Senior Specialist, Solution Architecture

MSD Malaysia; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MSD is seeking a Senior Specialist, Solution Architecture based in Hyderabad. You will lead strategic technology decisions aligned with our manufacturing, quality labs, and supply chain goals, working with Enterprise Architecture to deliver architecture artifacts across the division.

The role requires strong collaboration with IT and business leaders, deep expertise in information and systems architecture, and experience with regulatory compliance in a manufacturing context.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a business architecture, information architecture, or system architecture role.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality labs, supply chain, or manufacturing site operations.
• Knowledge of modern information architecture practices for system integration (iPaSS, Data Abstraction Layers).
• Understanding of regulatory requirements impacting IT/OT in manufacturing and supply chains.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with peer architects to deliver value-centric designs for Manufacturing Division.
• Create documented architectures with Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.
• Advise on information architecture practices for system integration (iPaSS, Data Abstraction Layers).
• Provide operational input into architectures for site-based and enterprise applications.
• Maintain Manufacturing Standard Architecture (MSA) and Enterprise Capability Model.
• Deliver executive briefings on complex topics to diverse audiences.

Skills

Data Modeling

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Regulatory Understanding

TOGAF

Cloud Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering

Job description

Senior Specialist, Solution Architecture

Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision‑making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world’s greatest health threats. Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy. A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well‑being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

An imperative around driving efficient, scalable, reusable, and easy to consume technology solutions is a bedrock of our Digital Strategy. The focus of this role is to “provide strategic technology decisions linked to investments that achieve business outcomes”. This role will set the direction and focus for the architecture capability that will underpin both our Manufacturing Division and the wider company’s Digital Strategy. This position will support architecture guidance and governance for our Manufacturing Division, in support of the key capabilities in our global manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations value teams. The position, in partnership with the Enterprise Architecture team, is responsible for delivering business, systems, information and technology architecture artifacts that drive investments for our Manufacturing Division. This role will work collaboratively with business and IT leaders throughout our company.

What will you do in this role

• Collaborate with peer architects to deliver value‑centric designs to support Manufacturing Division demands.
• Create documented architectures in collaboration with the Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain Value teams.
• Advise value teams on modern information architecture practices for system integration: iPass, (Application Integration as a Service), Data Abstraction Layers, APIs, ect.
• Provide operational input into architectures for the various value teams to ensure plan and predictable performance for site based and enterprise applications / products within our Manufacturing Division.
• Participate in the architecture community for our Manufacturing Division, gaining alignment of architecture practices and capabilities for the division, in alignment with Enterprise Architecture (EA) practices.
• Update and maintain the Manufacturing Standard Architecture (MSA) and Enterprise Capability Model.
• Support the collection / assessment of metrics of technology maturity, health, and business value and plays an active role in delivering the MSA.
• Partnering with the EA Systems Architect team, re‑use the best available technologies and processes from across the enterprise.
• Lead the creation of a common and well managed set of Architecture practices, which includes architecture models, architecture methods and templates, architecture communities and training, and much more.
• Stay current with industry technology trends, cross industry architecture standards and introduce best practices to our Manufacturing Division.
• Ensure our company takes an active role in developing and sustaining the relevant industry standards.
• Effectively work with both waterfall and agile project teams to evolve the technical landscape toward the desired end state.
• Prepare and deliver executive level briefings and communicate complex topics effectively to diverse audiences.
• The ability to travel will be required: Domestic and International (~10%).

What should you have

Education Minimum Requirement: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related study other.

Required Experience and Skills:

• 5+ years in a business architecture, information architecture, or system architecture role
• Deep experience supporting at least one of the following areas: Manufacturing, Quality Labs, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing Site Operations
• Experience documenting business processes and understanding how they align with technology topologies and architectures
• Results‑orientation with the proven ability and reputation for developing plans and implementing them successfully
• Proven skill in partnering with stakeholders and navigate across conflicting priorities to balance critical tactical and strategic needs
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills – able to effectively communicate complex concepts in simple ways
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with a variety of audiences and stakeholders
• Primary Skills Prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in integrating real time shopfloor and lab systems, at an enterprise level, with appropriate levels of resiliency and performance, using modern information architecture practices for system integration (iPaSS and Data Abstraction Layers)
• Cloud technology architecture experience
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments
• Experience in developing Process and Master Data Management strategies
• Experience in manufacturing analytics systems, supply and demand forecasting, biologics process modelling, and advanced image analysis
• Understanding of regulatory requirements that drive IT and OT delivery, including 21-CFR-Part-11, Annex11, Good Manufacturing practices, Computer Systems Validation, track and trace, and other global regulatory requirements that impact IT and OT systems in the manufacturing and supply chain space
• Understanding of Information and Operations Technology (IT/OT) systems that support Manufacturing & Supply Chains, including manufacturing execution systems, quality & labs systems, resource planning systems, MES and Process Control technologies, track & trace, cold chain and other supply chain systems, OT security and shop floor networks
• Working knowledge and application of Perdue Model, ISA S95 and S88 Standards in GxP environment
• Experience in Enterprise Architecture
• Experience implementing TOGAF framework

Who we are

We are known as well‑known org Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

Required Skills:

Data Modeling, Design Applications, Digital Strategy, Enterprise Architecture (EA), Enterprise Architecture Management, Executive Briefing, Global Manufacturing, Information Architectures, Manufacturing Analytics, Manufacturing Support, Master Data Management (MDM), Oral Communications, Regulatory Requirements, Release Management, Requirements Management, Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration, Technology Trends

Employee Status and Work Details

Employee Status: Regular
Relocation: Domestic
VISA Sponsorship: No
Travel Requirements: No Travel Required
Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid
Shift: Not Indicated
Valid Driving License: No
Hazardous Material(s): n/a

Job Posting End Date

10/23/2026

Additional Company Information

A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.