Senior Enterprise Information Architect

Job Description

Enterprise Data & AI Services (ED&AIS) is a recently formed central IT function accountable for enterprise strategy and standards in Data and AI engineering, enabling services (IT, Finance, HR), enterprise and business information and data architecture as well as the delivery of data provisioning services and AI product delivery for the enterprise. The organization works closely with Data & AI delivery teams across Business Technology Group (BTG – Business Unit) IT teams and data governance teams from LoB (Line of Business) Data offices, supporting the build of the AstraZeneca data products, including Data Mesh, analytical solutions and with a view to enterprise information architectures and thinking.

This is a new exciting new role as the Senior Enterprise Information Architect for Commercial and Patient services (Alexion) that will ensure that common architecture decisions support both business and IT strategy, and that architectures delivered are compliant with relevant AZ architecture standards, blueprints and roadmaps. As an Enterprise Architect, the role will manage strategic planning typically over the 1-5 year horizon. . You will support and lead the information and data architecture development of both operational/transactional and analytical systems  alsothe role will be accountable for the development of architecture standards, roadmaps (1-5 years) and blueprints for one or more architecture focus areas. The role will understand implications of architecture requirements to ‘As-Is’ architectures and define/update ‘To-Be’ architectures applying AZ architecture guiding principles. also Support Alexion Information solution development efforts originating from portfolios, participate in and/or lead IT initiatives, domain groups and provide active guidance for better planning and decision making including lead the design of reference and master data solutions oversee data analysis appropriate data modelling activities, focused on profiling and understanding data to support Information Architecture activities and engineering (software specialist) implementation for Alexion . As part of the role, you will also support and lead the design of reference and master data management solutions, both at domain and enterprise level, leading business case analysis and development.The role will provide Information Technology architectural expertise and technical direction to system development and integration projects. You will support the growth of, and lead, working across the Alexion portfolio supporting other architects across the organisation.

You will work closely with Enterprise/Solution Architects and their teams to ensure Commercial and Patient Services solution architectures are built with data centric mind set, integrating Information Architecture designs into blueprints, enabling data re-use, and supporting lean data designs.

Typical Accountabilities

Alexion Information Architecture Accountabilities:

• Focus on the Information Architecture and Data Analysis capabilities for Commercial and Patient Services area. Establish strong working relationship with AstraZeneca’s global and regional groups to develop an in-depth understanding of business priorities, data requirements and use as well as supporting delivery needs.
• Assist with leadership of, support, enable and growth of our Enterprise Information Architecture Practice working closely with the Commercial and Patient services team
• Reporting to the Head of Commercial Information Architecture, you will be an active member of the Enterprise Information Architecture Practice, supporting our practice and our team; developing our ways of working; working to ensure an integrated approach to information architecture across AstraZeneca
• Participate in Architecture Assessments & Reviews either as Lead Reviewing Architect or as a domain specialist in the review team.
• Support the delivery of the Commercial and Patient services portfolio through the provision of integrated Information Architecture services and design across solutions, including:
  • Data flow design across the enterprise from System of Record to Analytics applications
  • Data structure types, and information model design, needed for a solution such as raw, conform, and consumption data layers
  • Project level oversight of Data Models, Metadata, Linage, Taxonomies and Ontologies
  • Data transformation design between systems/models, including business rule design and management
  • Design of metadata describing data assets (catalogued)
  • Master and Reference data design within and across systems/enterprise
  • Alignment with AstraZeneca’s Information Governance regulations and frameworks
  • Development and enforcement of standard enterprise data element names, abbreviations, characteristics, an