Distinguished Architect, OneStream Consolidations

Distinguished Architect, One Stream Consolidations

At Edwards Lifesciences, we’re dedicated to developing ground‑breaking technologies with a genuine impact on patients’ lives. At the core of this commitment is our investment in cutting‑edge information technology, which supports innovation and collaboration on a global scale, enabling our diverse teams to optimize both efficiency and success. As part of our IT team, your expertise and commitment will help facilitate our patient‑focused mission by developing and enhancing technological solutions.

This position reports to the Sr. Director, IT Solutions Delivery, Finance & G&A and has accountability for providing production support, month‑end financial close support, maintenance, administration, enhancing, implementing and optimizing solutions that improve business process efficiencies and effectiveness. It has domain expertise in technologies, applications, and solutions to improve business processes, and will serve as a mentor to lower‑level staff.

• Lead the definition of the One Stream system platform and project scope and stay engaged until the system platform is implemented, ensuring the design is in sync with business needs and hardware.
• Provide design and architecture guidance to project teams to execute larger projects/initiatives or programs related to One Stream. Lead development, implementation and support activities (e.g., training, plans, documentation procedures) by adhering to IT design methodology, development process methodology, technology standards and best practices.
• Translate business requirements into specific solutions, applications or process designs for larger projects/initiatives or programs in collaboration with project teams.
• Identify and evaluate integration opportunities for lower‑tier systems, including evaluation of new technologies, and provide input on new opportunities for integration, selecting tools, specifying shared data and code resources, defining interfaces and data flows, and monitoring the success of the integration.
• Act as subject‑matter expert in one or more capacities (e.g., system platform design, business process, software and hardware architecture, project management or industry) related to One Stream.
• Establish communication and documentation approaches that present external emerging developments and evangelize new technologies, standards and methodologies. Effectively document clear and concise change management for systems and processes by following IT and quality change procedures.
• Define and maintain the strategic roadmap for the One Stream application, ensuring alignment with business priorities and technological advancements.
• Lead the architecture and design of the One Stream platform, ensuring scalability, technical excellence and alignment with organizational goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business objectives into actionable technical solutions, driving successful implementation and integration.
• Guide the design and build of seamless integrations with source systems, ensuring reliable and accurate data flow into the One Stream platform.
• Direct the design and build of financial models, reporting frameworks, dashboards and analytics to ensure they align with business requirements.
• Conduct assessment reviews of the One Stream application to identify enhancements that will optimize functionality and user experience.
• Provide strategic recommendations for process improvements and the adoption of new features within the One Stream platform.
• Conduct and complete month‑end close activities including pre and post‑close activities, monitor all inbound and outbound integrations, effectively manage the ticket queue, work and disposition tickets as required, and perform monthly application maintenance.
• Configure and test systems to execute features, integration and reporting.
• Serve as liaison between business process owners in Business Units, Functional Groups, Regions and IT.
• Support SOX and other regulatory compliance audits and requirements.
• Provide training, coaching and knowledge transfer to team members.
• Other incidental duties.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a…