Senior Data Architect II

Job Description

Purpose: As a recognized multidisciplinary expert, drives cross domain collaboration by evangelizing and aligning the use of enterprise data capabilities between the BTOs. Drives the democratization of data within the Enterprise and alignment with our Convergence Data Strategy. Drive the adoption of data capabilities and user platforms aimed to pivot our Scientist from data management to rapidly gaining insight/knowledge/wisdom through machine learning and advanced analytics. Multidisciplinary technical leader acting and influencing at group, department and cross‐functional levels. Creates and drives adoption of enterprise‐wide architecture and roadmaps focused on Internet of Things (IoT), Convergence Platforms, Advanced Analytics, Big Data Platforms/Elastic Scale, Artificial Intelligence and other data centric technologies. Manages the linkage between strategic planning, performance management, and investment management. Responsibilities:

• Create new solutions and architecture models that contribute to organizational effectiveness. Provide planning and discipline to ensure that investments in process improvement, information, and technology support the organization's strategic goals, enabling quick responses to changes in market conditions and new opportunities.
• Develops and achieves discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and key business objectives. Collaborates with experts within function to integrate technical objectives into activities associated with accelerated development of new/improved products or technology.
• Advances technical expertise within function. Proactively demonstrates leadership by advising and sharing knowledge and expert opinions with subordinates, peers, and senior management. Mentors and trains functional colleagues and assesses current and emerging business challenges enabling functional goal achievement.
• Ensures quality and effectiveness of major project plans within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Provides strategic consultancy support to customers in defining or designing business processes and researching and identifying enabling technologies based on customer requirements. Sources and identifies emerging technological trends from multiple internal and external sources and assess relevance.
• Proactively drives strategic business thinking to gain maximum benefit from investments. Applies imagination and innovation by creating, inventing, and implementing new or better approaches, alternatives and breakthrough ideas that are valued by customers within the function.
• Shapes relationships with affiliates, subsidiaries, vendors, and industry peers in accordance with Abbvie Values, Vendor Management Office, and Purchasing to further the mission, vision and goals of the organization.
• Presents technology concepts and results for functional technical and non‐technical leaders as well as potential and existing partners. Maximizes impact and value of expertise.
• Responsible for adherence to corporate standards regarding applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies, including code of conduct, safety, GxP compliance, and data security.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education in Science or Technology related field with extensive (typically 18 years) of related work; Master’s Degree or equivalent education in Science/Technology or PharmD or equivalent education with extensive (typically 16 years) of related work;
• Experience in sophisticated business environments across EA frameworks. Technical background in healthcare, laboratory diagnostics, medical devices or pharmaceutical companies.
• At least 12 years of experience in a variety of IT roles including technical, application development, business systems, and data management. Additional experience in setting IT Strategy, formal product evaluations, interactions with senior IT management, and managing multi‐divisional and cross‐divisional teams.
• Proven ability to innovate with a history of new or improved technology solutions with remarkable impact on company productivity. Demonstrated ability to influence others in areas of technology.

Additional Information

• Significant Work Activities and Conditions: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
• Travel: No
• Job Type: Experienced
• Schedule: Full-time
• Job Level Code: D