Veeva Platform Architect

MSD•Rahway, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

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.
Enterprise platform architecture & operating models
Cross‑divisional stakeholder alignment
Strategic roadmap development
Decision‑making under regulatory and compliance constraints
Executive communication and influence
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

Nice To Haves

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

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

Benefits

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.

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