Solution Architect

Our client, a biopharmaceutical company, has an opening for a Solutions Architect to oversee a complex program with a goal to be a strategic advisor in regard to architecture, business process mapping, and data modeling.

Candidates must have experience with the requirements below pertaining to AI.

The Solution Architect is responsible for designing and delivering technology solutions that meet business needs while adhering to enterprise standards. They translate conceptual and logical architectures into implementable physical designs, ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, and scalable. This role partners closely with analysts, engineers, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure design integrity from planning through implementation.

This role will primarily be a remote position; however, would need to come onsite for a workshop maybe 2 or 3 times over the entire course of the contract engagement.

Contract Duration: 6 months (strong potential to extend to a year)

Location: North Chicago, IL (Lake County area)

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Solutions Architecture.
• Experience with simulation applications, experience with AI applications, GenAI, and Machine learning (important component).
• Experience with creation of documentation
• Strong technical depth across application, data, and integration design
• Awareness of cross-domain interactions and dependencies
• Delivery-focused with attention to timelines and quality
• Excellent communication across business and technical audiences
• Compliance, risk, and security awareness

Core Job Responsibilities

• Design and document physical solution architectures for assigned projects
• Define integration, data, and deployment models
• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, ARB governance, and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with BAs, engineers, and security/infrastructure teams
• Guide development and validate solutions against design
• Maintain architecture documentation and reusable patterns
• Participate in post-implementation reviews and lessons learned

Additional Information

• Will include tools like multivariate data analysis or anomaly detection, golden backed monitoring, predictive quality, and will eventually enable additional capabilities, such as model predictive control, to automatically optimize the quality of our batches as well as processing analytical technology to reduce our dependency on imp process control samples and reduce the cost of our labs in our commercial manufacturing sites.
• To help oversee the overall program itself in the completion and definition of that architecture, in the evaluation of components of that architecture, in business process mapping, and in data model development.
• Looking for all of the traditional skill sets that go with you a solution architect
• We need to be defining a solution architecture, that can integrate smoothly into our sites and fit within the IT standards at the company.
• The creation of documentation is going to be crucial for this role.
• Although it will focus more on the high-level architecture and supporting those work streams as an advisor.
• Make sure that that these programs effectively come together as we've envisioned them and tying the solution to the business requirements.