Solution Architect - Research & Development Systems

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** At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) - it all starts with animals!*
* ** As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.*
* ** At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose - all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.*
* ** At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.*
* ** Making animals' lives better makes life better - join our team today!*
* ** Your Role:
Solution Architect - Research & Development Systems
** As a Solution Architect within Elanco IT, you will help lead the digital transformation of Elanco's global R&D organization. You will drive the adoption of modern pharmaceutical development platforms, including High-Performance Computing, AI/ML systems, Electronic Lab Notebooks, and Laboratory Execution Systems, to accelerate drug discovery and development in areas such as bioinformatics, computational chemistry, genomics, and systems biology.
In this role, you'll shape Elanco's scientific technology landscape by guiding architecture decisions, influencing technology investments, and aligning solutions with enterprise standards and research innovation goals.

** Your Responsibilities:*
* * Define and deliver the architecture vision for Elanco's R&D digital ecosystem, aligning with enterprise architecture principles and technology roadmaps.
* Partner with Product Managers and Principal Engineers to design scalable, compliant, and secure scientific computing solutions.
* Architect and implement integrated R&D systems (ELN, LIMS, LES, CDS, Informatics) using SaaS and cloud-native platforms.
* Apply emerging technologies such as AI, cloud-native applications, and HPC to optimize research workflows, data pipelines, and predictive modeling.
* Collaborate across IT and R&D to ensure systems support FAIR data principles and scientific reproducibility.  
** What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):**
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** Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
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** Minimum 5 years architecting and delivering enterprise IT systems.
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**    + Proven experience supporting pharmaceutical development systems (ELN, LIMS, CDS, LES, Informatics, HPC).  + Strong technical expertise integrating SaaS and cloud-native solutions using modern architecture frameworks (API-first, service-oriented, event-driven).  + Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value.  
** What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (preferred qualifications):*
* * Experience designing architectures for High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments and scientific workload management (e.g., SLURM, Nextflow).
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