Enterprise Architect (Oracle)

NMDP•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

Join NMDP and be a part of a mission that transcends the ordinary: saving lives through cell therapy. Together, we help find matching donors and facilitate blood stem cells and bone marrow transplants to help patients with blood cancer and blood disorders. The Enterprise Architect (EA) serves as a strategic technology leader and trusted advisor—connecting business vision with enterprise technology execution. As an Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for creating and implementing an overall technology strategy that meets the current and future needs of the organization, while also ensuring that the technology systems are secure, reliable, and scalable. You will partner with our senior leadership to shape and drive the strategic direction of our technology landscape, ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives and demonstrating executive presence throughout every engagement. ACCOUNTABILITIES: Business Impact & Vision Alignment Partner with business and IT executives to translate business strategies into enterprise and solution architectures, connecting vision to measurable outcomes. Collaborate closely with business and product leaders to support the evolution of the business architecture, capturing capabilities, processes, and value streams that drive cross-functional alignment. Develop and own the enterprise technology roadmap in alignment with organizational goals, championing a clear architectural vision that inspires confidence and drives cross-functional alignment. Partner with senior business and IT leaders to translate strategy into actionable architecture plans that deliver measurable business outcomes. Serve as a strategic influencer and storyteller, articulating complex technical concepts in simple, compelling business terms that resonate with executive leadership. Demonstrate executive presence—credibility, confidence, and composure—in high-stakes discussions with C-level and senior stakeholders. Lead workshops and strategy sessions, “owning the room” to build consensus and drive informed technology decisions. Collaborate across the enterprise to ensure technology investments support long-term business priorities and transformation goals. Enterprise Architecture & Solution Leadership Map technical capabilities to business strategies and operational goals, ensuring alignment across the enterprise. Review SaaS product roadmaps to maximize platform adoption, improve business processes, and enhance ROI. Establish architecture standards and delivery practices to guide solution teams. Provide expert guidance to solution and product architects, mentoring teams to deliver scalable, secure, and interoperable enterprise solutions. Lead architecture for custom development, automation, and AI-driven solutions to optimize business processes and enhance digital agility. Ensure consistent use of data standards and interoperability frameworks (IHE, SMART on FHIR, etc.). Develop governance models for product lifecycle management and architecture oversight. Identify opportunities to simplify, modernize, and optimize processes and systems. Actively influence discussions within Architecture Governance and the Architecture Review Board (ARB), contributing to enterprise-wide decisions and standards. Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation, modernization, and competitive advantage. Conduct feasibility studies and present data-driven recommendations and trade-offs for technology adoption and optimization.

Requirements

Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture principles (cloud, security, application, scalability, data, integration).
Proficiency with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, FEAF.
Experience with Oracle Ecosystem, including EBS, Oracle HCM Fusion, OIC, Oracle WebCenter and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Strong knowledge of data management, governance, quality, and security practices ensuring integrity, compliance, and protection throughout the data life cycle.
Anticipate business needs, identify opportunities, and connect technical architecture to business outcomes.
Lead through influence, not authority, fostering alignment and consensus across competing priorities.
Balance strategic thinking with execution-level detail, and drive enterprise strategy and planning across the organization.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent combination of experience and certifications.
10+ years of IT architecture experience, with at least 6 years focused on Enterprise Architecture.
3+ years leading Oracle EBS or Fusion implementations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Salesforce.
Experience with middleware tools such as WSO2, Mulesoft
Backend development experience (e.g., Java or JVM-based languages).
Exposure to AI/ML for data-driven decision-making.
Experience with AWS.
Certifications: SAFe Agile, TOGAF, Oracle EBS/Fusion
Industry experience in Healthcare or Life Sciences.
Passion for innovation and team empowerment

Responsibilities

Partner with business and IT executives to translate business strategies into enterprise and solution architectures, connecting vision to measurable outcomes.
Collaborate closely with business and product leaders to support the evolution of the business architecture, capturing capabilities, processes, and value streams that drive cross-functional alignment.
Develop and own the enterprise technology roadmap in alignment with organizational goals, championing a clear architectural vision that inspires confidence and drives cross-functional alignment.
Partner with senior business and IT leaders to translate strategy into actionable architecture plans that deliver measurable business outcomes.
Serve as a strategic influencer and storyteller, articulating complex technical concepts in simple, compelling business terms that resonate with executive leadership.
Demonstrate executive presence—credibility, confidence, and composure—in high-stakes discussions with C-level and senior stakeholders.
Lead workshops and strategy sessions, “owning the room” to build consensus and drive informed technology decisions.
Collaborate across the enterprise to ensure technology investments support long-term business priorities and transformation goals.
Map technical capabilities to business strategies and operational goals, ensuring alignment across the enterprise.
Review SaaS product roadmaps to maximize platform adoption, improve business processes, and enhance ROI.
Establish architecture standards and delivery practices to guide solution teams.
Provide expert guidance to solution and product architects, mentoring teams to deliver scalable, secure, and interoperable enterprise solutions.
Lead architecture for custom development, automation, and AI-driven solutions to optimize business processes and enhance digital agility.
Ensure consistent use of data standards and interoperability frameworks (IHE, SMART on FHIR, etc.).
Develop governance models for product lifecycle management and architecture oversight.
Identify opportunities to simplify, modernize, and optimize processes and systems.
Actively influence discussions within Architecture Governance and the Architecture Review Board (ARB), contributing to enterprise-wide decisions and standards.
Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation, modernization, and competitive advantage.
Conduct feasibility studies and present data-driven recommendations and trade-offs for technology adoption and optimization.