Remote
3+ years contract
2 interviews
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. He should be able to creating an ingestion pipeline.
Job Description:
Tandym 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:
Data Architecture & Modeling
Define and own the canonical site payments data model
Design scalable data models across:
Payment analytics (foundation layer)
Accruals and payable items
Reconciliation datasets
Budget and contract structures
Establish:
Harmonized Silver/Gold data layers
Standardized financial measures and currency handling
Data lineage from source → transformation → consumption
Lead development of Source-to-Target Mapping (STM) across all payment-related systems
System Integration Architecture
Architect integrations across key platforms:
CTMS
EDC
SAP / ERP systems
Payment platforms (e.g., ICON, Ledger Run, DrugDev)
Contracting tools (e.g., Agiloft, Ariba, CPP, BEST)
Databricks or other big data platforms
Define:
End-to-end procure-to-pay lifecycle data flows
Alignment of identifiers (PO, PR, Payee, Site, Study)
Data synchronization and reconciliation strategies
Ensure integration supports Financial accuracy, Auditability, Regulatory compliance
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
Governance, Compliance & Best Practices
Ensure adherence to:
GxP requirements
21 CFR Part 11 considerations
Data governance and audit standards
Define best practices for:
Data quality
Financial controls
Traceability and lineage
Qualifications:
Domain Expertise (Must-Have)
Deep experience in Life Sciences Site Payments / Investigator Fee Management
Strong understanding of:
Clinical trial payment processes
Site budgeting and contract negotiations
Payment reconciliation and accruals
Integrated Site Payments (ISP) models
Familiarity with:
CTMS, EDC, and clinical workflows
Financial systems (SAP or equivalent)
10–15+ years in solution architecture / technical leadership
Strong experience in:
Data modeling (canonical, relational, analytical)
Source-to-Target Mapping (STM)
Data pipelines and transformation layers
Experience integrating enterprise systems via:
APIs / services
Data pipelines / ETL
Knowledge of:
Data warehousing (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, etc. preferred)
Financial data structures and reporting models
GxP regulated system delivery
21 CFR Part 11 compliance considerations
Integration & Systems
Hands-on experience integrating:
CTMS, EDC, ERP (SAP), and payment platforms
Strong understanding of:
Procure-to-pay lifecycle
Financial data flows
Cross-system reconciliation
Leadership & Soft Skills
Strong stakeholder management across: Clinical teams, Finance teams, IT / Data teams
Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and lead workshops and architecture discussions
Excellent communication and documentation skills
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