Architecture Lead

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you're our kind of person.

The Team

We are a growing software development and engineering team passionate about delivering software used by patients and healthcare professionals in Clinical Studies. Clinical Studies are at the core of AstraZeneca business, and this is an outstanding chance to create a paradigm shift in how technology is used to empower and interact with patients.

The product development and engineering organization consists of several self-organized/managed teams having the people, skills, and resources to deliver their part of the product. We are working with agile methodology delivering a new release of the software product with program increments every quarter.

We are proud to have one of the best software development teams you can find with deep technical and business skills to shape the product from early ideas and requirements through full implementation. This is a place where you can grow and learn together with other people delivering software with a great purpose.

About the role

The Architecture Lead is responsible for driving the overall technical and architecture strategy for development of the software product in a system context and for the interaction and integration with other systems including the underlying backend platform. The work starts with engaging in early discovery of new technology opportunities, leading and driving proof of concepts and elaboration together with technology and development leads in our engineering teams, defining & documenting the strategy for implementation and continues making sure the architecture is fit for purpose through the full implementation to a release of the product.

Responsibilities:

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Owner of the Solution Architecture Blueprint for the system and software product

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Ensure delivery of software solutions follow the architecture strategy and aligned to regulatory requirements, product roadmaps and goals
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Drive architecture and technology initiatives and innovation to ensure a long-term stable and scalable product
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Lead and mentor development and technical leads to develop and adhere to the architecture strategy. Ensure collaboration between engineering teams
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Lead early discovery and investigation of new technology & integrations
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Hands-on contribution to software design and code for proof of concepts and technical investigations

Essential for the role

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8+ years hands-on experience as a software engineer and/or architect
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In-depth knowledge of defining and developing software architecture for software frontend solutions and complex systems
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Confirmed experience of leading people

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Significant experience of using Agile approaches
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Experience in modern front-end frameworks building web and mobile app applications

Desirable

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Regulatory knowledge, i.e GxP, SaMD validation or similar

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can't wait to hear from you.

Where can I find out more?

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