Data & Solution Architect

Data & Solution Architect - Commercial Pharma

About the Role :

We are looking for a seasoned Data & Solution Architect to design and lead end-to-end data and technology architectures for commercial pharma and life sciences engagements. This is a client-facing architecture role where you will drive technology decisions, define solution architectures, support pre-sales and RFPs, and act as the technical anchor across delivery.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design end-to-end data and solution architectures for commercial pharma use cases.

- Architect solutions for HCP/HCO data, sales & call activity, patient/patient hub, claims, market research and RWE data.

- Design scalable data models, MDM frameworks and ETL/ELT pipelines.

- Define architecture for AI/ML and GenAI-enabled commercial solutions, including forecasting, next-best-action and customer intelligence.

- Design integrations with Veeva CRM/Vault and Salesforce Health/Life Sciences Cloud and third-party pharma data providers.

- Ensure solutions align with HIPAA, GxP, 21 CFR Part 11 and applicable data privacy regulations.

- Work closely with business, technology and client stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

- Support RFPs, pre-sales, solution proposals and architecture workshops.

- Define architecture standards, governance and best practices across projects.

- Mentor data and engineering teams and provide technical leadership.

Tech Stack : Azure, AWS, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Veeva CRM/Vault, Salesforce Health/Life Sciences Cloud.

Required Skills & Experience :

- 10+ years of experience in Data Architecture / Solution Architecture.

- 5+ years of experience in Pharma / Life Sciences, preferably commercial pharma.

- Strong understanding of HCP/HCO master data and commercial pharma data domains.

- Strong experience in Data Modeling, MDM, ETL/ELT and Data Integration.

- Hands-on architecture experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse/Fabric, AWS Redshift or equivalent.

- Experience with Veeva CRM/Vault, Salesforce Health Cloud or similar commercial CRM platforms.

- Strong understanding of cloud architecture across Azure, AWS or GCP.

- Experience with API and integration architecture.

- Good understanding of pharma compliance and data privacy frameworks such as HIPAA, GxP and 21 CFR Part 11.

- Excellent client-facing communication, stakeholder management and solutioning skills.

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field.

Skills

Solution Architect, Data Modeling, MDM, Databricks, ETL, Cloud, Data Architect, Snowflake DB, AWS, Salesforce Health Cloud, Veeva Vault Platform