Company Description

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Job Description

The Principal Research Scientist, Scientific Architecture is an experienced scientific discipline leader who partners with Dev Sci scientists and leaders to identify, prioritize, and execute Digital Transformation Use Cases aimed at automating scientific workflows, capturing scientific data, and building industry-leading knowledge management and predictive modelling capabilities.

The Principal Research Scientist, Scientific Architecture will partner with Dev Sci colleagues and Information Research to help Use Case teams to define challenges faced by scientists, prepare the business process future state, and drive Use Cases to successful completion.

Reporting to the Scientific Architecture Lead, he/she will work closely with the Solution Architecture team to align on overarching Dev Sci data- and systems- strategies to enable the connectivity of scientific data.

The candidate must have significant experience in a scientific discipline within Biological Sciences (QTAS, Comp Med, PCS); and must have a strong, scientific and data systems &/or data analytics mindset.

Responsibilities:

Partners with Dev Sci scientists and leaders to drive implementation of Digital Transformation Use Cases aligned with Dev Sci and functional strategic priorities that expand the Dev Sci data architecture and drive the design or enhancement of key data systems that make Dev Sci scientific data broadly available, reusable and machine readable.

Provides effective facilitation within a use-case team to drive consensus on the scientific & data architecture impacted by the use-case. Ensures that the Use Case team makes a meaningful impact towards digitizing & automating Dev Sci scientific workflows and defining a sustainable, consistent Development Sciences data- and systems.

Demonstrates leadership by advising and sharing knowledge and expert opinions with team members, scientists, and functional SMEs.

Ensures the quality and effectiveness of key results that advance the Dev Sci Digital Transformation through sound design, risk assessments and implementation of back-up strategies.

Communicates the vision and progress of the Digital Transformation at a local site level to drive a culture of data sharing and data-driven decision making. Presents complex data and digital workflow concepts and results to technical and non-technical audiences for broad understanding and buy-in.

Drives effective implementation and full utilization by intended user groups through clear articulation of benefits, risks and return on investment.

Provides input for use by the team to shape the Use Case roadmap to drive a logical expansion of the Dev Sci data- and systems architecture.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Science related field with 12+ years of related work experience; Master’s Degree or equivalent education in Science/Technology or PharmD or equivalent education with 10+ years of related work experience; PhD in Science or related field with typically 6 years of related work experience.

Extensive experience with scientific workflows and key data associated with these workflows is required.

The ideal candidate brings a blend of scientific experience in a scientific discipline in Bio Sciences domain and strong IT /data analytics skills

Capable of leading diverse groups with a range of functional and IT systems experience; maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.

Demonstrated ability to solve critical business and scientific problems

Demonstrated ability to influence others in areas of science and technology

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Key Stakeholders:

Dev Sci scientists & leaders, Digital Transformation Use Case teams

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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