Job Description

Sr. Spclst , CDNA Strategy Architecture Emerging Technology Architect

Opportunity:

Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the worlds greatest health threats.

Emerging Technology Architect ( Innovation Service)

We are seeking a forward-looking Emerging Technology Architect to join our CDNA Strategy Architecture team. This role will focus on identifying, evaluating, and operationalizing emerging technologies including Agentic AI, Data Context Layer, unstructured/semantic data layers, and next-generation data integration paradigms to drive competitive advantage and enterprise innovation. The architect will act as a bridge between external innovation signals and internal adoption by translating trends into actionable architecture, PoCs, and executive insights.

Responsibilities

- Continuously track and synthesize insights from analyst firms such as Gartner and Forrester to identify relevant technology trends.
- Analyze competitor capabilities across data, AI, and platform ecosystems to benchmark CDNA maturity.
- Translate analyst insights into transparent, actionable recommendations aligned with enterprise priorities.




- Leverage frameworks such as AI opportunity mapping and innovation radar concepts to guide strategic decisions.
- Develop and deliver quarterly innovation briefs for leadership, highlighting key technology trends, competitive positioning, and emerging risks and opportunities.
- Present insights in an executive-ready format linking innovation to business value and outcomes.
- Provide thought leadership on where CDNA should invest, experiment, or scale.
- Build and maintain a CDNA Technology Radar covering emerging, mainstream, contained, and deprecated technologies.
- Align radar with enterprise processes for technology lifecycle management and adoption progression.
- Define criteria for moving technologies from exploration to pilot, scale, and standardization.
- Lead and/or coordinate PoCs and POVs in key innovation domains such as unstructured and semantic data layers, Linked Data Interfaces (LDIs), and Agentic AI and autonomous systems.
- Work with engineering and product teams to assess feasibility, scalability, and enterprise fit.
- Develop clear evaluation frameworks and success metrics for each PoC.
- Translate successful PoCs into reference architectures, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles, governance, and interoperability standards.
- Contribute to the evolution of EA Innovation Services and CDNA architecture blueprints.
- Work extremely closely with EA Innovation Services,



Enterprise Architecture leadership, product architecture teams, engineering teams, and data AI platform leads.
- Act as a connector between EA, CDNA, and product teams to ensure innovation adoption.
- Present emerging technology insights and recommendations to senior leadership, architecture review boards, and product and platform stakeholders.
- Drive alignment on innovation priorities and investment decisions.
- Facilitate workshops, innovation reviews, and strategic discussions.

Required

- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Significant experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or innovation roles.
- Proven ability to evaluate and apply emerging technologies in enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of data analytics architectures, AI/ML and emerging Agentic AI paradigms, unstructured data processing, and semantic/knowledge graph concepts.
- Experience with PoC/POV development and evaluation frameworks.
- Experience with technology trend analysis and innovation scouting.
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks and innovation lifecycle processes.

Preferred

- Experience working with analyst firms (e.g., Gartner, Forrester) and interpreting research insights.
- Exposure to data fabrics, data mesh, or semantic layers.
- Exposure to decision intelligence systems or advanced analytics ecosystems.
- Experience in regulated industries (e.g., life sciences, healthcare).

Disclaimer : This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.

📌 Sr. Spclst , CDNA Strategy & Architecture Emerging Tech Architect (Hyderabad)
🏢 Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
📍 Hyderabad