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Abbott · 2 months ago

IT Process Architect - Global Quality and Regulatory

United States - California - Alameda

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$128K/yr - $256K/yr

7+ years exp

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The IT Process Architect - Global Quality and Regulatory plays a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing enterprise-wide business processes to support strategic transformation and operational excellence by partnering with cross-functional teams to design scalable, service-oriented process frameworks.

BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical

Responsibilities

Design and maintain enterprise-level business process frameworks, standards, and governance models

Analyze and model current and future state business processes to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement

Develop and maintain business capability maps, value stream models, and process documentation to support strategic planning and execution

Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to align process design with technology solutions and enterprise architecture

Develop and maintain comprehensive business architecture blueprints that articulate ADC’s strategy, operational vision, and multi-year transformation roadmap

Design and implement business architecture frameworks that support digital transformation, operational efficiency, and customer journey excellence

Create and apply key business architecture deliverables—including capability models, value stream maps, customer journey maps, and system interaction diagrams—to guide product teams in shaping minimum viable and marketable products

Provide strategic insights through business capability modeling and process mapping to inform investment decisions and drive business outcomes across the product lifecycle

Support business strategy formulation by identifying process capabilities required to achieve strategic goals

Facilitate workshops and design sessions to co-create innovative process solutions with business leaders and subject matter experts

Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to assess their impact on business processes and recommend adoption strategies

Act as a liaison between business units and IT teams to ensure process requirements are accurately translated into technical solutions

Support solution architects and delivery teams by providing process insights and ensuring alignment with business objectives

Contribute to enterprise architecture governance by ensuring business process architecture is integrated into broader architectural views

Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for business processes to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement

Leverage data analytics and process mining tools to uncover insights and inform decision-making

Promote a culture of operational excellence through process standardization, automation, and best practice sharing

Qualification

Process architectureBusiness architectureBusiness process managementBusiness analysisProcess improvementWorkflow automationEnterprise systems integrationLeanSix SigmaStakeholder engagementTOGAFBIZBOKARISSignavioVisioFacilitation skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; MBA preferred

7-10 years of experience in Process architecture, business architecture, business analysis, process improvement or enterprise transformation roles

Proven experience in designing and optimizing business processes across multiple functions or domains

Familiarity with business architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, BIZBOK) and modeling tools (e.g., ARIS, Signavio, Visio)

Strong understanding of business architecture, business process management (BPM), workflow automation, and enterprise systems integration

Preferred

Experience in regulated industries such as healthcare, life sciences, or finance

Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies

Exposure to enterprise architecture tools and methodologies

Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

Benefits

Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year

An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.