Senior Director, Enterprise and R&D Information Architect

BeiGene, Ltd. has proposed to change its name to BeOne Medicines Ltd. The new name is subject to shareholder approval and, once approved, use of the name will be phased in over 2025. There may be instances where “BeiGene” or “BeOne” are used to describe the company during this transition period. BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description:

Are you ready to be at the forefront of transforming cancer therapies by developing a strong information foundation, strategy and architecture that delivers timely and key business and scientific insights across the value chain? At BeOne Medicines, we apply cutting-edge science to create life-changing therapies, and we need experienced IT and Data professionals to drive this mission forward within our Global Technology Solutions team. We are investing heavily in Data and Analytics to enable BeOne Medicines to achieve its goals.

Join BeOne Medicines' Global Data Strategy and Solutions team to help develop and implement an enterprise information architecture and roadmap that accelerates our mission to transform cancer therapy through trusted and timely data and insights. Reporting to the VP and Global Head of Data Strategy and Solutions, this critical role will have dual accountability for establishing the Enterprise Information Architecture (IA) capability at BeOne Medicines and leading the information architecture for the R&D Domain—our key growth engine.

Collaboration is key—partnering with business and R&D stakeholders, functional D&A teams, and IT Business partners, you will create comprehensive information architecture and roadmaps aimed at enhancing data quality, accessibility, and governance, while establishing a streamlined data supply chain that drives operational efficiencies and informed business decisions. You will also oversee the architecture for key initiatives, ensuring alignment with our overarching information architecture standards and roadmap. You will also play a key role in advancing the data culture and governance at BeOne Medicines by promoting data architecture best practices and articulating its value to stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will possess a strategic mindset, extensive experience in information architecture and data management, and strong leadership skills to mentor teams and foster cross-functional collaboration, preferably within the life sciences sector.

Key Responsibilities:

Establish and Lead Enterprise Information Architecture Capability

• Create and introduce an enterprise information management framework and repeatable methodologies, practices and artifacts for creating comprehensive information architecture and strategy to improve data findability, information flow, data quality, and data usability.
• Develop a repository of key data domains, business information entities, and reusable data assets/products with key metadata that describe BeOne Medicines' enterprise information landscape.
• Establish enterprise practices and standards to ensure data assets/products are FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) through metadata management, data quality, and interoperability standards, driving their adoption across the organization.
• Provide consultative support to business and technology leaders, integrating information strategies with their business strategies and advising on best practices in data architecture and management.
• Promote architectural standards to ensure consistent data management practices, efficient lifecycle management, and seamless data consumption, including creating reference architectures for common data integration, data engineering and analytics patterns.
• Partner with architects, system owners, and IT Business Partners to drive the realization and adoption of information architecture patterns and standards.
• Scale the information architecture capability across key functional areas by mentoring and building a team of domain-focused information architects.

Lead R&D Domain Information Architecture and Strategy

• Leverage the Enterprise Information Management framework to establish and maintain the information architecture, landscape and roadmap for R&D Information Domains.
• Design and maintain a robust information architecture that maps the lifecycle of data creation, update, deletion, and utilization (CRUD) across R&D’s business capabilities and processes.
• Identify key business information entities (including master and reference data), data domains, and reusable data assets/products, establishing ownership and stewardship in alignment with business stakeholders.
• Define data and quality requirements to support operational, analytical, and strategic needs, ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry standards.
• Define a comprehensive roadmap to address data and data quality gaps, including measurable milestones and outcomes.
• Lead the architecture, design and oversee implementation of master and reference data initiatives and work with stakeholders to facilitate their adoption and use within R&D.
• Shape and lead critical data and analytics initiatives and oversee their implementation to deliver expected business outcomes.
• Actively participate in solution architecture and engineering efforts across projects to drive adoption of established patterns, ensuring scalability, reliability, and sustainability of information systems.
• Prioritize data and analytics related project and service demand from R&D against the overall information roadmap to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Capture and articulate business value delivered.

Evolve Information Capabilities and Innovation

• Collaborate with Data Platform Lead to continuously assess and enhance BeOne Medicines' information and platform capabilities to meet business needs and leverage technological advancements.
• Utilize Generative AI and knowledge graph technologies to improve data findability and accessibility, ensuring efficient information utilization.
• Simplify the adoption of Generative AI at BeOne Medicines by enhancing the data supply chain and enabling seamless integration with RAG and Agentic AI architecture patterns.
• Establish a Community of Practice for information architecture, creating a reference architecture for data integration, engineering, and analytics patterns.

Champion Data Culture and Governance:

• Promote a culture of data literacy and accountability across the organization, empowering stakeholders to effectively utilize data as a strategic asset.
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Federated Data Governance leads and participate in governance committees to establish data ownership and stewardship for critical data assets and develop data governance policies.
• Capture and articulate value delivered through information strategy and data initiatives.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in information science, computer science, data management, or a related field.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS/MA/MS/MBA in information science, computer science, data management, or a related field with 12+ years of experience across disciplines, including enterprise architecture, master data management, information architecture, and large-scale data initiatives.
• Strong leadership experience and skills in MDM, Data Quality, Information Governance, Data Modeling, Information Architecture, and Metadata management.
• At least 5 years of experience in an information architect or strategist role, delivering architecture blueprints and roadmaps that drive tangible business transformation.
• Recognized expertise in implementing modern data management frameworks and operating models, such as data products, data mesh, data fabric, and data lakehouse.
• Familiarity and experience working with cloud based data and analytics platforms – DataBricks, Azure Synapse, data governance and cataloging tools (e.g. Collibra and Informatica), enterprise integration tools, LLMs, RAG, Agentic architectures, ontologies, taxonomies, knowledge graph, etc.
• Strong business acumen to align data strategies with organizational objectives, particularly in R&D and clinical domains.
• Proven track record of delivering successful outcomes in entrepreneurial and dynamic environments, managing multiple stakeholders effectively.
• Excellent leadership skills to articulate a clear vision and inspire collaboration at all organizational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to simplify complex topics for diverse audiences and foster a data-driven culture within cross-functional teams.

 Travel: 

• 5-10% to collaborate with distributed teams in US and globally.

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

Salary Range: $203,900.00 - $273,900.00 annually

BeOne is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process.  Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeiGene, Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.