drive the application solutions landscape and recommend industry standards/best practices.Engage business and technology leaders to develop scalable solutions for the business considering local model needs within the architecture.Define and enforce architecture principles & standards; direct architecture reviews focused on driving business outcomes.Enable the delivery of business outcomes; identify critical deficiencies as well as opportunities for digital transformation; propose solutions.Support the Business Technology organization in achievement of key strategic objectives.Design, develop and maintain Chief Information Officer Dashboard that reports on key metrics across the technology landscape and demonstrates the business value of Business Technology.Identify opportunities to standardize technology landscape for improved efficiency, effectiveness, & risk management while maintaining business alertness.Maintain list of approved technologies and identify relevant new technologies.Build and maintain relationships with business executives to develop a clear understanding of business needs and opportunities for technology solution advancements/improvements.Serve as a "trusted advisor" on application architecture and technology strategy questions to technology and business leaders.Own end-to-end business capability maps - developed in partnership with other Business Technology colleagues - across full suite of applications.Understand and support documentation of application-enabled business processes.Provide end-to-end view on how all applications fit together and enable users within and outside the enterprise.Develop target state application reference architectures.Define and implement POCs for proving new technologies and/or architecture patterns at enterprise level.Monitor emerging industry standards to establish impact on the enterprise.Develop and disseminate thought leadership to the organization e.g. promoting best practices on enterprise architecture.Necessary Qualifications: Bachelor---s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.Enterprise Architecture and/or management certifications preferred.10-15 years--- relevant work experience.Hands on experience with software development lifecycles, system architectures and the exploration of technology trends.A proven track record demonstrating the ability to influence organizational change from an enterprise architecture perspective.Experience establishing a successful Enterprise Architecture program at a large firm would be preferred.Demonstrated ability to balance long-term ("big-picture") and short-term implications of architecture decisions.Expertise in current & forward-looking software design practices.Ability to facilitate development of an architectural vision with a compelling narrative and financial analysis that supports and aligns to the business and technology strategy.Knowledge of modern architectural and design patterns.Expertise in the Lean-Agile portfolio approach.Excellent technical, analytical and project management skills.Experience creating & maintaining architecture artifacts (e.g. reference architecture diagrams, roadmaps etc.)Strong communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.Good management and talent management skills.NewCoUS and Puerto Rico Residents Only:If you need an accommodation for the application process please email us at staffingaadarmsd.comFor more information about personal rights under Equal Employment Opportunity, visit:EEOC PosterEEOC GINA Supplement---OFCCP EEO SupplementOFCCP Pay Transparency RuleWe are an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran --- proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. Employee Status: RegularRelocation:No relocationVISA Sponsorship:Travel Requirements:Flexible Work Arrangements:Shift:Valid Driving License:Hazardous Material(s):Number of Openings: 1Job InfoType: Full timeLocation: USA - New Jersey - Kenilworth, USA - New Jersey - Jersey City

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