Director, Enterprise Architecture
MSD Malaysia, Rahway, NJ, United States
**Job Description**Our Company’s Digital Strategy is founded on the need for efficient, reusable, and user-friendly technology solutions. The Enterprise Architecture (EA) team is helping to lead this transformation. Our vision is to provide strategic technology decisions that link investments and achieved business outcomes. Our goal is to offer strategic technology decision-making that connects investments and achieved business results. This focus allows the team to be a crucial supporting partner with the business to help them gain concrete business value through our company’s investments in digital.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Information Architecture, this role will be a member of the EA Information Architecture team.
The role will closely partner and support CDO (Chief Data Office) teams to declare Enterprise Master and Reference data standards as well as jointly develop information governance standards and best practices to drive consistency across the Enterprise. The role will directly partner with CDO, providing thought leadership and establish a collaborative relationship in the establishment of our Company's Data Domains across the company.In addition, the role will interact with divisional Information Architects as well as Senior Divisional IT leaders on a regular basis and will need to clearly communicate and demonstrate the value of Enterprise Architecture and Information Architecture to their respective organizations.This role will contribute to the Enterprise Information Architecture frameworks and enterprise data strategy. The role will supply thought leadership in support of the company’s initiatives in data value capture and acceleration. This role will work closely with the company’s CDO and divisional teams to supply architectural leadership and strategic direction. This role needs to ensure the information and data strategy that is developed enables the capabilities needed to deliver business value to our customers.The role will understand the mandatory information management requirements of the enterprise and focus on developing the information architecture across relevant business areas such as (R&D, manufacturing, finance, marketing/sales, and supporting global functions).
The role will contribute to consistent standards and leverage those standards to produce tangible artifact and deliverables. The role will focus on providing the enterprise the necessary Information Architecture frameworks, processes, and deliverables to provide proactive insights to critical data challenges and future needs backed by business cases for investment.This role is responsible for the “stack” of IA capabilities and frameworks and will develop information architecture assets spanning the following areas:* Data Asset Investment* Data Domains* Data Governance* Data Mapping* Data Quality* Information Architecture* Data Modelling* Reference and Master Data* Data Profiling* Data Classification / Entitlements / Audit* Change Management / Insulation Architectures* Data Storage and Operations Document and Content* Analytics & Business Intelligence* Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms applied towards dataThis leader will have an opportunity to work on a truly enterprise team that engages with leaders across all divisions and will be directly involved in helping enable our CIO’s vision of a more top-down, agile, and business outcomes-focused IT organization. The position will work in tandem with other Business, Technical, Systems and Solutions architects across the company.**Minimum requirements:*** Bachelor’s degree is required* Minimum of 10 years of related experience* Establish Information Architecture (IA) standards, frameworks and practices.
These standards and practices are expected to span capability areas including data capture/collection, ontology creation, data mapping, and taxonomies.* Establish strong working relationships with business and technology leaders to influence and implement the EIM framework and strategy and establish an enterprise-wide information architecture program.* Analyze the data landscape across the enterprise and assess health and risks of the current state.
Deliver a strategy that evolves the current state toward one where enterprise data supports the company’s transformation goals.* Grow the capabilities of an enterprise data marketplace, including data cataloguing, data discovery and data governance.* Mature the company’s delivery of information assets, leveraging product management practices to offer “Data Products”* Contribute to a master data management strategy, including entity definition and ongoing sustainment.* Collaborate with information security, business, and IT stakeholders to implement an information access policy and rules of use.* Stay current with EIM technology trends and introduce these best practices to the company.* Drive the notion of reusable Data Assets, manage data as an asset.* Discover, recommend, and implement enhancements to the enterprise Data Management architecture.* Support the creation of a common and well managed set of EA practices, which includes architecture models, architecture governance processes, architecture methods and templates, architecture communities and training, and much more.* Create EA deliverables and artifacts relevant for accountable architecture domain(s).* Prepare and deliver executive level briefings and communicate complex topics effectively to an executive audience.**Required Skills:**Accountability, Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), Business Process Modeling, Computer Science, Data Modeling, Emerging Technologies, Leadership, Requirements Management, Solution Architecture, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs**Preferred Skills:**Current Employees applyCurrent Contingent Workers apply**US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:**Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please
if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.**U.S. Hybrid Work Model**Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements #J-18808-Ljbffr
Reporting to the Senior Director of Information Architecture, this role will be a member of the EA Information Architecture team.
