Join us as we transform immunology and deliver medicines that help autoimmune patients get their lives back. argenx is preparing for multi-dimensional expansion to reach more patients through a rich pipeline of differentiated assets, led by VYVGART, our first-in-class neonatal Fc receptor blocker approved for the treatment of gMG, and with the potential to treat patients across dozens of severe autoimmune diseases.

We are building a new kind of biotech company, one that maintains its roots as a science-based start-up and pushes our commitment to innovate across all corners of our business. We strive to inspire and grow our company, our partnerships, our science, and our people, because when we do, we deliver more for patients.

For the expansion of our Business Information Systems (BIS) team, argenx is looking for a Data Architecture Lead with focus on the Commercial and Medical Affairs functions.

'Data is an asset’ is a key guiding principle for argenx and BIS. This role will have to develop and maintain a customer (patient and HCP) centric data architecture that aligns with this guiding principle and supports the data management needs of a growing organization.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive data architecture strategy for Commercial and Medical Affairs, aligning with organizational goals and industry best practices.
• Provide technical leadership in defining data architecture principles, standards, and guidelines
• Design and develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models, considering scalability, performance, and data integrity
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into effective data models
• Oversee the selection, implementation, and optimization of databases and data management systems for life sciences data. Ensure database performance, security, and compliance with regulatory standards
• Work closely with the Data Governance Lead to develop and maintain a right size data catalog of and data lineage for commercial and medical affairs applications
• Responsible for the core master data management (MDM) domains of HCP/HCO, Patient and Payor
• Work with other leaders in the BIS team in extending data architecture and MDM best practices to other parts of the organization
• Maintain an overall understanding of industry landscape to ensure that we are deploying best-practice solutions

Education, Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8-10 years working either in a biopharmaceutical company or a consulting organization with focus on the life sciences sector
• Minimum 5 years working in a data architect capacity
• High analytical capability with history of leveraging data and analytical techniques to optimize business decisions. Willingness to be strategic and hands-on as required
• Experience modeling or analyzing patient case management data, call activity data from CRM, marketing data like web traffic, email campaign statistics and consent management required
• Experience with master data management systems like Veeva Network is required
• Experience in working with data from Veeva CRM, Marketing CRM, Salesforce ServiceCloud and HealthCloud is required
• Experience in data aggregation of channel sales (SP/SD) data, 3PL data and use of patient deidentification software like DATAVANT required
• Understanding of the industry landscape and global regulatory requirements (e.g. GxP, HIPAA. GDPR, etc..).
• Work closely with other BIS team members and develop analytical and reporting solutions

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At argenx, all applicants are welcomed in an inclusive environment. They will receive equal consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. argenx is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing your application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the candidate selection process please contact us at hr.us@argenx.com. Only inquiries related to an accommodation request will receive a response.