Experteer Overview As Associate Director, Cloud Data Platform Architecture at Novartis in Barcelona, you will define the technology strategy for cloud data platforms supporting Drug Development. You will guide secure, scalable, compliant platform capabilities that serve diverse data and AI use cases, with a focus on evolving a multi-tenant data mesh in production. You’ll shape AI capability delivery, improve self-service interfaces, and ensure robust governance and data protection. You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to steer architecture and delivery.Compensaciones / Beneficios
- Lead the architecture and design of cloud data platform capabilities for Drug Development use cases with oversight from Platform Architecture Director
- Define technology strategy, architecture standards and reusable platform patterns
- Evolve the multi-tenant cloud data mesh platform and deliver new capabilities and self-service interfaces
- Partner with Domain IT, Platform Engineering, Data Management, Governance and external vendors to align with business priorities
- Prioritise capability backlogs, shape delivery roadmaps and coordinate MVP delivery with engineering teams
- Lead technology evaluations, technical spikes and proofs of concept
- Provide technical direction to project delivery vendors and review outcomes against architectural requirements
- Oversee multiple capability delivery streams and resolve technical and organisational blockers
- Ensure adherence to security, compliance, GxP,



quality and enterprise architecture standards
- Provide technical direction and coaching to vendor architects to foster innovation and continuous improvementResponsabilidades
- Degree in Information Technology, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering or equivalent relevant experience
- Extensive architecture experience with enterprise-scale, multi-tenant cloud data platforms
- Ability to translate business priorities into scalable architecture, roadmaps and delivery plans
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration across IT, engineering, governance and business functions
- Recent hands-on experience architecting Databricks and AWS cloud data platform solutions and building prototypes including ETL
- Strong experience with Databricks Lakehouse (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Lakeflow/DLT, Workflows, Databricks SQL, Asset Bundles)
- Experience with PySpark/Python, SQL, Spark Structured Streaming, Kafka, Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda
- Understanding of data platform capabilities including ingestion, data product development, observability, governance and compliance
- Experience designing platforms for regulated, GxP or highly sensitive data environments
- Experience providing technical direction to architects and engineers on large-scale initiatives with external vendorsRequisitos principales
- insurance plans
- retirement plans
- wellbeing resources
- versátil and hybrid working options
- paid parental leave
- global recognition programs

📌 Associate Director, Cloud Data Platform Architecture (Barcelona)
🏢 Novartis
📍 Barcelona