Solution Architect - R&D
Posted Today by Roc Search
£600 Per day
Outside
Remote
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Solution Architect for Scientific R&D Platforms will support large-scale scientific research initiatives within a global organization. This role involves modernizing enterprise platforms and collaborating with research, engineering, and business teams to deliver integrated technology solutions. The position requires a strong background in Pharma or Life Sciences and focuses on shaping solution architecture across modern enterprise and cloud-based platforms. The role is remote with occasional travel to Reading required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with research, engineering, and business teams to modernize and enhance enterprise platforms.
- Shape solution architecture across a range of modern enterprise and cloud-based platforms.
- Deliver scalable, secure, and integrated technology solutions.
- Collaborate on architecture strategy, technical design, integrations, and platform roadmaps.
- Partner with Product Managers, Engineers, and wider stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Strong background within Pharma / Life Sciences / R&D environments.
- Experience working closely with scientific or research-focused teams.
- Knowledge of scientific research platforms and enterprise applications.
- Proven solution architecture and enterprise systems experience.
- Strong cloud experience (Azure or GCP preferred).
- API-first architecture and SaaS integration experience.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Experience influencing technical roadmaps, architecture strategy, and technology direction.
- Exposure to AI/ML or data-driven platforms (nice to have).
- Experience within highly regulated environments (nice to have).
- DevSecOps and modern software engineering practices (nice to have).
- Experience with containerisation, integrations, or large-scale platform environments (nice to have).
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Solution Architect – Scientific R&D Platforms
Initial 6-month contract
£600 per day
Outside IR35
Remote working
Occasional travel required near Reading (1–2 times per month)
ASAP start available
A Global organisation currently looking for a Solution Architect to join a growing technology function supporting large-scale scientific R&D initiatives. This position will work closely with research, engineering and business teams to help modernise and enhance enterprise platforms used across complex scientific and operational environments. The role will focus on shaping solution architecture across a range of modern enterprise and cloud-based platforms, helping deliver scalable, secure and integrated technology solutions. You’ll work across architecture strategy, technical design, integrations and platform roadmaps, partnering closely with Product Managers, Engineers and wider stakeholders. This is a strong fit for someone who has previously worked within Pharma, Life Sciences or scientific R&D environments and understands how to support research-focused teams with modern technology solutions.
Key experience required:
- Strong background within Pharma / Life Sciences / R&D environments
- Experience working closely with scientific or research-focused teams
- Knowledge of scientific research platforms and enterprise applications
- Proven solution architecture and enterprise systems experience
- Strong cloud experience (Azure or GCP preferred)
- API-first architecture and SaaS integration experience
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
- Experience influencing technical roadmaps, architecture strategy and technology direction
Nice to have:
- Exposure to AI/ML or data-driven platforms
- Experience within highly regulated environments
- DevSecOps and modern software engineering practices
- Experience with containerisation, integrations or large-scale platform environments