About the job
Join Kyowa Kirin, a rapidly expanding global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge biotechnologies to uncover and deliver innovative therapies across four key disease areas: bone and mineral disorders, intractable hematologic conditions, hematology oncology, and rare diseases. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with additional offices located in California, North Carolina, and Mississauga, Ontario, our mission is to transform scientific advancements into meaningful patient outcomes where effective treatments are currently lacking.
Position Overview:
The Associate Director, Veeva Vault Architect, acts as the technical and strategic leader in designing, implementing, and refining Veeva Vault solutions across our global operations. This crucial role ensures that all Vault applications are in harmony with business goals, regulatory standards, and enterprise architecture protocols. The architect will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and implementation partners to deliver scalable, compliant, and high-performance Vault-based solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Solution Architecture & Design
• Develop comprehensive architecture for Veeva Vault applications (including Quality, RIM, Medical, Commercial).
• Translate business needs into scalable, secure, and compliant Vault configurations.
• Define data models, object structures, workflows, lifecycle states, and security parameters.
• Establish integration methodologies between Vault and other enterprise systems (ERP, LMS, MDM, LIMS, etc.).
• Create architectural standards, design documents, and technical specifications.
Platform Leadership
• Serve as the expert on Veeva Vault capabilities, limitations, and best practices.
• Guide configuration teams on Vault objects, metadata, workflows, and automation processes.
• Evaluate new Vault features and releases, advising on their adoption and impact.
• Ensure compliance with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11, and other regulatory frameworks.
Implementation & Delivery
• Lead technical workstreams during Vault implementations, migrations, and enhancements.
• Oversee data migration strategies, including mapping, cleansing, and validation.
• Support test planning, execution, and defect resolution for configurations.

