Location: Hybrid

Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week in accordance with Company policy.

About our Company:

Medidata: Powering Smarter Treatments and Healthier People

Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, is leading the digital transformation of life sciences, creating hope for millions of people. Medidata helps generate the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics companies, and academic researchers accelerate value, minimize risk, and optimize outcomes. More than one million registered users across 2,000+ customers and partners access the world's most trusted platform for clinical development, commercial, and real-world data. Known for its groundbreaking technological innovations, Medidata has supported more than 33,000 clinical trials and 10 million study participants. Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has offices around the world to meet the needs of its customers. Discover more at www.medidata.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.

About the Team:

The Principal Information Technical Architect reporting to the the Director of Architecture works within the Corporate Information Systems team as the authority for salesfore.com (SFDC) development best practices, SFDC platform health, and adoption of advanced system capabilities supporting development activities within Medidata. The Principal Information Technical Architect is responsible for ensuring technical solutions are well architected following salesforce.com best practices, ensuring solutions are designed with performance and scale in mind.

Responsibilities:

You maintain intimate knowledge of the packages, customizations and automations supporting important business processes encompassing lead to cash including CPQ, CLM, PSA, SFA and other departments You Require and review technical specifications for complex requirements to assure SFDC best practices are followed, preventing performance issues, and assuring solutions are built to scale You maintain a technical roadmap to include release updates, health check, optimizer results, deprecation, and refactor opportunities You collaborate with Solution Architects to understand requirements and deliverables to provide optimal technical delivery You mentor team members in Salesforce best practices and advanced technical concepts You work closely with development management supporting the technical delivery of Salesforce implementations, including custom development You Identify and reduce technical debt You monitor system performance to ensure governor limit thresholds are not crossed and plan corrective action You review and/or provide technical specifications for initiatives under development by 3rd parties You participate in design and code review for complex changes related to transformational projects You own change management approvals and impact analysis for IS You seek out and drive the adoption of new development techniques You serve as escalation point for critical issues unresolvable by developers with less experience You perform solution architecture for select projects

Qualifications:

8 + years of hands-on experience working with the Salesforce platform across Sales, Service, Marketing, and Community Clouds. A deep understanding of the Salesforce platform, including its capabilities and limitations, along with expertise in Apex programming, Visualforce, Lightning components, integration patterns, and strong analytical skills to design scalable, high-performing solutions Expert level understanding of Apex coding, Visualforce, Lightning components, data management, and system architecture design principles. History of designing complex Salesforce solutions, including data models, workflows, custom objects, and security considerations, while considering scalability and performance. Experience with business processes and the ability to translate requirements into effective Salesforce solutions. Experience with effectively collaborating with team members, including business users, developers, and project managers, explaining technical concepts in clear terms. History of providing technical leadership on projects, guide development teams, and make informed decisions regarding architecture design. Holding the SFDC Certified Technical Architect (CTA) certification and/or other SFDC certifications is desirable. Completed at least 5-10 full-lifecycle, enterprise Salesforce.com implementations with focus on solution architecture and technical design. Implementations must include the following experience: Solution architect consultant for a consultancy or working within mid to large sized organizations. Management skills with understanding of how to interpret customer needs and translating those into technology and operational requirements. Expertise in the following areas is required: Salesforce CPQ & Sales Cloud. Salesforce.com Lightning Platform development.

As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location.

The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is  $157,500 - $210,000. 

The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the California Bay Area is $166,500 - $220,000.

The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the Boston Metro Area is $155,250 - $207,000.

The salary range for positions that will be physically based in Texas or Ohio is $138,750 - $185,000.

The salary range for positions that will be physically based in all other locations within the United States is $141,000 - $188,000.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work.  Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata’s non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses.  Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best-in-class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; 401(k) matching; unlimited paid time off (subject to management discretion); and 10 paid holidays per year.

Note: Please be on the lookout for job scams. Medidata recruiters will never ask applicants for monetary compensation, credit card, or banking details.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Diversity As a game-changer in sustainable technology and innovation, Medidata, Dassault Systèmes company, is striving to build more inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. We believe that our people are our number one asset and we want all employees to feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. It is our goal that our people feel a sense of pride and a passion for belonging. As a company leading change, it’s our responsibility to foster opportunities for all people to participate in a harmonized Workforce of the Future.