Databricks Solution Architect - Life Sciences + Clinical Site Payments || Remote role

Databricks Solution Architect - Life Sciences + Clinical Site Payments 

Remote role

3+ years contract

2 interviews

 

Hiring Manager Note :

databricks expert will get this job;  just need more databricks and some type of payments plan experience within clinical trials

Job Description

I need a highly technical person for this role. someone who can be hands on but also speak to customers/stakeholders. They must have experience with databricks, CTMS, GxP, 21 CFR Part 11 and a strong overall background in the life sciences and biopharma space. They need to have a project manager mindset as they will be client-facing. They don’t need to be experts in site payments, just the info I mentioned above.

 

Job Description:  

Client is seeking a Technical Lead / Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of a next-generation Site Payments and Investigator Fee Management data platform for a leading global biopharmaceutical organization.

 

This role sits at the intersection of clinical operations, finance, and data engineering, driving transformation across Integrated Site Payments, payment reconciliation, accruals, and contract budget analytics (FMV). The ideal candidate brings deep life sciences domain expertise in site payments combined with strong data architecture, modeling, and integration experience.

 

You will lead the architecture and implementation of end-to-end site payment data products, enabling transparency from clinical activity → budget → invoice → payment, while ensuring alignment across systems such as CTMS, EDC, SAP, and payment platforms.

 

This is a high-impact role focused on replacing fragmented, manual financial workflows with harmonized data models, scalable pipelines, and analytically ready payment layers, enabling better financial control, auditability, and decision-making across clinical trials.

 

Responsibilities:

 

2.       Data Architecture & Modeling

·    Define and own the canonical site payments data model 

·    Design scalable data models across: 

oPayment analytics (foundation layer) 

oAccruals and payable items 

oReconciliation datasets 

oBudget and contract structures 

·    Establish: 

oHarmonized Silver/Gold data layers 

oStandardized financial measures and currency handling 

oData lineage from source → transformation → consumption 

·    Lead development of Source-to-Target Mapping (STM) across all payment-related systems 

 

3.      System Integration Architecture

·    Architect integrations across key platforms: 

oCTMS 

oEDC 

oSAP / ERP systems 

oPayment platforms (e.g., ICON, Ledger Run, DrugDev) 

oContracting tools (e.g., Agiloft, Ariba, CPP, BEST) 

oDatabricks or other big data platforms

·    Define: 

oEnd-to-end procure-to-pay lifecycle data flows 

oAlignment of identifiers (PO, PR, Payee, Site, Study) 

oData synchronization and reconciliation strategies 

·    Ensure integration supports Financial accuracy, Auditability, Regulatory compliance 

 

 

 

7.      Technical Leadership & Delivery

·    Lead cross-functional teams including Data engineers, Data analysts, Business analysts, SMEs in clinical and finance domains 

·    Translate complex business requirements into scalable data architectures & clear technical designs 

·    Drive Agile delivery, Iterative design reviews, Stakeholder alignment 

 

8.      Governance, Compliance & Best Practices

·    Ensure adherence to: 

oGxP requirements 

o21 CFR Part 11 considerations 

oData governance and audit standards 

·    Define best practices for: 

oData quality 

oFinancial controls 

oTraceability and lineage 

 

Qualifications: