Senior Forward Deployed Solutions Architect, Large Pharma

SAS • , NJ

1d • $136,948 - $167,380 • Remote

About The Position

SAS is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Solutions Architect dedicated to a strategic, US-based pharmaceutical customer. This forward-deployed, hands-on technical expert works as an embedded consultant alongside the customer’s business, data science, engineering, and IT teams, including through on-site collaboration in New Jersey. The role co-creates analytics, AI-driven, agent-based, and data-centric solutions using SAS technology within the customer’s operational environment.

The position accelerates innovation and time-to-value by applying, combining, and extending SAS capabilities to address high-impact pharmaceutical challenges. It supports longer-term customer engagement and sustained capability development. The architect leads time-boxed innovation sprints, typically around 12 weeks, and translates business challenges into production-ready solutions integrated into customer systems and workflows. The role also partners with SAS teams to align embedded innovation with account strategy, communicate business outcomes and ROI, and share customer needs and emerging opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in life sciences or pharmaceutical consulting, applied analytics, data science engineering, or technical solution delivery roles.
• Strong hands-on experience building analytics- or AI-driven solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work embedded with customers, including on-site collaboration in New Jersey, and comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving settings.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical implementations that deliver operational value.
• Ability to work on complex problems requiring simultaneous understanding of industry, data, and technology.
• Strong problem-solving skills and creative thinking in environments with evolving requirements.
• Ability to lead initiatives, define working approaches, and coordinate activities across business and technical stakeholders.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to explain advanced analytical or AI concepts in business terms.
• Strong relationship-building skills and comfort working across organizational boundaries.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require now or in the future sponsorship for employment visa status.
• Equivalent combinations of related education, training, and experience may be considered in place of the stated qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a customer-embedded consultant, working directly with business and technical teams at large pharmaceutical organizations.
• Lead time-boxed innovation sprints, typically around 12 weeks, with continuity across multiple sprints, to design and deliver analytics- and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Translate real-world business challenges into production-ready solutions built on SAS platforms and integrated into customer systems and workflows.
• Apply life sciences and pharmaceutical expertise to identify and solve problems across R&D, clinical development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and commercial operations.
• Co-develop analytical methods, metrics, and AI-driven approaches that deliver measurable improvements for sponsors and manufacturers.
• Bridge industry context and technical execution to ensure solutions are innovative, compliant, and usable in regulated environments.
• Design and implement analytics pipelines, AI/ML workflows, agent-based approaches, and decisioning solutions using SAS technologies, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
• Rapidly prototype, iterate, and operationalize solutions with customer users, advancing from proof of value to scalable, production-ready capabilities.
• Partner with Sales, Industry Advisors, technical teams, Product Management, and Customer Success to align embedded innovation with account strategy and support reuse across SAS.
• Articulate business value, outcomes, and ROI, and provide SAS teams with structured feedback on customer needs, emerging use cases, and innovation opportunities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans.
• PPO medical plan option with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP medical plan option with a health savings account and a SAS contribution.
• Free onsite health care center for employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan; pharmacy prescriptions can be shipped at no additional charge.
• Industry-leading 401(k) plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support employee development.
• Vacation time and a variety of paid holidays, including a U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off.
• Parental leave.
• Unlimited paid sick days.
• Childcare benefits for full-time employees.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employees may be eligible for commission or a discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance, as determined by the role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior