Solution Architect

Job Description

The Position

At our company, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. One of the key priorities for our company is a significant focus on Data and its utilization as a Strategic asset to drive insight-driven decisions. The opportunity to accelerate our time to insights hinges on our ability to integrate, enrich and govern our disparate and evolving data sources, at speed and scale. The Enterprise IT (EIT) Finance, Digital, Data and Analytics team’s mission is to focus on driving these capabilities to increase utilization of data within the organization.

Are you passionate about designing innovative solutions that drive business success? Join us as a Solution Architect for Data, Analytics, Intelligent Automation & AI, where you will lead the development of forward-looking architectures that power our enterprise. As a strategic communicator and technical expert, you will collaborate across teams to ensure seamless integration and compliance. If you are ready to apply your expertise in AI and automation to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.

What will you do?

• Design and evaluate scalable solution architectures that meet enterprise needs across Data & Analytics (DnA), Intelligent Automation (IA), and AI domains.
• Analyze current architectures to identify gaps and recommend improvements for scalability, performance, and cost efficiency, while defining and evolving target-state architectures for DnA and IA platforms across business functions.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and architects to ensure seamless integration and compliance, while championing governance practices, applying architectural frameworks, and driving innovative solutions.
• Monitor industry and technology trends to shape architecture roadmaps and guide adoption of emerging capabilities like GenAI and self-service analytics.
• Align data architecture with business strategy, advocate for user-centric design principles and manage technical debt with remediation strategies.
• Evaluate the financial impact of architectural alternatives to ensure cost-effective, value-driven solutions.
• Lead agile delivery of reusable technology products that support long-term architectural vision and deliver incremental value.
• Promote DevSecOps, platform automation, and modern engineering practices to enhance delivery and operational excellence.
• Build strong networks across business and IT, actively contributing to Our communities of practice and architectural forums.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• 10+ years of experience spanning IT disciplines including solution architecture, systems integration, data modeling, and end-to-end system design across data, application, and platform layers
• University degree
• Strong understanding of IT and Data architecture principles, data platforms, business process management and enterprise technology reuse
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, design, and implement solutions based on current and future state architectures and reference models
• Skilled in defining high-level requirements, guiding solution decisions, and providing architectural blueprints for engineering teams
• Proficient in Data and Analytics platforms, Intelligent Automation tools, Artificial Intelligence technologies and platforms, Data Lakehouse architecture, Data quality, Lineage & Cataloging tools
• Familiarity with cloud-native platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure), CI/CD pipelines, observability, infrastructure as code, GenAI, machine learning lifecycle, intelligent automation platforms, and orchestration frameworks
• Deep understanding of System Development Life Cycle(SDLC), SOX, GxP, and data privacy regulations in enterprise environments
• Strong leadership in strategic planning, innovation, talent development, and execution excellence
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence cross-functional teams, drive alignment with enterprise goals, and articulate architecture rationale and trade-offs to stakeholders with varying technical acumen

Nice to have

• Proven ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
• Advanced certifications in related fields such as TOGAF or other architecture related credentials, AI, Data Science, or Automation
• Functional familiarity with one or more enterprise platforms such as SAP, ServiceNow, Workday
• Experience architecting enterprise-scale data, AI, or automation solution(s) preferably in Life Sciences or equivalent regulated industries
• Proficiency in GenAI architecture and ability to articulate reference architecture for AI / LLMOps

What we offer

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment 
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally 
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases) 
• Pension and health insurance contributions 
• Internal reward system plus referral programme 
• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution 
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card 
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank and Foodora discount programmes 
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone 
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner 
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more 

Ready to take up the challenge? Apply now! 
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Required Skills:

Business, Data Modeling, Design Applications, Management Process, Release Management, Requirements Management, Social Collaboration, Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration

Preferred Skills:

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. 

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

05/18/2026

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