Application Solution Architect at Anson McCade, England, £600 per day

Application Solution Architect

Location: Flexible/Hybrid

Industry: Global Biopharmaceutical / Life Sciences

Employment Type: Full‑time

Salary: Up To £600 Per Day Outside IR35

About the Role of Application Solution Architect

We are seeking an experienced Application Solution Architect to take ownership of a complex and growing supply chain application landscape within a rapidly scaling, global life‑sciences organisation.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in environments where architectural foundations are still being built, documentation is evolving, and enterprise standards are maturing.

You will play a central role in defining, governing, and enhancing the application architecture across ERP, planning, logistics, serialisation, quality, and data platforms. This is a hands‑on architectural role with a high degree of visibility across Supply Chain, ERP, IT, and Enterprise Architecture leadership.

Key Responsibilities of the Application Solution Architect

Application & Systems Architecture

• Develop, document, and maintain the end-to-end supply chain application landscape, including ERP, planning, TMS, serialisation, quality management, and real-time monitoring tools.
• Map system boundaries, integrations, data ownership, and process flows from planning through global distribution.

ERP & TMS Integration Oversight

• Provide architectural guidance for ongoing changes to Oracle Cloud ERP linked to a new Transport Management System (TMS).
• Ensure proposed system changes align with overall architecture and minimise downstream impacts.

Architecture Governance

• Lead the creation of architecture decision records (ADRs) and solution documents for review by the organisation’s architecture board.
• Present options analyses and recommendations for new technologies and system designs.

Evaluation of New Applications

• Assess proposed solutions against enterprise architecture principles (e.g., cloud-first, integration standards, data governance).
• Produce structured evaluations including pros/cons and solution recommendations.

Temperature Management & Data Architecture

• Support the business case and architecture for a new temperature‑management solution replacing manual processes.
• Contribute to architecture artefacts for an enterprise-wide CMC Data Tower, ensuring supply chain processes are accurately represented.

Required Skills & Experience of the Application Solution Architect

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect within supply chain or manufacturing environments.
• Strong expertise with ERP systems, ideally in a global supply chain context.
• Deep understanding of end‑to‑end supply chain processes (planning, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, quality).
• Demonstrated experience producing architectural artefacts for governance boards.
• Ability to create clear architecture documentation, including application maps, data flows, and dependency diagrams.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences supply chain environments (GxP, GDP, clinical vs. commercial supply chain).
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate).
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Skills of the Application Solution Architect

• Experience with Oracle Cloud SCM modules.
• Knowledge of Anaplan, TMS platforms, serialisation tools (e.g., TraceLink), artwork management solutions, or quality systems (e.g., Veeva Vault).
• Prior experience establishing IT capabilities or architecture foundations in a growing organisation.