Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Verito Solutions Inc is seeking a Lead Data Architect specializing in Clinical & Site Payments within Financial Systems. The role involves defining data architectures, leading system integrations, and ensuring compliance with industry standards while managing cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the Clinical site payments data model
- Design scalable data models across:
- Payment analytics (foundation layer)
- Accruals and payable items
- Reconciliation datasets
- Budget and contract structures
- Establish:
- Harmonized Silver/Gold data layers
- Standardized financial measures and currency handling
- Data lineage from source → transformation → consumption
- Lead development of Source-to-Target Mapping (STM) across all payment-related systems
- Architect integrations across key platforms:
- CTMS
- EDC
- SAP / ERP systems
- Payment platforms (e.g., ICON, Ledger Run, DrugDev)
- Contracting tools (e.g., Agiloft, Ariba, CPP, BEST)
- Databricks or other big data platforms
- Define:
- End-to-end procure-to-pay lifecycle data flows
- Alignment of identifiers (PO, PR, Payee, Site, Study)
- Data synchronization and reconciliation strategies
- Ensure integration supports Financial accuracy, Auditability, Regulatory compliance
- Lead cross-functional teams including Data engineers, Data analysts, Business analysts, SMEs in clinical and finance domains
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable data architectures & clear technical designs
- Drive Agile delivery, Iterative design reviews, Stakeholder alignment
- Ensure adherence to:
- GxP requirements
- 21 CFR Part 11 considerations
- Data governance and audit standards
- Define best practices for:
- Data quality
- Financial controls
- Traceability and lineage
Skills
- Deep experience in Life Sciences Site Payments / Investigator Fee Management
- Strong understanding of: Clinical trial payment processes
- Site budgeting and contract negotiations
- Payment reconciliation and accruals
- Integrated Site Payments (ISP) models
- Familiarity with: CTMS, EDC, and clinical workflows
- Financial systems (SAP or equivalent)
- 10–15+ years in solution architecture / technical leadership
- Strong experience in: Data modeling (canonical, relational, analytical)
- Source-to-Target Mapping (STM)
- Data pipelines and transformation layers
- Experience integrating enterprise systems via: APIs / services
- Data pipelines / ETL
- Knowledge of: Financial data structures and reporting models
- GxP regulated system delivery
- 21 CFR Part 11 compliance considerations
- Hands-on experience integrating: CTMS, EDC, ERP (SAP), and payment platforms
- Strong understanding of: Procure-to-pay lifecycle
- Financial data flows
- Cross-system reconciliation
- Strong stakeholder management across: Clinical teams, Finance teams, IT / Data teams
- Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and lead workshops and architecture discussions
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Knowledge of: Data warehousing (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, etc. preferred)
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