Dir, Innovative Enterprise Data Product Lead

U014 (FCRS = US014) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; East Hanover (NJ); On-site; USD 186,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation seeks a Director to lead product strategy and governance for enterprise data foundations, including reference data, master data, metadata, and standards. You will define the vision, roadmaps, and adoption plans, partnering with the Data Enablement Organization to ensure scalable, AI-ready data products used by analytics, business, and AI initiatives.

The role demands 10+ years in data products with strong leadership, cross-functional influence, and ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master/MS or MBA strongly preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years in pharma/healthcare/tech/data/analytics or consulting with data products focus.
• Minimum 5+ years in reference data, master data, metadata management, data governance, and AI-ready data foundations.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and lifecycle for Reference Data, Master Data, Metadata, Standards.
• Embed business meaning, semantic definitions, reusable measures, standards, metadata, and lineage into product design.
• Collaborate with DEO to translate strategy into executable plans and scalable enterprise products.
• Coordinate with business, analytics, technology, governance and operations to prioritize high-value capabilities.
• Drive product adoption, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement based on feedback.
• Establish product standards, governance routines, intake processes, service expectations, and value measures.

Skills

Product strategy

Roadmap planning

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master of Science or MBA preferred

Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid This position will be located at East Hanover, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 10% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international).

Job Description

This Director role sits within Data Products and Foundations, under Data Partnerships, Innovation and Products. The role reports to the Executive Director, Innovative Data Offerings and Products and partners closely with DEO (Data Enablement Organization) to execute the strategy set for trusted, reusable, AI-ready data products. This role owns enterprise data foundations across reference data, master data, metadata, standards, stewardship, and business definitions, defining the vision, roadmap, prioritization, adoption plan, and value measures needed to improve data trust, consistency, discoverability, interoperability, metadata coverage, standards adoption, and AI-ready enterprise foundations. The Director will ensure products are defined in innovative ways that go beyond datasets, embedding business meaning, rules, metrics, lineage, metadata, and context so they can be reused by business users, analytics teams, and AI-enabled solutions.

Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and lifecycle management for Reference Data, Master Data, Metadata, Standards.
• Define products in innovative ways by embedding business meaning, semantic definitions, reusable measures, standards, metadata, lineage, and clear consumption patterns directly into the product design.
• Work closely with DEO (Data Enablement Organization) to translate the strategy into executable plans, align on delivery priorities, remove operational barriers, and ensure products are scalable, reliable, and ready for enterprise consumption.
• Partner across business, analytics, technology, Data Partnerships, Innovation and Products, and Data Products and Foundations teams to prioritize high-value capabilities and reduce duplication.
• Drive product adoption, stakeholder engagement, product performance management, issue prioritization, and continuous enhancement based on business needs and user feedback.
• Establish product standards, governance routines, intake processes, service expectations, and value measures that ensure reliability, reuse, compliance, scalability, and business impact.

Experience

Novartis is seeking an experienced Director to lead product strategy, delivery, adoption, and governance for Payer, HCP, Omnichannel, Engagement. The ideal candidate brings product leadership, cross-functional influence, and the ability to partner with DEO to execute strategy while translating business priorities into trusted, reusable, AI-ready data products.

Essential Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in related field is required; Master of Science and/or MBA strongly preferred
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology, data, analytics, or consulting, with a strong focus on data products, data strategy, product management, or analytics enablement.
• Minimum 5+ years of domain expertise in reference data, master data, metadata management, data standards, data governance, stewardship, semantic models, product management, and AI-ready data foundations.
• Proven ability to define product vision, roadmap, prioritization, use cases, adoption plans, value measures, and governance routines in a complex matrixed environment.
• Strong understanding of semantic data products, business definitions, data quality, metadata, lineage, standards, and AI-ready data consumption patterns.
• Experience partnering with data enablement, platform, technology, analytics, business, governance, and operations teams to execute strategy and scale data products.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate business needs into data product requirements and present complex concepts clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Must understand both data and the relevant business/domain context to bridge technical requirements with business needs, ensuring solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage ambiguity, and adapt to changing business priorities while maintaining focus on measurable outcomes.

Novartis Compensation Summary

Novartis Compensation Summary: The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500.00 and $344,500.00 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

Salary Range

Salary Range $185,500.00 - $344,500.00

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 reasonable accommodations

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Skills Desired

• Brand Analysis
• Brand Awareness
• Commercial Excellence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Customer Engagement
• Customer Insights
• Digital Marketing
• Influencing Skills
• Inspirational Leadership
• Media Campaigns
• People Management
• Product Marketing
• Product Roadmap
• Return on Investment (ROI)
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Stakeholder Management
• Thought Leadership
• Trend Analysis

Company Culture

Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. Discover how you can join us in changing people’s lives.

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