Associate Director - DocGen Lead Architect

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Position Summary

As an Associate Director you will lead the development, design, maintenance, and support of the Doc Gen platform. Doc Gen is a key internal tool, currently built using Python and React, and operates across GCP and AWS. The role will drive future rearchitecting initiatives, ensuring scalability, reliability, and optimal user experience aligned with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end engineering lifecycle for the Doc Gen platform, including design, development, deployment, maintenance, and support

• Oversee rearchitecting and modernization of the tool, leveraging best practices and emerging technologies

• Ensure platform security, performance, scalability, and compliance with BMS standards

• Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Security, Operations) to define requirements, integrations, and priorities

• Implement CI/CD, automated testing, and robust monitoring strategies
  • Maintain technical documentation and conduct code reviews

• Provide ongoing support, troubleshooting, and incident response for Doc Gen

• Communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to senior stakeholders Explore and implement innovative solutions to enhance document automation and user experience

• Mentor junior and senior engineers

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

• 5+ years experience in software engineering

• Proven expertise in Python and React

• Experience in developing Gen AI applications and integrating with LLMs

• Experience in developing Agentic AI workflows / applications
  • Strong experience with GCP and AWS (multi-cloud deployments) Experience leading platform architecture and cloud migration projects

• Knowledge of security, scalability, and compliance in cloud environments Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and agile development methodologies

• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills

• Experience in pharmaceutical or regulated industries preferred

• Experience in working with global engineering teams Desirable

• Background in document automation, workflow systems, or related domains

• Experience with microservices, serverless, or containerized architectures

• Certifications in AWS or GCP

• Strong stakeholder management and change leadership

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Compensation Overview:

Madison - Giralda - NJ - US: $169,150 - $204,970. Princeton - NJ - US: $169,150 - $204,970. Seattle - WA: $186,070 - $225,467.

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

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