Enterprise Architect, Data

08540 Job posted on: 4/1/2008 At Covance, you can make a difference by helping to deliver life-saving and life-enhancing medicines to people around the world. Our commitment to this mission has resulted in Covance’s impressive history of company stability and growth. We’ve achieved these results by fostering a work environment that encourages, develops and leverages our team’s capabilities. Covance’s ongoing success offers team members unsurpassed growth and career development opportunities. There is no better time to join us! The Data Integration Architect will have overall responsibility for the development, implementation and ongoing management of the governance and operational processes needed to establish an Enterprise Data Integration Architecture function within Global IT. The Data Integration Architect performs data analysis, design, development, implementation, integration and extension within the enterprise for both internally and externally sourced data repositories. Provide senior technical leadership, guidance, and support in the design, development, and deployment of complex data architectures. Specific emphasis will be focused on Data Warehousing, Data Integration, ETL, EAI, EII and Master Data Management technologies (including CDI and PDI). Regular interaction and presentation to key executives and stakeholders requires very strong interpersonal and professional skills. Key to success in this position will require the appropriate balance of technical, business and operational experiences to define the appropriate linkages between all three and establish an architectural framework that provides an IT platform from which Covance can move to “IT offense”. The Data Integration Architect will interact with senior Application Development and Support managers as well as senior Operations staff frequently engaging the necessary subject matter expertise as required. In addition, the position will have frequent interactions with the Global IT Leadership Team and their respective direct reports.   RESPONSIBILITIES: • Lead teams in developing Data Integration Strategies and Roadmaps for the client • Understand the client environment (technical and business) and requirements and provide input to the project, account, and system teams. • Participate with business architects and analysts in defining business requirements. • Translate business requirements into documented data, application, and infrastructure requirements. • Define and apply common best practices for the data architecture and communicate them to the user and development communities. • Define and implement Data Quality programs. • Define and implement Master Data Management strategies and roadmaps. • Develop conceptual logical and physical data models that reflect the requirements. WORKING CONDITIONS: • Professional level with some evening and weekend work expected. • 25% travel required in the US and internationally. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: • 10+ years of IT experience. • 5+ years of experience with data architecture, with a focus on Data Warehousing, Data Integration, ETL, EAI, EII and Master Data Management technologies (including CDI and PDI). • 5+ years experience with BI tools configuration, support and administration (e.g., Business Objects). • Strong hands-on Data Warehouse and Data Mart design and build experience, Oracle Database design and tuning experience, on-line transactional processing (OLTP) systems and on-line analytical processing (OLAP) database implementations. • Deep understanding and hands-on data modeling and data structuring experience • Integration experience with multiple platforms and data sources. Mainframes, mid-range machines, UNIX, LINUX, WIntel, etc. Hierarchical, network & relational DBMS, flat files, digital images, audio, etc. • Ability to work equally well in software architect, designer, or implementer roles. • Excellent communication, presentation and customer service focus. EDUCATION REQUIRED: • B.A./B.S. in related discipline. Preferred: • M.B.A./M.S. in related discipline. • Experience in and detailed knowledge of the Drug Development process. At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career. Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. (M/F/D/V). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us. Save to job file |