IT Architect

We are looking for IT Architect for our Blue chip Pharmaceuticals client in Basel - Switzerland.

Here is the brief spec;

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Planning and designing architectures (hardware, software, information systems, communication networks), taking into account economic efficiency, quality and feasibility.

MAIN TASKS

- Analyzing the corporate strategy and developing the IT strategy.
- Watching the hard- and softwar market.
- Developing and maintaining the IT Strategy and -architecture (hardware, software, communication) according to the corporate strategy and economy.
- Documenting the technological descriptions overviews.
- Creating and maintaining the application concept for hardware and software
- Representing the IT stragegy and architectures
- Creating and asserting quality standards in terms of strategy and architectures
- Conducting audits and design reviews
- Consulting IT projects
- Communicating the IT strategy and architectures

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (Language, technology, certificates, degrees

- Pharmaceutical R&D
- Clinical Trials
- Software development
- IT architecture
- Database systems
- Excellent communication skills 
- Able to interact with technical staff and management
- Conceptual thinker with strong IT architecture understanding Has worked with large volumes of experimental data
- Able to quickly create effective documents using Powerpoint and Visio
- Domain expertise & past project experience:
- Master or Ph.D. in natural science, mathematics or informatics
- English - fluent in writing and speaking