What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Application Architect (Commercial) position at Abbott Laboratories?
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Our locations in Austin, TX or Abbott Park, IL, currently has an opportunity for a IT Application Architect for our commercial solutions team.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Lead the solution architectural design across all of Abbott Medical Device Commercial solutions
- Play a critical role in working closely with our business partners in designing technical solutions to deliver business objectives and value – primarily on the Salesforce Platform.
- Leverage the technology and capabilities within Abbott, map out the existing components that can be leveraged to design an overall solution.
- Extend and design additional capabilities on current Salesforce solution as well localize and rollout existing solutions to additional countries
- Bring in others and collaborating with teams across Abbott IT to unlock the best possible solutions for Abbott. Ensure end-to-end solution across multiple technologies and Abbott IT teams
- Understand and identify any opportunities or gaps in the technology supporting the business and propose solutions that address these.
- Estimate effort and skills required to delivery IT solutions while meeting Abbott policies and standards.
Core Job Responsibilities
- Build a clear vision of business needs, apply analytical and technical skills, and define the solution which best solves the opportunity
- Represent Med Dev on Abbott Commercial (Salesforce) CoE
- Define and solve for needs of today while laying the architectural foundation for future solutions
- Force simplicity – Compose straightforward solutions that leverage platform adoption while applying simple designs which solve complex needs
- Incorporate a number of technology architectural and operational considerations in the overall design and approach for the solution; including consideration for security, resiliency, and integration standard methodologies while incorporating partner and internal system requirements
- Build and Maintain partnership and trust within various teams at Abbott
- Guide software selections, where appropriate, to select the right technology to address business needs
Supervisory / Management Responsibilities
- Guide project architect’s in detailed solution designs that meet business design within context of existing Salesforce solutions that meet Abbott best practices
- Manage 3rd party developers work for quality and assignment’s across projects to optimize utilization
- Approve all architectural documentation for Medical Device Commercial Projects.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING
Required
- Bachelor degree required
- 5-7 Years of IT experience with 3 Years of design/architecture experience
- Experienced in designing sophisticated technology solutions to solve business problems
- Ability to communicate solutions to non-technical partners.
- Experience with the Salesforce Sales/Service Cloud. Alternatively experience with CRM solutions and desire to learn Salesforce.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:
- Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
- Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plans
- Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness, and occupational health programs
- Paid time off
- 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
- The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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