Data Lead - Customer Relationship Platform (Salesforce) Operations

Novartis India; Telangana; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India seeks a Customer Relationship Data & Integration Specialist to drive the CRM transformation from Veeva CRM to Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud. You will bridge country business teams, data owners, and technical teams to ensure clean data migration and accurate integration mapping.

You will contribute deep data management expertise and practical CRM experience, supporting country readiness, data validation, and post-migration hypercare to resolve issues quickly.

Qualifications

• Experience with CRM migration programs (Veeva to Salesforce).
• Strong data governance and data quality skills.
• Familiarity with pharma commercial operations and HCP engagement.

Responsibilities

• Support CRM data migration and country data readiness.
• Validate data quality, identify issues, and drive cleansing and enrichment.
• Map data flows and integration touchpoints between CRM and upstream/downstream systems.
• Provide post-migration validation and hypercare support.

Skills

Data management

CRM platforms

Data migration

Data quality

Stakeholder mgmt

Regulatory awareness

Collaboration

Tools

Veeva CRM

Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud

ETL tools

Data mapping

Job description

Summary

We are seeking a Customer Relationship Data & Integration Specialist to support a global CRM transformation program transitioning from Veeva CRM to Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud.

We are seeking a Customer Relationship Data & Integration Specialist to support a global CRM transformation program transitioning from Veeva CRM to Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud.

This role will act as a critical bridge between country business teams, data owners, and technical teams, ensuring high-quality data migration, accurate integration mapping, and seamless transition into the new CRM ecosystem.

The ideal candidate brings strong data management expertise, a functional understanding of commercial systems, and hands‑on experience in either Veeva CRM or Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud environments.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

Data Migration & Country Data Readiness

Provide country‑specific data inputs and context to support CRM data migration, including identification and documentation of local data sources, ownership, and system dependencies. Ensure alignment between global and local data models by supporting data mapping, transformation logic, and validation of migration rules.

Data Quality & Validation

Validate business data requirements and ensure country data readiness for migration by identifying data quality issues, inconsistencies, and gaps across source systems. Collaborate with data teams to drive data cleansing, enrichment, and standardization, and establish country‑level checks to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance.

Commercial Systems Integration Support

Provide clarity on the country‑specific commercial ecosystem, including marketing, consent, MDM, and analytics systems, and map data flows and integration touchpoints between CRM and upstream/downstream systems. Support integration design by highlighting local constraints and regulatory considerations, and coordinate with cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment of integration logic.

Post-Migration Validation & Hypercare Support

Perform post-migration data validation and reconciliation by reviewing migrated data against business expectations and ensuring accuracy and completeness. Identify, log, and track data defects, and collaborate with country and global teams during hyper care to resolve discrepancies and drive issue closure.

Essential Requirements

• Strong Data Management expertise (data mapping, migration, validation, governance)
• Experience with CRM platforms – either Veeva CRM or Salesforce Solid understanding of data lifecycle in CRM ecosystems
• Good understanding of commercial platforms integrated with CRM
• Strong understanding of pharma commercial operations / HCP engagement
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• Awareness of country‑specific regulatory and compliance considerations
• Strong stakeholder management across country and global teams
• Ability to work in cross‑functional, multi‑geography environments

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in CRM migration programs (Veeva or Salesforce highly preferred)
• Familiarity with Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud data model
• Exposure to data migration tools, ETL processes, or integration middleware
• Experience working in global rollout programs across multiple countries

Strong Project Manager Experience With Strong Consulting Skills.

Why Novartis

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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