Principal Application Architect - Adobe Experience Cloud & AI

Novo Nordisk

Plainsboro Township (NJ)

On-site

USD 120,300 - 222,600

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

Novo Nordisk is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect for the Adobe Experience Cloud & AI. You will define and drive the enterprise architecture for Novo Nordisk’s Adobe ecosystem, with focus on AEM and AEP, ensuring a unified content, data, and activation platform across channels.

You will lead architecture governance, collaborate with multiple internal teams, manage vendors, and apply AI/ML personalization frameworks to advance customer journeys.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; strong applicable experience acceptable in lieu of degree
Minimum 5 years experience in pharma, biotech, or healthcare IT
Minimum 12 years in areas including AEM, AEP, Analytics, Target, and Adobe CX Platform ecosystem
Strong IT architecture skills and ability to evaluate new technologies
Ability to lead projects and build cross-functional relationships

Responsibilities

Define and govern end-to-end Adobe architecture including AEM and AEP data flows
Serve as primary technical authority for the Adobe CX Platform
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure sustainable solutions and change management
Manage IT vendors and ensure mature product/services
Apply risk management practices to recommendations and architectures
Build and influence relationships with internal and external partners

Skills

Strong leadership capabilities

Independent work

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Adobe Experience Platform (AEP)

Real-Time CDP

Adobe Analytics

Adobe Target

Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO)

Adobe CX Platform architecture

Job description

About The Department

The Finance & Operations department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance & Operations works closely across the organization to guide enterprise-wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent, and we reward hard work and dedication with opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?

About The Department

The Position

The Principal Enterprise Architect – Adobe Experience Cloud & AI will define and drive the enterprise architecture for Novo Nordisk’s Adobe ecosystem, with primary responsibility for Adobe Experience Manager and Adobe Experience Platform. This role will ensure that AEM, AEP, and the broader Adobe Experience Cloud operate as a unified ecosystem connecting content, customer data, analytics, personalization, decisioning, journey orchestration, and activation across channels.

Relationships

This position reports to the Associate Director, Business Applications. The position interacts with multiple NNI internal functions, such as Omnichannel Campaign Operations, Marketing Operations, Market Development/HCP Engagement, Brand teams, Commercial Operations Planning, all business application teams, infrastructure operations, security, the global IT architecture team and the global analytics team, as well as external operational vendors and agencies.

Essential Functions

Analyses & Fulfils Business Needs:

Leverages knowledge of the business and industry to influence and impact the decision-making process and the development of future strategies
Partners with Enterprise Architecture, business leaders to ensure that solutions are sustainable and assist with the organizational change management process
Serves as a valued advisor to stakeholders by anticipating needs and developing solutions that are aligned with business strategies

Leverages Technology Principles, Knowledge & Practices:
Serves as the primary technical authority for the Adobe CX Platform, including Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) for web and content delivery, and Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) for customer data management, segmentation, activation, personalization, and journey orchestration.
Defines and governs the end-to-end Adobe architecture, including data flows between AEP and AEM, integration with downstream activation channels, Real-Time CDP configuration, and AI/ML-driven personalization frameworks.
Manages It Vendors:

Ensure technology vendors have mature products and services

Understands & Applies Risk Management Practices:

Ensure recommended solutions used are robust and sustainable

Builds Relationships & Influences Key Stakeholders:

Builds trusting, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, which help accomplish key business objectives
Develops and communicates strong, fact-based rationales to build support for ones perspectives and initiatives.

Physical Requirements

0-10% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field required. Solid relevant experience may be substituted when appropriate
Minimum of 5 years experience in pharma, biotechnology, or healthcare IT
A minimum of 12 years of progressively responsible experience in one or more of the following areas:

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including Sites, Assets, Forms, and headless/hybrid delivery architectures
Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), including Real-Time CDP, Customer Journey Analytics (CJA), Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), and data ingestion/activation frameworks
Adobe Analytics and Adobe Target for measurement, testing, and personalization
Adobe's integrated CX Platform ecosystem, including cross-product data flows, identity stitching, and unified customer profile architecture
Adobe's latest AI and Generative AI capabilities, with demonstrated experience in assessing organizational readiness and leading end-to-end implementation of AI-driven features across the Adobe platform stack

Strong general business understanding and IT architecture skills
Significant experience with evaluating and implementing new technologies
Strong leadership capabilities
Ability to develop and maintain strong internal relationships
Ability to lead a project in the development and implementation of processes and programs
Ability to understand the architecture of systems and how applications integrate into those systems. Ability to work effectively as a member of a solution development team
Ability to work independently

The base compensation range for this position is $120,300 to $222,600. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance. Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's level or other company factors.

medical, dental and vision coverage
life insurance
disability insurance
401(k) savings plan
flexible spending accounts
employee assistance program
tuition reimbursement program
voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long‑term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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