Data & AI Architect – Life Sciences
hace 6 días
Barcelona
We are looking for a Manager / Senior Data & AI Architect to join our Barcelona team and help us grow one of BIP Iberia's strategic areas: the application of Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence within Life Sciences. This is not a pure architecture role. We are looking for someone who combines strong technical depth with business understanding, client-facing skills and a pre-sales/commercial mindset. Someone who can design a robust architecture, defend it with a client, understand the business problem behind it and guide the team until the solution is successfully delivered and operational. The role will be part of BIP's Global Data & AI team, with a strong focus on working closely with our local teams in Barcelona and across Spain, while collaborating with colleagues and specialists across Portugal, Italy and other BIP geographies. • Act as a Data & AI reference for Life Sciences, connecting strategy, business and technology., • You will be involved from early client conversations and pre-sales through architecture definition, delivery and the evolution of production solutions., • You will also help build capabilities, reusable assets, propositions and references that strengthen our position in the Life Sciences market., • Design end-to-end Data, Analytics and AI architectures covering data platforms, lakehouse, integration, governance, advanced analytics, Machine Learning, GenAI and AI agents., • Translate Life Sciences business needs into concrete, scalable, secure and measurable technology solutions., • Act as a trusted technical advisor for CIOs, CDOs, Data & AI leaders, business stakeholders and architecture teams., • Play an active role in pre-sales: discovery, workshops, RFP/RFI responses, estimates, proposals, roadmaps, high-level architectures, demos, PoCs and executive presentations., • Work jointly with commercial leaders and Partners to identify and mature opportunities, bringing technical credibility and sector knowledge., • Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams including Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers and AI specialists., • Define architecture standards and patterns across security, integration, observability, MLOps/LLMOps, governance and data quality., • Support solutions through production, ensuring operability, performance, security, cost control and long-term scalability., • Contribute to the growth of the Data & AI practice in Barcelona and to BIP's international Life Sciences collaboration., • Mentor junior colleagues and raise the technical bar through design reviews, best practices and knowledge sharing., • Relevant experience or strong knowledge of the Life Sciences sector is important. The successful candidate should understand key business processes, industry challenges and the regulatory context in which clients operate., • Experience in Pharma, Biotech, MedTech, Healthcare or related environments., • Understanding of Data & AI use cases across R&D, clinical, medical affairs, commercial, market access, supply chain, manufacturing, quality or patient/healthcare analytics., • Ability to work with sensitive data and regulated environments, with awareness of privacy, traceability, quality, governance and compliance principles., • Knowledge of scientific, clinical, commercial or healthcare data ecosystems will be highly valued., • Strong experience, ideally 7 years, across Data, Analytics, Cloud or AI, with increasing responsibility in architecture and/or technical leadership., • Proven experience or strong domain knowledge in Life Sciences, with an understanding of the sector's key business processes, data ecosystems, and regulatory context., • Proven experience designing modern data solutions: data lake/lakehouse, data warehouse, streaming, APIs and integration, batch and real-time processing, modelling and governance., • Deep knowledge of at least one major hyperscaler (Azure, AWS or Google Cloud) and the ability to operate in multi-cloud environments., • Experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, BigQuery or equivalent technologies., • Strong SQL skills and solid Python knowledge; practical understanding of Spark and distributed architectures., • Knowledge of AI/ML and GenAI architectures, including LLMs, RAG, agents, vector search, evaluation, guardrails, observability and industrialisation patterns., • Strong client-facing experience and the ability to communicate complex decisions to both technical and executive audiences., • Hands‑on experience in technical pre‑sales and in preparing and defending proposals., • Professional English at a minimum C1 level. Professional Spanish. Italian or Portuguese is a plus., • Availability to work in a hybrid model based in Barcelona and to travel occasionally depending on client/project needs., • Previous experience in technology or strategy consulting., • Commercial or business development experience within Data & AI., • Relevant certifications across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake or other leading platforms., • Experience in Data Governance, Data Mesh, catalogues, MDM, data quality and data-product-oriented architectures., • Experience with MLOps, LLMOps, CI/CD, DevOps and platform automation., • Knowledge of FinOps and performance/cost optimisation., • Ability to build accelerators, assets and reusable solutions., • International experience, with a track record of working with stakeholders across different geographies and multicultural environments., • Consulting mindset and client orientation: listen, structure ambiguous problems and turn them into actionable decisions., • Technical credibility: ability to go deep when required while maintaining an end-to-end perspective., • Business orientation: understanding that architecture is a means to create impact, not an end in itself., • Communication and influencing skills: confidently present and defend proposals to technical teams, business stakeholders and senior management., • Commercial and pre-sales mindset: comfortable participating in opportunity discussions and shaping a compelling value proposition., • Leadership without hierarchy: ability to mobilise teams, make decisions and build trust., • Pragmatism, autonomy and end-to-end ownership., • Curiosity and continuous learning in a fast-moving technology environment., • A strategic role supporting the growth of Data & AI and Life Sciences within BIP Iberia., • High client exposure and direct participation in relevant transformation initiatives., • Real opportunity to influence the development of the practice and new business opportunities., • Collaboration with international teams and specialists across multiple geographies., • Data, Analytics, AI and GenAI projects using leading technologies., • Professional development, training and support for certifications., • Hybrid working model based in Barcelona, with flexibility aligned to project needs., • Access to 300 courses on emerging technologies and business topics, personalized development programs, and continuous training initiatives to support your professional and personal growth., • Hybrid working model with flexibility to balance remote and office work in agreement with your manager and project #J-18808-Ljbffr