Director, Senior Technical Architect

Scorpion Therapeutics; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Performance Plan bonus (20% of

Share-based long-term incentive

401(k) with match

Paid leave

Health coverage

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking an experienced Enterprise AI Architect to shape architecture and technology strategy for ELT-level AI programs. You will translate ambiguous ambitions into a clear roadmap and target-state architecture, aligning AI initiatives with enterprise platforms and reusable capabilities.

You will mentor delivery teams, drive governance and verification, and partner with senior Digital leaders to achieve measurable outcomes in a complex regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience defining architecture/technology strategy for major programs (ideally AI/data-intensive).
• Hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration patterns, APIs, AI/ML services, security, reliability.
• Experience guiding stakeholders as a technical advisor/design authority.
• Experience partnering with senior business/Digital stakeholders on high-visibility programs.

Responsibilities

• Shape architecture and technology strategy for ELT-level AI programs; translate ambiguous ambitions into clear roadmap and target-state architecture.
• Define target/reference architectures, technical standards, integration patterns, and guardrails for enterprise scale.
• Align AI architectures with enterprise platforms; reuse shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security) and integrate with the platform “spine.”
• Serve as trusted advisor to ELT, senior business, and Digital leaders; drive measurable outcomes.
• Architect responsible AI, automation, and modern engineering practices with appropriate governance, controls, and verification.
• Mentor delivery teams; raise technical standards through influence.
• Set expectations for reliability, security, documentation, compliance, observability, and resilience.

Skills

AI architecture

Technology strategy

Cloud engineering

Data/integration patterns

APIs

AI/ML services

Security

Reliability

Mentoring

Design authority

Education

Bachelor’s + 8 years; or Master’s + 7 years; or PhD + 5+ years

Tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Shape architecture and technology strategy for ELT-level AI programs; translate ambiguous ambitions into clear roadmap and target-state architecture.
• Define target/reference architectures, technical standards, integration patterns, and guardrails for enterprise scale.
• Align AI architectures with enterprise platforms; reuse shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security) and integrate with the platform “spine.”
• Serve as trusted advisor to ELT, senior business, and Digital leaders; drive measurable outcomes.
• Architect responsible AI, automation, and modern engineering practices with appropriate governance, controls, and verification.
• Mentor delivery teams; raise technical standards through influence.
• Set expectations for reliability, security, documentation, compliance, observability, and resilience.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s + 8 years; or Master’s + 7 years; or PhD + 5+ years.
• Experience defining architecture/technology strategy for major programs (ideally AI/data-intensive).
• Hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration patterns, APIs, AI/ML services, security, reliability.
• Experience guiding stakeholders as a technical advisor/design authority.
• Experience partnering with senior business/Digital stakeholders on high-visibility programs.

Preferred Requirements

• Regulated global enterprise experience (compliance, privacy, security, risk).
• Experience architecting AI/agentic/automation and applying platform reuse.
• Depth in AI and modern architecture (agentic platforms, LLMs, data platforms, cloud, enterprise integration).

Benefits (explicit)

• Eligible for Global Performance Plan bonus (20% target) and share-based long-term incentive; comprehensive benefits incl. 401(k) with match, paid leave, and health coverage.

Work Location

• On-site strongly preferred; on-premise.