Job Overview
Location
4 Locations
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Engineering
Date Posted
April 16, 2026
Full Job Description
📋 Description
- • As a Principal Enterprise Architect – Mergers & Acquisitions at IQVIA, you will serve as the architectural authority driving the evolution toward AI-agent-driven M&A IT integration, transforming complex discovery, risk assessment, and application rationalization processes into a high-velocity, automated, and scalable capability.
- • Day to day, you will lead all architectural dimensions of IQVIA’s M&A initiatives, including serving as a senior architectural authority during deal evaluation, technology due diligence, integration planning and execution, and post-close stabilization; defining enterprise architecture strategies to enable rapid, scalable integrations; leading technology landscape assessments; designing integration and migration strategies; partnering with senior leaders to influence technology investment decisions; driving application portfolio rationalization; ensuring alignment with security and compliance standards; and acting as a trusted advisor to Corporate Development, CIO, CISO, and business executives.
- • You will sit within IQVIA’s AI & Technology Solutions (ATS) organization, specifically in the Architecture & Standards (A&S) group, partnering closely with Corporate Development, the M&A IT Office, Enterprise Technology Solutions, Information Security, Data Privacy, Legal/IP, Finance, and Business Units to support IQVIA’s strong M&A strategy across active integrations, backlog acquisitions, and future deal pipeline.
- • In this role, you will measurably reduce the time required to produce M&A technology assessments through improved playbooks and reusable tooling; drive application rationalization initiatives that deliver post-merger synergy targets; establish scalable, repeatable architecture patterns for M&A integrations; and mentor and develop at least two senior architects in M&A-specific architecture practices, positioning yourself as a strategic leader in enterprise architecture within a global healthcare technology leader.
🎯 Requirements
- • 15+ years of experience in enterprise or solution architecture roles
- • 4+ years leading technology due diligence and/or integration architecture in M&A environments
- • Proven experience across the full M&A lifecycle, including pre-LOI screening, due diligence, Day 1 readiness, and post-merger integration and stabilization
- • Deep expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks, application portfolio management, and integration and migration strategies
- • Strong working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), hybrid and distributed integration patterns, and data architecture and governance
- • Experience with carve-outs and divestitures, including Transition Service Agreements (TSAs)
- • Solid understanding of cybersecurity and risk assessment frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2) as applied to M&A
- • Exceptional executive communication and influence skills, with the ability to present architectural findings and risks to senior and board-level audiences
- • Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior business, technology, and product leaders to drive adoption of standards-based architectures at scale
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive base pay range of $118,100.00 - $328,800.00 annually, with potential for incentive plans, bonuses, and other forms of compensation
- • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits package
- • Opportunity to work remotely with flexibility across 4 locations
- • Access to professional development and mentorship opportunities, including developing senior architects in M&A-specific practices
- • Employment with a global leader in healthcare intelligence and clinical research services committed to improving patient outcomes worldwide
- • Equal opportunity employer with zero tolerance for fraud and commitment to integrity in hiring
Skills & Technologies
About IQVIA Holdings Inc.
IQVIA Holdings Inc. provides advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life-sciences industry. Formed through the 2016 merger of Quintiles and IMS Health, the company integrates healthcare data, analytics, and domain expertise to help biopharmaceutical and medical-device clients optimize drug development, commercialization, and real-world evidence generation. Its offerings span clinical trial design and execution, real-world insights, commercial strategy, and technology platforms that connect stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem. Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, IQVIA operates in more than 100 countries, supporting the development and delivery of therapies to improve patient outcomes worldwide.
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