> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Senior Forward Deployed Solutions Architect, Large Pharma Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c789e2f61e7b01f SAS Institute Inc. posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in NJ · US remote, at $136,948–$167,380 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,866 postings with pay. An embedded, hands-on technical expert partners with a strategic U.S. pharmaceutical customer to develop and operationalize analytics, AI, and data solutions using SAS technology. Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026. - [SAS Institute Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sas-institute-inc) Published November 5, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 **$136,948–$167,380** NJ · US remote Remote Senior Today An embedded, hands-on technical expert partners with a strategic U.S. pharmaceutical customer to develop and operationalize analytics, AI, and data solutions using SAS technology. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F4c789e2f61e7b01f&placement=top) - [View posting at SAS Institute Inc.](https://careers-sas.icims.com/jobs/46012/senior-forward-deployed-solutions-architect%2c-large-pharma/job?in_iframe=1) Free for you. Upload your resume once, see which FDE postings fit you and why, and get introduced when you say so. We never share your profile with employers without your permission. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $137K–$167K Below the median This job $137K to $167K. Typical senior FDE pay, the middle 50% of 1,866 postings: $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance 1. Mostly building 2. Mixed 3. Mostly pre-sales or support Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **8+ years** Life sciences/pharmaceutical consulting, applied analytics, data science engineering, or technical solution delivery Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Consulting** Visa - **No visa sponsorship** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 8+ years. How many do you have? 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