Director, Senior Technical Architect

Scorpion Therapeutics; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 163,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Retirement contribution

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks an architect to lead ELT-level AI program design and platform alignment. You will translate ambiguous goals into a concrete target-state roadmap, defining reference architectures, standards, and guardrails for enterprise-scale AI initiatives.

You will partner with senior business and Digital leaders to deliver measurable outcomes, ensuring secure, reliable, and governable AI/automation solutions across the organization.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in a technical field or related discipline.
• 8+ years (BS), 7+ years (MS), or 5+ years (PhD) of architecture/tech strategy experience.
• Proven experience defining architecture/technology strategy for AI/data-intensive domains.
• Hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration, APIs, AI/ML services, security, reliability.

Responsibilities

• Shape architecture and technology strategy for ELT-level AI programs; translate ambitions into a roadmap.
• Define solution/reference architectures, integration patterns, standards, guardrails, and governance for enterprise scale.
• Align AI program architecture to enterprise platforms; enable reuse of shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security).
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to business/Digital and ELT sponsors; drive measurable outcomes.
• Architect AI/automation with responsible practices (controls, verification, quality, decision support).
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering/delivery teams.
• Establish expectations for reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence.

Skills

AI/ML architecture

Cloud engineering

Data integration

APIs

Security

Reliability

Education

BS in a technical field

MS in a technical field

PhD in a technical field

Tools

AWS

Azure

REST APIs

Security tooling

Job description

Responsibilities

• Shape architecture and technology strategy for ELT-level AI programs; translate ambiguous ambitions into a target-state roadmap.
• Define solution/reference architectures, integration patterns, standards, guardrails, and governance for enterprise scale.
• Align AI program architecture to enterprise platforms; enable reuse of shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security).
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to business/Digital and ELT sponsors; drive measurable outcomes.
• Architect AI/automation with responsible practices (controls, verification, quality, decision support).
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering/delivery teams.
• Establish expectations for reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence.

Required (Minimum)

• BS with 8+ years OR MS with 7+ years OR PhD with 5+ years.
• Proven experience defining architecture/technology strategy for significant domains (ideally AI/data-intensive).
• Hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration, APIs, AI/ML services, security, reliability.
• Experience advising/design authority via influence.
• Experience partnering with senior business/Digital stakeholders on high-visibility programs.

Preferred

• Regulated enterprise experience; AI/agentic/automation architecture; platform reuse.
• Degree in tech/engineering; recognized depth in AI/modern architecture.

Comp/Benefits (as stated)

• Base salary: $162,900-271,500; bonus target 20% (Global Performance Plan) and long-term incentives; 401(k) match and additional retirement contribution; paid vacation/holidays/personal days; caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/dental/vision.