Director, Data Strategy

Overview

Job Description Summary

This position will be located in East Hanover, NJ and cannot be accessed remotely.

Responsibilities

• Guide the execution of a systematic data strategy by ensuring the availability and adequacy of data for business purposes.
• Collaborate with leaders across internal teams to align data strategy with business objectives by examining therapeutic area-level analyses, current state assessments, and gap assessments.
• Support the maintenance of the organization's data catalog to understand Novartis' existing portfolio of data and data products, identify gaps and opportunities for data partnerships or acquisitions.
• Partner with IDS teams to understand their data needs and define and prioritize data sourcing, enrichment, and decommissioning initiatives.
• Support the development and maintenance of data roadmaps to reflect the current data landscape along with organizational data needs and collaborate with the Data Partnerships team to support data acquisition.
• Engage with data partnerships teams to identify opportunities for addressing data gaps and identifying new and emerging opportunities.
• Report on data strategy progress, challenges, and achievements to senior leadership.

Essential Requirements

Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience

Novartis seeks a Director with extensive experience in data strategy development and execution. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of data strategy best practices and possess a proven ability to manage initiatives tied to data management, sourcing, cataloging, and requirements gathering. Deep expertise of pharmaceutical data and external data vendors is required.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in data strategy, data governance, or related roles.
• Strong expertise in data strategy principles, frameworks, and best practices.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical data vendors and their respective data offerings.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence and drive change in a complex organizational environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess and manage data-related risks.
• Certification in data governance or related areas (e.g., DM-BOK, CDMP, etc.).

Compensation and Benefits

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $185,500 and $344,500/year. While salary ranges are effective from 1/1/25 through 12/31/25, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Final pay determinations depend on various factors including geographical location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The total compensation package may include a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off). Details will be provided if an offer is extended. If hired, the employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary and other compensation programs at any time.

EEO Statement

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accessibility and accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or to perform the essential functions of a position, please email or call + and include the job requisition number in your message.

Skills

• Agility
• Brand Awareness
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Customer Engagement
• Customer Experience
• Customer Insights
• Data Strategy
• Digital Marketing
• Go-To-Market Strategy
• Influencing Skills
• Inspirational Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Media Campaigns
• People Management
• Product Marketing
• Product Roadmap
• ROI
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Marketing