Chief Enterprise Architect: AI & Platform Strategy

ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED; Hartford; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca is seeking a Chief Enterprise Architect to shape the technology future across cloud, data, AI and digital platforms. The role leads strategic technology choices, principles, reusable platforms and guardrails to accelerate medicines discovery, development and delivery.

You will partner with C-suite stakeholders to drive enterprise AI architecture, platform strategy and engineering, while ensuring security, compliance and measurable business impact across R&D, manufacturing and

Qualifications

• Significant senior technology leadership experience in a global, complex organisation.
• Experience shaping technology strategy across cloud, data, AI, platforms and digital products.
• Track record enabling product and engineering teams through platforms, patterns and guardrails.

Responsibilities

• Define technology strategy, guardrails and strategic investment priorities across enterprise.
• Define enterprise AI architecture and reusable AI platforms across R&D, clinical and commercial functions.
• Build and evolve enterprise platforms, champion API-first architecture and self-service capabilities.
• Shape multi-year transformation programmes around business outcomes and product delivery.
• Embed security, privacy, resilience, GxP and regulatory compliance into technology design.
• Foster world-class architecture community and develop platform-led leadership across AstraZeneca.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Product mindset

Platform thinking

API-first architecture

AI and digital fluency

Systems thinking

Executive influence

Outcome orientation

Change leadership

Talent development

Job description

AstraZeneca is seeking a Chief Enterprise Architect to shape the technology future across cloud, data, AI and digital platforms. The role leads strategic technology choices, principles, reusable platforms and guardrails to accelerate medicines discovery, development and delivery.

You will partner with C-suite stakeholders to drive enterprise AI architecture, platform strategy and engineering, while ensuring security, compliance and measurable business impact across R&D, manufacturing and