Life Sciences Technical Solutions Architect
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Job description
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Welocalize is seeking a dynamic and strategic Technical Life Sciences Solutions Architect to join our Life Sciences Service Line Leadership Team. This high-visibility role acts as the voice of the customer, the market, and the business, guiding our product vision and technical strategy to support industry-leading language services for global CRO & Pharma organizations. You will drive innovation by connecting client needs, market trends, and competitive insights to strategic product and technology initiatives., * Be the Solution Advocate: Represent and champion the needs of life sciences clients and internal stakeholders across all technology initiatives.
- Voice of the Market: Conduct market intelligence to understand customer challenges, regulatory trends, and competitor strategies. Translate these into actionable product and service opportunities.
- Tech Strategy Leadership: Develop and own a 1-2 year technology strategy roadmap aligned with Life Sciences business goals, ensuring we remain ahead of market needs and competitors.
- Collaborate with Product Managers: Work closely with technical product managers to define and refine product roadmaps. Shape high-level strategies into Board- and Leadership-ready narratives, and help decompose them into tactical delivery plans.
- Customer & Commercial Engagement: Engage directly with top clients and prospects to understand evolving needs, identify whitespace, and support strategic account development and pre-sales efforts.
- Competitive Differentiation: Identify and validate how Welocalize's platform, data, and services differentiate us. Define positioning and packaging strategies that align with our life sciences value proposition.
- Cross-functional Partner: Work across Operations, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Compliance to ensure successful product implementation, adoption, and impact.
- Adoption & Measurement: Define KPIs for success and adoption. Monitor usage, performance, and business impact of tech-enabled services.
Requirements
- 5-10+ years of experience in product management, solution ownership, or strategic consulting roles, required within Life Sciences: Pharma, Biotech, or CRO.
- Demonstrated experience in developing strategic product roadmaps and bridging business vision with technical execution.
- Deep understanding of life sciences technology ecosystem of drug development including knowledge of CTMS, EDC, eTMF, and/or eCOA systems
- Experience working with or integrating products/platforms such as Veeva, Medidata, or similar technologies used for clinical trials data management.
- Strong knowledge of the competitive landscape and market trends in life sciences content services and localization tech.
- Experience working in cross-functional, matrixed teams, and presenting to executive and customer stakeholders.
- Familiarity with localization technologies (e.g., TMS, CAT, LQA, MT, integrations) is a plus.
- A structured thinker and storyteller who can translate complex problems into clear, compelling solutions., * Experience collaborating with Engineering, UX, and Technical Product Managers.
- Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like JIRA.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to influence at all levels.
- Strategic mindset with a strong execution orientation.
