Salesforce Solution Architect (Hybrid) - Contractor

Company: United States Pharmacopeia
Location: Rockville
Posted on: December 31, 2025

Job Description:

Description Who is USP? The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the worlds leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide. At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health. USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific mindsregardless of backgroundto contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment. This (Salesforce Solution Architect ) position is a (Hybrid) CONTRACT for 12 months, governed by contractor's policies and option to receive contractor's benefits Brief Job Overview: This role is responsible for the application architecture and development lifecycle process that translates business requirements into software systems, services, and solutions on the Salesforce platform. The incumbent provides technical leadership and design expertise, drives the designs of all Salesforce components including configuration, customization and implementation of applications and 3rd party integration. The position will work with business stakeholders to define business and technical solution architectures to fulfill requirements, influence business leadership on decisions and drive ownership and acceptance of the provided solution. The ideal candidate will be as comfortable rolling up their sleeves and writing code or changing configurations as they will be managing Salesforce administration and development efforts. Summary of Duties: Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform. Architect and document technical solutions that are aligned with business objectives. Lead the Salesforce technical design, system development, and integration from inception through production support by following logical data model design, functional system design and best-practice development and configuration management methodologies. Identify and recommend Salesforce-based solutions, integration points, and related implementation architecture to improve functionality, scalability, and performance. Define technical best practices for Salesforce implementations. Manage the technical delivery of custom development, integration, and data migration activities. Provide hands-on, expert-level technical assistance to Salesforce users, developers, and administrators. Provide technical leadership in the design, development and maintenance of solutions and integrations configured and custom built on the Salesforce platform. Basic Qualifications: Bachelors degree in information technology, business, relevant field, or equivalent work experience. Complete expertise on the entire Salesforce platform. At least 8 years of experience developing software. At least 3 years of experience with Aura, Apex, HTML5, JavaScript within the Sales force platform. At least 5 years of experience with Salesforce Sales & Service Cloud. At least 3 years of experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Pardot). At least 2 years of experience with Salesforce Lightning. At least 4 years of Salesforce development and administration. Preferred Qualifications The ability to influence without direct authority. Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II. Salesforce Certified Administrator. Project management skills to manage pipeline, prioritization, and deadlines. Results driven with demonstrated successful outcomes. . Experience in evaluating, integrating, and providing ongoing support for Marketplace applications within the Salesforce ecosystem Ability and desire to work well with diverse employees and customers in a cooperative and friendly manner. Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Summary of duties: Translate business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platform. Architect and document technical solutions that are aligned with business objectives. Lead the Salesforce technical design, system development and integration from inception through production support by following logical data model design, functional system design and best-practice development and configuration management methodologies. Identify and recommend Salesforce based solutions, integration points and related implementation architecture to improve functionality, scalability, and performance. Define technical best practices for Salesforce implementations. Manage the technical delivery of custom development, integration, and data migration activities. Provide hands-on, expert-level technical assistance to Salesforce users, developers, and administrators. Provide technical leadership in the design, development and maintenance of solutions and integrations configured and custom built on the Salesforce platform. Supervisory Responsibilities: None. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor. Job Category Contingent Staff Job Type Full-Time

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