Director, Chief Architect, Architecture

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · New Brunswick, NJ +7

The Director, Chief Architect, Enterprise Architecture serves as the senior technology architecture leader for DePuy Synthes, defining and governing enterprise-wide architecture strategy to enable business growth, innovation, scalability, and security. This role partners closely with business, IT, and digital leaders to ensure technology investments align to enterprise strategy and deliver measurable value. The role plays a critical leadership position during the evolution to a standalone DePuy Synthes organization, shaping future-state architecture and enabling operational readiness and reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and own the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards, and roadmaps aligned to DePuy Synthes business strategy and IT priorities.
  2. Lead architecture governance across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, and security to ensure consistency, scalability, and compliance.
  3. Partner with business and technology leaders to translate business capabilities and strategies into target‑state enterprise and solution architectures.
  4. Guide major technology programs and investments, providing architectural direction, design oversight, and risk mitigation for complex initiatives.
  5. Establish and maintain architecture standards, reference architectures, and patterns to accelerate delivery and reduce technical debt.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10-12 years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
  • Demonstrated experience defining enterprise‑wide architecture strategies and leading architecture governance at scale.
  • Strong understanding of application, data, integration, cloud, and infrastructure architectures.
  • Experience leading and developing high‑performing architecture teams.
  • Strong communication and executive‑level presentation skills.

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree (MS or MBA) with a focus on technology, business strategy, or systems architecture.
  • Experience supporting large‑scale transformations, separations, or operating‑model changes.
  • Background in MedTech, regulated industries, or global enterprise environments.
  • Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms, digital platforms, and modern integration patterns.
  • Familiarity with architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF or equivalent).
  • Proven ability to partner with senior business and IT leaders to drive alignment and outcomes.
  • Enterprise Architecture or cloud certifications

What the JD emphasized

  • regulatory, quality, privacy, and cybersecurity requirements