Associate Director, Rare Disease Data Partnerships

Novartis; United States; On-site; USD 146,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis is seeking a seasoned Associate Director, Data Partnerships - Rare Disease to lead the data partnership strategy for US Commercial brands. You will evaluate external data assets, manage vendor relationships, and ensure compliant, high-quality data practices across the organization.

You will collaborate with analytics, field enablement, patient services, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into actionable data solutions and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years establishing and managing data partnerships, focused on rare disease or healthcare data.
• Experience with data vendors, providers, or analytics organizations strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement rare disease data partnership strategy across US Commercial brands and functions.
• Establish and strengthen strategic data partnerships with external providers and vendors.
• Guide teams on data sets, use cases, and data-driven decision making.
• Monitor data quality, security, privacy, compliance, and vendor performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address data quality issues and governance needs.
• Track partnerships and spend; report metrics to senior leadership.
• Provide ongoing data advisory support on data availability, limitations, and usage.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Influencing

Change management

Analytical problem-solving

Vendor partnership management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

IQVIA

Komodo

MMIT

Symphony

Definitive Healthcare

Veeva

Job description

Novartis is seeking a seasoned Associate Director, Data Partnerships - Rare Disease to lead the data partnership strategy for US Commercial brands. You will evaluate external data assets, manage vendor relationships, and ensure compliant, high-quality data practices across the organization.

You will collaborate with analytics, field enablement, patient services, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into actionable data solutions and measurable outcomes.