Executive Director, Enterprise Architecture - Rahway, United States - Merck Sharp & Dohme

Merck Sharp & Dohme

Verified Company

Rahway, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Our company's Animal Health Division (AH) is shaping the future of animal health and well-being by pioneering science, technology and insights-driven solutions for a world characterized by enriched pet companionship and a need for sustainable food supplies.

Our company's Animal Health industry leading biopharmaceutical products are offered across multiple animal species in over 70 markets worldwide.

Our Animal Health Division's Technology Solutions provide pet owners and animal farmers with unique data-driven behavioral insights enabling improved management of pet and herd health.

The Animal Health Executive Director of Enterprise Information and Application Architecture will work collaboratively with functionally-aligned Animal Health IT Value Team leaders, with Animal Health business leadership and with the Global IT Chief Technology Office to technology-enable the realization of biopharmaceutical and animal identification and monitoring sales and profitability objectives.

The position reports directly to the Animal Health Divisional CIO.

Primary Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain enterprise systems and information architecture to meet strategic growth and profitability goals of the business while aligning with Global IT priorities and ways of working.
Design and chair the Animal Health Architecture Review Board (AH-ARB) to facilitate the governance process for architecture and technology decision making and standardization within the division.
Sponsor and direct architecture governance processes to guide investment decisions towards strategic and financially appropriate activities.
Collaborate with IT Infrastructure, IT Risk Management and CTO leadership to identify opportunities for leveraging common solutions and extending the adoption of global IT standards.
Anticipate and understand the implications of emerging technologies, communicate and evangelize them to appropriate audiences, and integrate them into divisional information and system architecture recommendations.
Lead the Animal Health System and Information Architecture Team in developing and communicating technology reference architectures, standards, and best practices throughout the organization.
Foster a diverse and inclusive work environment where all individuals share equally in opportunities to contribute, grow, advance and thrive.
Effectively recruit, develop and inspire top talent

Education:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, with at least 15 years of related experience.

Required Experience and Skills:

Prior experience successfully leading major architecturedriven digital transformations
Experience leading business and technology architecture efforts for major initiatives in collaboration with crossfunctional project teams.
Experience managing architecture governance processes, such as leading an Architecture Review Board (ARB).
Experience integrating legacy systems with modern technologies to support digital, data, and analytics initiatives.
Experience delivering Cloud, CI/CD, DevSecOps based solutions
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with excellent executive presentation, written, and verbal communication abilities.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package.

To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants wi