Enterprise Architect - Pharma Commercial

Genentech; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,800 - 317,200; Full time

Job summary

Genentech is seeking an Enterprise Architect – Pharma Commercial to bridge Strategy, Portfolio & Governance with Pharma Medicines. You will orchestrate a global architecture network across Market Access, Marketing, Customer Engagement, Analytics, and Commercial Operations.

The role focuses on translating business goals into adaptable, future-ready technology roadmaps and leading a federated team of domain and solution architects. Strong pharma domain and cloud-native experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, or Science; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years IT and enterprise/domain architecture experience; migrates legacy systems to cloud-native.
• 5+ years of biotech/pharma industry experience.
• Experience navigating in a complex, matrixed global organization.
• Deep Pharma Commercial domain experience (Field CRM, Omnichannel Marketing, Market Access, Patient Services).

Responsibilities

• Align global business priorities with multi-year technology roadmaps and target-state architectures.
• Lead a federated network of domain and solution architects; establish shared priorities and standards.
• Drive architecture for initiatives like customer engagement modernization and AI-driven content supply chains.
• Develop and maintain commercial capability maps and inventories using ArchiMEDES.
• Guide investment decisions with Portfolio Management to optimize TCO.
• Monitor emerging commercial tech trends and evaluate vendors for a future-ready architecture.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and data governance across architectures.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, or Science

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Veeva

Salesforce

ArchiMEDES (SAP LeanIX)

Job description

The Position

Enterprise Architect – Pharma Commercial

The Opportunity

The Enterprise Architect – Pharma Commercial acts as the strategic bridge between the central Strategy, Portfolio & Governance (SPG) organization and Pharma Medicines. Operating within a federated model, you will orchestrate the global Pharma Commercial architecture network. Your primary focus will be translating business goals into adaptable, future-ready technology roadmaps across Market Access, Marketing, Customer Engagement, Analytics, and Commercial Operations.

Once hired, the actual title will be Domain Architect – Pharma Commercial.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Business and Roche Digital Technology (RDT) leadership to align global and regional business priorities with multi-year technology roadmaps and target-state architectures.

• Lead a federated network of embedded domain and solution architects. Establish shared strategic priorities, technology guardrails, and security/privacy standards.

• Drive architectural success for high-impact initiatives, including customer engagement modernization (e.g., Elevate, AI-driven content supply chains, and patient strategy).

• Develop and maintain commercial capability maps, target-state architectures, and technology inventories using tools like ArchiMEDES (SAP LeanIX).

• Guide investment decisions alongside Portfolio Management by evaluating strategic impacts, maximizing platform reuse, and managing technical debt to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO).

• Monitor emerging commercial technology trends and evaluate vendors to ensure a future-ready, optimized architecture.

• Collaborate with legal, compliance, and cybersecurity teams to ensure all commercial architectures strictly adhere to global data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and patient data governance standards.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, or Science. A Master’s degree is preferred.

• At least 10+ years of direct experience in IT and enterprise/domain architecture, with a proven history of migrating legacy commercial systems to modern, cloud-native ecosystems.

• At least 5 years of experience in the biotech/pharma industry.

• Proven track record navigating and influencing within a complex, matrixed, or federated global organization.

• Deep domain expertise in global Pharma Commercial operations (Field CRM, Omnichannel Marketing, Market Access, and Patient Services).

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in modern digital tech stacks (e.g., Veeva, Salesforce) and high-volume integrations between front- and back-office systems.

• Proficiency in architecting scalable data products, MDM (Master Data Management), and AI-driven commercial data solutions.

• Highly skilled in designing pragmatic target-state architectures and evolving roadmaps aligned with complex business needs.

• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and agile/product-led delivery methodologies.

Leadership & Communication

• Demonstrated ability to cultivate, inspire, and lead networks of architects via influence rather than authority (without direct reporting lines).

• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership with strong executive presence and business acumen.

• Excels at translating complex architectural strategies into relatable, business-centric narratives that balance enterprise coherence with local agility.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of South San Francisco, CA is $170,800 - $317,200. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

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