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You will hold overall responsibility for the development and delivery of the Architecture and Integration scope for one or more Business and Technology domains within Development, collaborating closely with the Enterprise Architecture team. Drive and define technology standards in collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture and Architecture Leadership team to unite teams and design optimal solutions meeting Business needs. Ensure alignment of business processes, integration of services horizontally across organizational units, and management of project interfaces for smooth delivery. You will be accountable for aligning business Tech roadmaps with IT strategy, maintaining consistency, and keeping reference architecture updated in alignment with critical business capabilities for the given domain or technology area. Contribute to and ensure adherence to Enterprise standards and architecture Governance for DDIT, supporting the Architecture Governance team/Community of Practice. In this role, you will implement and govern the overall standards and direction for Architecture and Integration for a given domain in Development, ensuring DDIT investments align with business priorities. Manage complexities of multiple solution components and coordinate across diverse stakeholder groups within business domains. Define and manage the Architecture Baseline, Target Architecture, and Roadmap for a given domain, covering capabilities, applications, platforms, services, data, technologies, etc. Participate in Technology Evaluation for business/technical solutions and identify high-level technology solutions to address business demand. You will enforce adherence to ISC, Legal, ethics, and other compliance policies, mentor solution architects and data modelers, review Solution Architecture and design, and provide overall architecture leadership to support transformation programs. Support the delivery of standardized operating guidelines, design principles, and best practices at Development and Enterprise levels. Enforce a standard technology stack, schedule reviews, support technology selection activity, and ensure right architecture decisions are made during Development Transformation Programs. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or information technology, along with a minimum of 15 years of IT experience in a regulated environment and global matrix organization, preferably within Pharmaceutical industries. Stakeholder management skills, architectural design experience, understanding of business processes within Drug Development, and experience in delivering large-scale global solutions are essential. Experience in leveraging digital technology, delivering validated IT solutions, and collaborating across boundaries is desired. Novartis is committed to diversity and inclusion, building an outstanding, inclusive work environment, and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please reach out to diversityandincl.india@novartis.com. Desired skills include Decision Making, Stakeholder Management, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Solutions Architecture and Engineering, Influencing Skills, Information Technology Management, Technology Transformation, Cloud Computing and Architecture, Security Architecture, Integration Architecture, IT Governance, IT Portfolio Management, and Talent Development. If you are passionate about helping people with diseases, Novartis offers a community of smart, passionate individuals collaborating to achieve breakthroughs and change patients" lives. Join the Novartis Network to stay connected and explore career opportunities. Learn more about benefits and rewards in our handbook to thrive both personally and professionally.,
