Requisition ID: 34714
At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 8,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere.
We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient’s life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.
With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.
S4 Hana Software Architect
JOB SUMMARY
We are looking for an SAP S/4HANA Software Architect to provide strategic leadership and technical direction in shaping, documenting, and advancing our enterprise application landscape as part of a multi‑year SAP S/4HANA transformation program. This role is responsible for formalizing architectural standards, capturing known legacy patterns, improving existing frameworks, and pioneering new standards for emerging technologies. This role will bridge the gap between business objectives and technical solutions to drive innovation and strategic objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Critical oversight and final technical review for complex implementations, collaborating across multiple teams in IT and the business.
- Standards & Documentation: Formalize the enterprise architecture library by documenting existing "gold standards," identifying areas for technical debt reduction, and establishing new blueprints for future-state technologies.
- SAP S/4 Ecosystem Leadership: Serve as the technical authority for the SAP S/4 landscape, ensuring seamless, scalable, and reusable integrations between core SAP modules and diverse non-SAP edge systems (CRM, QMS, PLM, MES, HRIS, Financial, Planning and Sourcing).
- Governance & Oversight: Establish and lead architectural review boards to provide oversight and final approval on key design decisions, ensuring compliance with internal standards and external regulatory requirements.
- Team Coaching & Enablement: Act as a hands-on mentor to technical leads and developers, translating complex architectural concepts into actionable guidance to foster a culture of technical excellence.
- Compliance in Regulated Environments: Design and maintain robust architecture that adheres to stringent industry regulations, ensuring data integrity, security, and auditability across all platforms.
- Strategic Reporting: Partner with IT leadership to provide regular visibility into project feasibility, architectural risks, and the long-term impact of technology investments.
- Scalability & Reusability: Drive the development of modular application frameworks and integration patterns that promote enterprise-wide reusability and support high-growth scalability.
- Trend Analysis & "Build vs. Buy": Evaluate emerging market trends and lead technical due diligence for "build vs. buy" decisions to ensure long-term alignment with the business strategy.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Equivalent practical experience will be considered.
Experience
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in enterprise application architecture or a high-level technical leadership role.
- Proven track record of overseeing complex SAP S/4 and non-SAP environments which are tightly integrated within a highly regulated industry (e.g., Finance, Healthcare, or Aerospace).
- History of employment with global companies using both on-premise and cloud solutions.
Skills
- Expert Architecture Knowledge: Deep proficiency in system design, data integration patterns, and cloud-native architectures.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong technical acumen of IT, analytical skills for problem solving and project management abilities to oversee implementations.
- Leadership & Coaching: Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and develop technical talent without direct hierarchical authority.
- Regulatory Fluency: Understanding of the constraints and requirements of working within a highly regulated business environment.
- Communication & Presence: Exceptional ability to communicate technical complexity to non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Financial Acumen: Ability to estimate the ROI and financial impact of architectural decisions and technical alternatives.
- Organizational Agility: Ability to navigate complex corporate structures to drive results and gain buy-in for architectural shifts.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Typical Office Environment requirements include: reading, speaking, hearing, close vision, walking, bending, sitting, and occasional lifting up to 20 pounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Target Pay Range: $146,200.00 to $182,800.00 - Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data
Target Bonus on Base: 15.0%
At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, we provide competitive total reward offerings that consist of compensation, benefits, recognition, along with a wealth of other well-being, work-life and recognition programs which support in unlocking the potential for you and your family. Included in our expansive list of benefits offerings are multiple group medical, dental and vision plans, a robust wellness program, life insurance and disability coverages, also a variety of voluntary programs such as group accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and much more. To help you save for retirement, we offer a 401(k) plan with a matching contribution and for work-life balance we have vacation and sick time programs for associates. For us, it’s about protecting the personal welfare of our associates and their families, helping to achieve personal goals and offering those extra touches for convenience, security and overall peace of mind.
- Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is part of Terumo Group, founded in 1921 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- In 2024, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies reached $1.5 billion in revenue.
- We employ nearly 8,000 associates globally, with global headquarters in Lakewood, CO, U.S., and regional headquarters in Brussels, Buenos Aires, Singapore and Tokyo.
- We manufacture devices, disposable sets and solutions at our facilities in Belgium, India, Japan, Northern Ireland, the U.S. and Vietnam. Our global presence enables us to serve customers in more than 130 countries.
- Our core values help set our direction, guide our actions and keep us true to our corporate mission of contributing to society through healthcare.
- Respect – Appreciative of others
- Integrity – Guided by our mission
- Care – Empathetic to patients
- Quality – Committed to excellence
- Creativity – Striving for innovation
- We contribute to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), raising $2.4 million USD since 2025.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service.
Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is committed to providing a safe, healthy and secure working environment. Our Colorado campus locations are tobacco-free workplaces, and we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and detailed background verification.
About Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies
As a global leader in blood component, therapeutic apheresis, and cellular technologies, we believe in the potential of blood to do even more for patients than it does today.
This belief inspires our innovation and strengthens our collaboration with customers.
Advancing healthcare worldwide
Working together with our customers, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies can make safer, higher-quality transfusions available to more people. We can bring even more treatment options to patients through advanced blood therapies. And we can make the dream of new, cutting-edge blood and cell therapies the new standard of care. Our work has the potential to fundamentally improve healthcare.
We are guided by our customers' needs, aspirations, and ongoing drive to improve efficiency and patient outcomes.