Head of Architecture and Technology

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Director – Head of Architecture and Technology to lead and develop the Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice at Teva. Reporting to the VP of IT Operations and Architecture, this highly visible role involves collaborating with IT leadership, stakeholders, and delivery teams to impact Teva's strategy through cutting-edge technologies.

How you’ll spend your day

EA Practice Management

• Develop the EA practice and team, creating value propositions and service offerings.
• Design the EA operating model, balancing enterprise risk and agility.

Strategy Formulation and Execution

• Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to develop and implement strategic plans.
• Connect strategy to execution by aligning IT and business goals.

Innovation Facilitation

• Identify and refine technological innovations and trends.
• Implement new technologies and conduct trials to integrate successful innovations.

Relationship Building

• Establish the EA function as an advisory entity within Teva.
• Manage cross-functional relationships and provide strategic advice.

IT Portfolio Management

• Support IT portfolio modernization and roadmap development.
• Ensure alignment with EA while optimizing technologies and methodologies.

Your experience and qualifications

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, system analysis, business, or another related area.
• Over ten years of IT and architectural team experience within medium to large companies.
• Minimum of four years in a lead role, such as head of Enterprise Architecture (EA) or Chief Architect, in medium to large enterprises, including managing the EA group.
• More than ten years’ experience across at least three disciplines including, but not limited to, business, solution, or technical architecture, application development, middleware, data analysis, database management, cloud operations within a complex environment.
• At least three years of expertise in public cloud technologies like Azure and AWS, Data Lakes, Data Warehouses in the cloud, as well as both Traditional AI and Generative AI.
• Considerable history of working with global tech vendors and startups alike, demonstrating a strong track record in technology evaluation and assessment.
• Considerable history of applications portfolio management
• Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit and trade-off analysis, budgeting, and risk management.
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT, predictive analytics, AI and GenAI.
• Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
• Understanding of the different types of agile principles, methodologies and frameworks, especially those designed to be scaled at enterprise level.
• Understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, such as generative AI and its applications. 
• Knowledge of all components of EA, business and IT principles, and processes.
• Familiarity with EA tools, graphical modeling approaches and repository management.
• Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills. 
• Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Strong leadership and consulting skills.
• Ability to balance long-term and short-term organizational goals.
• Innovative and collaborative, with a vendor-neutral approach.
• Trusted thought leader, skilled in influencing senior leaders.
• Highly collaborative and innovative, with strong problem-solving skills.

Reports To

VP of IT Operations and Architecture

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