Job Summary
Job Description
Here is a great opportunity to join a great company! Medline Industries has enjoyed DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH for 56 of the past 57 years! We've again been named to the Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces, and we're again on the list of Becker's Great Places to Work in Healthcare.
As we continue to grow, we have an opportunity for an experienced Enterprise Architect who will work closely with business and IT leaders to define technology oriented business strategies. The Enterprise Architecture team is chartered to explore what is technologically possible to enable strategic and tactical business priorities and engage the organization to succeed in delivering solutions to the business. Enterprise architects collaborate on and influence change to business models, business process, organizations, and investments by contributing a technology perspective and analytical approach to decision activities.
Responsibilities include:
* Assess near-term needs, using structured interview processes, to establish business priorities. Consult with technical subject matter experts, and develop alternative technical solutions. Advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities.
* Track and provide visibility to the Information & Technology strategy for an area of the business.
* Create deliverables that illustrate how to move business goals forward.
* Provide consultation to assigned line-of-business leaders in defining or designing business capabilities, processes, functions and organizational structures, as well as in researching, identifying and internally marketing, selling and enabling technologies.
* Seek ways to apply new technology to, and reuse existing technology for, business processes.
* Research and provide information on technical trends and partner ecosystem interactions relevant to assignments.
* Stay abreast of current technology trends both in the industry as a whole and with the applications deployed in the landscape.
* Research and design implementation strategies for new and/or alternate technologies that will further business goals and provide competitive advantages.
* Provide interim leadership to bootstrap new digital products, manage vendor relationships, or lead prototype technology efforts.
Required Skills
* Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to effectively influence other leaders in the organization.
* Curiosity and creativity demonstrated by introducing and promoting new ways to apply technology to business problems.
* Ability to recognize and articulate the essential impediments or opportunities to progress in a situation.
* Skilled in working with others in a collaborative fashion
* Excellent communication skills, with ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical staff at all levels of the organization.
* Strong business acumen
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree. Focus on information technology or related discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
* 2+ years mid-level leadership role (technical or management) in full lifecycle systems implementations, preferably with innovative digital products.
* 2+ years technology pre-sales, technology account management or similar role.
* 2+ years IT Business Architect or Solutions Architect role preferably with experience in large business process or organizational change initiatives.
More About Medline:
Medline is the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies in the United States, providing more than 550,000 products that serve the entire continuum of care. Our innovative products and programs can be found in most hospitals, extended-care facilities, surgery centers, physician offices, home care dealers, home health agencies and retail outlets.
Founded in 1910, Medline has grown from a small manufacturer of aprons, surgical gowns and uniforms to a thriving $20 billion global enterprise because of our dedicated people, entrepreneurial spirit and honest values.
Again named one of the country's "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For," and once again named to Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces, Medline has experienced fifty-plus years of consecutive annual growth, and is headquartered in Northfield, IL.
Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/ handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Benefits - Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click here.
Every day, we're focused on building a more diverse and inclusive company, one that recognizes, values and respects the differences we all bring to the workplace. From doing what's right to delivering business results, together, we're better. Explore our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion page. can the underlined be a link to https://www.medline.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity/
Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
