Data Platform & Governance Lead

IT08 (FCRS = IT008) Novartis Farma S.p.A.; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 44,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Farma S.p.A. is seeking a Data Management & Infrastructure Manager to lead the country data foundation across Commercial, Value & Access and Medical.

You will design, operate, and continuously improve a single, trusted data view, aligning with international standards and governance frameworks. Collaboration with stakeholders will ensure data, platforms and reporting solutions are fit-for-purpose and adopted.

Qualifications

• University degree in a technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in data architecture, master data management, or enterprise data strategy.
• Experience as a Data Product Owner, managing requirements, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and cross-functional delivery.
• Strong knowledge of pharma data domains including commercial, patient services, market access, digital, medical, and omnichannel data ecosystems.
• Proven ability to drive data strategy, enable new datasets, and deliver automation, optimization, and change management initiatives.
• Expertise in SQL and data management; knowledge of Python or R and data engineering concepts; knowledge of data governance/quality tools and data platforms.
• English required, Italian preferred, with a strong ethical and leadership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize the country Data, Analytics and Platforms data foundation, delivering a single, trusted view of business-critical data across internal and external sources.
• Define and govern business rules for data ingestion, transformation, aggregation, and master data management in line with enterprise standards.
• Coordinate data integration and flows across key platforms, ensuring timely, accurate, and analytics-ready data.
• Ensure alignment with global data governance, architecture, privacy, compliance, and AI ethics requirements through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain and enhance the data layer supporting reporting, dashboards, analytics, and AI/GenAI use cases, ensuring consistency and data readiness.
• Enable new analytics and AI/GenAI use cases by ensuring data readiness for country-priority pilots and scaled solutions.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to understand and meet data needs across the product lifecycle.
• Support vendor and budget management by defining requirements, quality standards, and performance feedback for external data and technology providers.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data governance

Data modeling

Education

University degree in Business, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Analytics, or related technical field

Job description

Novartis Farma S.p.A. is seeking a Data Management & Infrastructure Manager to lead the country data foundation across Commercial, Value & Access and Medical.

You will design, operate, and continuously improve a single, trusted data view, aligning with international standards and governance frameworks. Collaboration with stakeholders will ensure data, platforms and reporting solutions are fit-for-purpose and adopted.