Process Automation and SaaS Architect

Overview

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Driven by the quickening pace of innovation, Animal Health is on the verge of a revolution, powered by digital business models, technology and data.

Elanco IT is a catalyst for change, partnering to identify and deliver transformative solutions to solve our biggest business problems.

This includes four strategic priorities:

Pipeline Acceleration: Optimise the search and approval of high impact medicines with a focus on speed, cost and precision.

Manufacturing Excellence: Improve the efficiency, quality and consistency of core manufacturing processes, specifically execution and equipment effectiveness.

Sales Effectiveness: Simplify the process to find, trust and consume relevant customer insights that drive sales growth and improved engagement.

Productivity: Expand operating margin through efficiency by systematically reducing our operating expenses across the company, improving profitability.

Your role

As the Process Automation and SaaS Architect at Elanco, you will be the strategic thought leader responsible for designing and governing our enterprise-wide automation ecosystem. In addition, you will provide technical oversight regarding solutions that leverage Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), providing holistic architecture positioning, principles and standards covering scale, reliability, security and interoperability. You will join a forward-thinking engineering team and be empowered to define the vision, tools, and standards that enable us to automate complex business processes at scale. This role is perfect for a seasoned architect who is passionate about building robust, scalable, and efficient automation solutions that drive significant business value, with experience governing SaaS solutions.

Responsibilities

• Automation and SaaS Strategy: Develop and lead the enterprise-wide automation and SaaS strategy and roadmap, aligning with engineering and business goals.
• Architectural Design: Create scalable, secure architectures for automation platforms, including AI, workflow orchestration, and integrations.
• Technology Governance: Select and govern automation tools, enforcing best practices and standards for the engineering team.
• Solution Oversight: Provide technical leadership to design and implement robust, maintainable automation solutions.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with business teams to identify and prioritize automation opportunities, translating needs into technical plans.
• Margin Expansion: Lead automation initiatives that boost productivity, support key projects, and promote best practice adoption.
• Integration Expertise: Ensure seamless integration of automation with core systems (ERP, CRM) via modern APIs and integration patterns.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Educational Background: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Architectural Experience: Proven experience as a solution or enterprise architect, with a specific focus on automation, integration and SaaS technologies.
• Automation Technology Mastery: Experience in modern automation concepts (including Agentic AI) and workflow orchestration tools.
• Software Engineering Foundation: Strong background in software development principles, including knowledge of programming/scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, TypeScript, Python), APIs, and database technologies.
• Integration Platforms: Experience with enterprise integration platforms, specifically Boomi, Azure Logic Apps.
• Model Context Protocol: Understanding of emerging frameworks that facilitate integration between AI solutions and access external tools, data sources, and systems.
• Cloud Platform Proficiency: Practical experience with Public Cloud, specifically Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and their Automation services (e.g., Azure Logic Apps).
• DevSecOps: Proven experience with relevant DevSecOps concepts and tooling, including CI/CD, Git, Docker/Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to think strategically, create long-term technical roadmaps, and communicate a clear vision to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Governance and Standards: Experience creating and implementing technical governance frameworks, coding standards, and architectural design patterns.
• Business Relationship Management: Exceptional skills supporting diverse global business stakeholders, with an emphasis on proactive engagement.
• Industry Experience: Broad understanding of life science, including business model, regulatory/compliance requirements, risks and rewards; ability to identify opportunities within machine learning that support life science outcomes.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Additional Information

• Travel: 0-10%
• Location: Hook, UK – Hybrid Work Environment

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.