Boston Scientific Principal Business Architect 

United States, Massachusetts, Marlborough 

651247194

Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborates with business owners and technology leaders to draft the tech and digital strategy & solutions that aligns with the overall business objectives.
• Leads the selection of methodologies, tools, and components of all digital solutions.
• Helps set the strategic technical direction in alignment with the business strategy and technology standards.
• Maintains a high level of awareness and understanding of existing and emerging technologies as well as industry trends.
• Reviews and approves design solutions that best meet the business needs of the enterprise, with a primary focus on innovation.
• Creates reference architecture, capability models, and IT roadmaps.
• Works with other Architects to understand the enterprise landscape and make architecture decisions.
• Aligns Commercial Architecture with the Enterprise Architecture direction.
• Works collaboratively with cross-functional and technical teams to provide advice and information to global groups and serve as an advocate to promote the benefits of the respective solution.
• Serves as a key technical resource in the creation of strategic roadmaps, strategies, and plans.
• Communicates highly technical solutions to business partners at their level of technical understanding.
• Enhances, maintains, and supports the development of systems throughout the Software Development Lifecycle according to the IT methodology, department SOP’s, and team guidelines.
• Creates and maintains system documentation according to the IT methodology (proposals, designs, test specifications, and other deliverables as necessary) for new and existing applications.
• Provide end user demonstrations and support where needed.
• Analyzes existing system landscape and tools in an effort to identify areas of improvement, optimization, and retirement.
• Helps with solution design of business requirements and works with software engineers and architects to prioritize business requirements.
• Support effort estimation or story pointing of business requirements.
• Works with external groups including integration and deployment teams on technical issues; data mapping and solution delivery.
• Supports the incubation of new technologies and capabilities.

What we’re looking for in you:

Required Qualifications

• B.S. or MS degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• 8+ years of experience in system architecture/design/delivery
• Experience with architectural domains (application, data, infrastructure, integration, etc.) with an emphasis in the business architecture domain
• Experience in the MedTech/Healthcare industry
• Experience with Salesforce.com or similar CRM software
• Deep and broad knowledge of multiple technologies with extensive knowledge of the capabilities and constraints
• Understanding of the fundamental designs for all subsystems of a product with a specific focus on product and technology stack interoperability with adjacent products
• Understanding of the full breadth of needs for a solution to be brought to market (infrastructure, QA, UA, security, etc.)
• Strong negotiation/facilitation skills
• Knowledge of current and emerging architecture principles, methodologies and tools
• Experience as negotiator with vendors for relevant products and services
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization - both written and oral communication

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with closed loop sales and marketing
• Customer relationship management
• Understanding of sales enablement technologies

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.