The LaunchWell Group · 1 day ago
Senior Solutions Architect (Consultant)
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
$110/hr - $125/hr
5+ years expLaunchwellgroup is seeking a senior technology consultant/solutions architect to provide technical leadership and solution architecture for a next generation enterprise digital trial solution aimed at accelerating clinical research in pharma and life sciences. The role involves designing future-state solutions, evaluating vendors, and making strategic decisions on capabilities to develop or procure.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Quickly develop a working view of the current solution landscape: systems, integrations, data flows, constraints, and decision rights
Define functional requirements (must-haves vs nice-to-haves) grounded in use cases and release roadmap
Partner with stakeholders to translate the Release 1+ roadmap into capability requirements and downstream consumer needs
Partner with downstream use-cases to capture consumption needs: workflows, data, technical capabilities and adoption constraints
Translate use cases into a capability map and prioritized functional and technical requirements that inform solution design and vendor evaluation
Establish criteria and weightings (functional fit, integration fit, compliance/validation readiness, security, implementation effort, vendor maturity/viability, TCO, time-to-value)
Define evaluation depth and decision gates (scan → deep-dive → shortlist → POC) and evidence standards (what counts as proof vs claims)
Conduct scenario and workflow-based demos and technical fit sessions; score and document risks (as needed)
Produce a concise executive narrative connecting use cases → capabilities → architecture → accelerators → recommendation
Support decision forums (e.g., steering committee) with clear tradeoffs, risks, and next steps
Develop a build-vs-buy acceleration hypothesis tied to capability gaps, time-to-value, and implementation feasibility
Define target capabilities, architectural principles, and design guardrails
Establish a clear architectural view of the clinical digital data flow solution’s future state, grounded in the client’s vision and Release 1+ roadmap
Establish reference patterns for downstream consumption (integration patterns, onboarding expectations, dependency gates)
Identify which capabilities should be built in-house versus accelerated through commercial solutions, open-source components, or vendor partnerships
Create an 'acceleration opportunity matrix' tying capability gaps to time-to-value, risk, total cost of ownership, and downstream enablement impact
Drive alignment on architecture tradeoffs and sequencing (what must exist now vs what can be staged)
Define pragmatic future-state architecture option(s) aligned to roadmap sequencing and consumer enablement
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, or senior technical consulting, with clear ownership of large-scale enterprise, multi-system architectures
5+ years of experience serving as a technical or solution architecture leader on enterprise transformation programs, with a background in technology strategy or IT consulting within a professional services or advisory environment
Technology Assessment & Strategy - has led build vs. buy decisions and vendor selections; Strong experience driving build vs buy decisions, including structured vendor/accelerator evaluations (criteria/weightings, evidence standards, scorecards, recommendations)
Demonstrated depth and breadth of knowledge of IT generalist skills in at least one of the following core capabilities: IT Strategic Planning, Enterprise Architecture and Solution Design, Technology Blueprinting & Roadmap Development
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with product teams, engineering teams, business stakeholders and external partners to deliver comprehensive digital solutions
Demonstrated experience leading vendor/solution evaluations (requirements, criteria/weightings, evidence standards, scoring, recommendation)
Strong technical fluency in integration patterns (APIs/events/data flows), identity/SSO, security posture discussions, and non-functional requirements
Preferred
Experience in pharma, life sciences, digital health, or enterprise SaaS/PaaS strongly preferred
Pharma, life sciences, or regulated healthcare experience strongly preferred, with a solid understanding of clinical, data, and compliance-driven technology environments
Company
The LaunchWell Group
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2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase