Life Sciences Leadership: Drive end-to-end data modernization across the Life Sciences value chain—spanning R&D, Clinical Data, and Commercial operations.Lead discovery workshops to define high-impact use cases that accelerate drug development and commercial outcomes.
Solution Strategy & Shaping: Translate complex business problems into scalable, value-led architecture roadmaps across AWS, Azure, and GCP.Lead end-to-end solutioning for high-value pursuits.
Architecture Leadership: Provide technical governance for critical programs. Drive the adoption of modern data platforms, including Lakehouse architectures for large-scale clinical and commercial data sets. Innovation & GenAI: Spearhead the development of GenAI assets (e.g., agentic workflows for R&D/IT) and Proof-of-Concepts (POCs) tailored to Life Sciences workflows.
Stakeholder Management: Partner with C-suite and senior stakeholders to align technical roadmaps with enterprise goals, ensuring compliance and data reusability across global research and commercial organizations.
Technical Enablement: Establish best practices for the Life Sciences Center of Excellence (COE), mentor technical teams, and perform rigorous code reviews.
Qualifications & Experience: 20+ years of experience across architecture, application development, and big data analytics, with significant tenure in the Life Sciences industry.
Domain Expertise: Proven track record in Life Sciences, specifically in Clinical Data, R&D, and Commercial Analytics. Deep understanding of the data challenges inherent in the Life Sciences value chain.
Core Architecture: Expertise in Data Modernization, Microservices, Cloud Architecture, and Lakehouse patterns.
Data & AI: Deep hands-on proficiency in Databricks (Spark, Spark, DLT), GenAI (Agent Core, Copilot Studio, Amazon Bedrock), and Graph Databases (Neo4j).
Cloud & Tools: Strong command of AWS (Lambda, Glue, EMR, MWAA, S3), Azure, Airflow, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins.
Programming: Advanced skills in Python, SQL, Scala, Java, and Shell Scripting. Leadership Competencies Strategic Advisory: Proven ability to lead post-technical win strategies and define long-term platform adoption roadmaps for enterprise-level Life Sciences programs.
Delivery Ownership: End-to-end accountability for complex architectural solutions, ensuring successful production go-lives in regulated environments.
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Systems Architect employer: Virtusa Corporation
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