Job Description

Role Description

The Veeva Platform Architect is accountable for the overall architectural integrity and strategic alignment of the Veeva platform across divisions. The role ensures that Veeva operates as a cohesive enterprise platform rather than a collection of independent vault implementations, balancing speed, compliance, and scalability.

This role operates above individual programs and vaults, owning enterprise-wide architectural coherence and outcomes. It is the single point of accountability for platform-level architectural alignment across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise Veeva platform architecture, principles, standards and guardrails and establish Platform principles, standards, and ways of working

• Demonstrated experience establishing and running a Community of Practice (standards adoption, ways of working).

• Establish and lead the Veeva Community of Practice across divisions

• Drive cross-divisional alignment on platform strategy, ways of working, and priorities

• Align platform roadmap and OKRs with enterprise and divisional objectives

• Govern the Process Atlas as an enterprise dependency and prioritization mechanism

• Enable reuse, standardization, and continuous improvement across vault families

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data / Information Management or a related technical or scientific discipline

• Minimum 10 + years of experience in healthcare, biotech, IT, or the technology industry

• At least 3 years of demonstrated leadership experience.

• Master’s degree (MSc, MBA, or equivalent) preferred

Core Competencies

• Enterprise platform architecture & operating models

• Cross‑divisional stakeholder alignment

• Strategic roadmap development

• Decision‑making under regulatory and compliance constraints

• Executive communication and influence

Note on locations: Tech Centers in Rahway & Prague preferred but role can potentially be located in other locations.

Required Skills:

Benefits Management, Business Analysis, Business Process Improvements, Communication, Computer Science, Documentations, Enterprise Systems, Governance Management, Integrity Management, International Standardization, Operating Principles, Organizational Alignment, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), Platform Strategy, Prioritization, Program Management, Software Systems Architecture, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Standards Compliance, Strategic Planning, Veeam Backup and Replication, Veeva CRM, Workforce Planning

Preferred Skills:

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The salary range for this role is

$173,200.00 - $272,600.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/a

Job Posting End Date:

04/7/2026

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