About Unilabs

Unilabs is on a multi-year journey to become Europe's leading diagnostics company. To achieve this, we need to operate our markets, build synergies that leverage our size and scale, and ensure we are best set up to meet the evolving needs of patients, medics and healthcare ecosystems.

As part of our ongoing wider transformation journey to build a more agile, efficient, and patient-centred organisation and strengthen our medical, operational and commercial performance – we are looking to recruit a Head of Architecture, Enterprise & Operations Systems, based in Barcelona, Spain or Porto, Portugal.

Purpose of the Role

Lead the definition and execution of the enterprise architecture and application strategy for core Enterprise and Operations systems (incl. LIS, RIS, ERP and related platforms), ensuring alignment with business priorities, scalability, and cost efficiency within the UniTech operating model.

This role is a cornerstone of UniTech Value Delivery, the global capability to ensure IT solutions deliver value in alignment with global standard across all geographies, thus ensuring that a highly heterogeneous landscape evolves into a coherent, platform-driven ecosystem, enabling scale, cost efficiency, and the integration of next-generation capabilities such as AI in clinical and operational workflows.

Key Responsibilities

1.

Enterprise Architecture

Leadership

Define and govern the target architecture across Enterprise and Operations domains

Ensure standardization, simplification, and scalability of the application landscape

Establish and enforce architecture principles and guardrails covering security, data protection and regulatory compliance.

Define and operate the Technical Design Authority (TDA) as the governing body for architecture decisions

Drive build vs buy decisions and technology selection

- Ownership of Enterprise & Operations Systems

Own the strategy and roadmap for:

Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)

Radiology Information Systems (RIS)



and Imaging (incl. Sectra IMD / PACS)

ERP / Finance and enterprise platforms

Core operational and clinical-adjacent systems

Drive platform consolidation and modernization (fit-to-standard approach) and a stringent Application Rationalization in order to future proof and streamline the technology stack for Unilabs.

Ensure systems support clinical, operational, and regulatory requirements

3.

Technology

Scope (Core Platforms & Ecosystem)

Accountable for architecture and coherence across the enterprise technology landscape, including:

Enterprise Solutions

Microsoft ecosystem: Dynamics 365, Azure, Fabric, M365, Defender, etc

Coupa, Nava, Kyriba, Oracle HCM

Clinical & Operational Systems

LIS, RIS, Imaging platforms (Sectra IMD / PACS)

Increasing incorporation of AI solutions (clinical and clinical-adjacent) into the ecosystem

Integration Layer

Mirth (HL7/FHIR integration)

Azure Integration Services (API, messaging, eventing)

Ensure end-to-end architectural coherence across these domains

- Integration & Data Architecture

Define and drive enterprise integration strategy (API-first, event-driven, interoperability standards)

Enable scalable, low-touch integrations across markets and platforms

Ensure alignment with data platform strategy (e.g.

Azure

Fabric) and data governance

5.

Value

Delivery & Transformation

Partner with peers in Value Delivery to:

translate business demand into scalable technology solutions ensure architectural integrity of major programs (e.g. LIS modernization, OneERP, AI enablement)

Ensure all major programs (e.g. LIS modernization,



ERP, AI) are architecturally governed through TDA checkpoints

Drive technology simplification and cost efficiency

Enable adoption of AI-driven capabilities across clinical and enterprise domains

- Governance & Portfolio Alignment

Lead architecture governance (TDA) across general and in-market initiatives

Ensure all investments align with:

target architecture cost reduction objectives

UniTech operating model

Provide clear technical decision-making and escalation

- Vendor & Ecosystem Management

Drive/support strategic vendor selection and partnerships

Ensure vendor solutions align with architecture standards and integration principles

Manage technical dependencies across a multi-vendor ecosystem

Success Measures

Reduction of application landscape complexity and fragmentation

Progress in platform consolidation (LIS, RIS, ERP, enterprise platforms)

Increased standardization and reuse across markets

Scalable integration and reduction of point-to-point interfaces

Effective incorporation of AI capabilities into core workflows

Contribution to IT cost reduction targets (−30%)

Proven experience in enterprise architecture leadership in complex, multi-country environments

Strong exposure to

Healthcare systems (LIS, RIS, imaging)

Enterprise platforms (Microsoft ecosystem, ERP, finance systems)

Experience with integration platforms (HL7/FHIR, APIs, middleware)

Track record in large-scale transformation and platform consolidation

Strong stakeholder management at executive level

Pragmatic, outcome-driven, balancing standardization, cost, and business needs

Hybrid working model (office & remote flexibility) Opportunity to work on Swiss-market healthcare and laboratory platforms with real clinical impact International, collaborative, and regulated product environment Competitive compensation and benefits Long-term ownership of a strategic healthcare product

📌 Head of Architecture, Enterprise & Operations Systems (Barcelona)
🏢 Unilabs
📍 Barcelona