The role will closely partner and support CDO (Chief Data Office) teams to declare Enterprise Master and Reference data standards as well as jointly develop information governance standards and best practices to drive consistency across the Enterprise. The role will directly partner with CDO, providing thought leadership and establish a collaborative relationship in the establishment of our Company's Data Domains across the company.In addition, the role will interact with divisional Information Architects as well as Senior Divisional IT leaders on a regular basis and will need to clearly communicate and demonstrate the value of Enterprise Architecture and Information Architecture to their respective organizations.This role will contribute to the Enterprise Information Architecture frameworks and enterprise data strategy. The role will supply thought leadership in support of the company’s initiatives in data value capture and acceleration. This role will work closely with the company’s CDO and divisional teams to supply architectural leadership and strategic direction. This role needs to ensure the information and data strategy that is developed enables the capabilities needed to deliver business value to our customers.The role will understand the mandatory information management requirements of the enterprise and focus on developing the information architecture across relevant business areas such as (R&D, manufacturing, finance, marketing/sales, and supporting global functions).
The role will contribute to consistent standards and leverage those standards to produce tangible artifact and deliverables. The role will focus on providing the enterprise the necessary Information Architecture frameworks, processes, and deliverables to provide proactive insights to critical data challenges and future needs backed by business cases for investment.This role is responsible for the “stack” of IA capabilities and frameworks and will develop information architecture assets spanning the following areas:* Data Asset Investment* Data Domains* Data Governance* Data Mapping* Data Quality* Information Architecture* Data Modelling* Reference and Master Data* Data Profiling* Data Classification / Entitlements / Audit* Change Management / Insulation Architectures* Data Storage and Operations Document and Content* Analytics & Business Intelligence* Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms applied towards dataThis leader will have an opportunity to work on a truly enterprise team that engages with leaders across all divisions and will be directly involved in helping enable our CIO’s vision of a more top-down, agile, and business outcomes-focused IT organization. The position will work in tandem with other Business, Technical, Systems and Solutions architects across the company.**Minimum requirements:*** Bachelor’s degree is required* Minimum of 10 years of related experience* Establish Information Architecture (IA) standards, frameworks and practices.
These standards and practices are expected to span capability areas including data capture/collection, ontology creation, data mapping, and taxonomies.* Establish strong working relationships with business and technology leaders to influence and implement the EIM framework and strategy and establish an enterprise-wide information architecture program.* Analyze the data landscape across the enterprise and assess health and risks of the current state.
Deliver a strategy that evolves the current state toward one where enterprise data supports the company’s transformation goals.* Grow the capabilities of an enterprise data marketplace, including data cataloguing, data discovery and data governance.* Mature the company’s delivery of information assets, leveraging product management practices to offer “Data Products”* Contribute to a master data management strategy, including entity definition and ongoing sustainment.* Collaborate with information security, business, and IT stakeholders to implement an information access policy and rules of use.* Stay current with EIM technology trends and introduce these best practices to the company.* Drive the notion of reusable Data Assets, manage data as an asset.* Discover, recommend, and implement enhancements to the enterprise Data Management architecture.* Support the creation of a common and well managed set of EA practices, which includes architecture models, architecture governance processes, architecture methods and templates, architecture communities and training, and much more.* Create EA deliverables and artifacts relevant for accountable architecture domain(s).* Prepare and deliver executive level briefings and communicate complex topics effectively to an executive audience.**Required Skills:**Accountability, Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), Business Process Modeling, Computer Science, Data Modeling, Emerging Technologies, Leadership, Requirements Management, Solution Architecture, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs**Preferred Skills:**Current Employees applyCurrent Contingent Workers apply**US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:**Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please
if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.**U.S. Hybrid Work Model**Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements #J-18808-Ljbffr