Director, Data Management Office

U014 (FCRS = US014) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 186,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Generous time off

Job summary

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is seeking a senior program/portfolio leader for a remote US-based role with 20% travel. Lead data governance initiatives, align capacity and delivery, and drive governance across cross-functional teams.

Expect executive dashboards, risk management, and continuous process improvement to ensure delivery excellence. The role requires 10+ years in program management, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and preference for pharma/Life Sciences experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 10+ years in program/portfolio management or PMO leadership.
• Experience in pharma or life sciences preferred.
• Proven cross-functional delivery of complex initiatives.
• Expertise in demand management, prioritization, capacity planning, governance.
• Experience creating executive dashboards and portfolio health reporting.
• Ability to analyze delivery performance, risks and execution trends.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication.
• Experience in data governance, data management, analytics, or enterprise transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead demand intake, prioritization, and governance across the Data Governance and Data Management Office.
• Develop a consolidated portfolio view of initiatives and business priorities.
• Partner with leaders to align capacity, resources, timelines, and delivery commitments.
• Drive prioritization based on value, risk, strategy, and capacity.
• Establish dashboards and reporting for informed decision-making.
• Monitor portfolio performance, delivery health, and milestones.
• Identify risks and blockers requiring leadership support.
• Lead governance forums and cross-functional planning.
• Standardize templates, reporting routines, and program management practices.
• Drive continuous improvement for transparency and delivery predictability.

Skills

Program management

Portfolio management

Demand management

Stakeholder management

Executive dashboards

Data governance

Capacity planning

Governance

Delivery performance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Job description

Job Description Summary #LI-Remote This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 20% travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead demand intake, prioritization, and governance processes across the Data Governance and Data Management Office.
• Develop a consolidated portfolio view of initiatives, data products, and business priorities.
• Partner with leaders to align capacity, resources, timelines, and delivery commitments.
• Drive prioritization decisions based on business value, risk, strategy, and organizational capacity.
• Establish executive dashboards and reporting that enable informed, timely decision-making.
• Monitor portfolio performance, delivery health, resource utilization, and key milestones.
• Identify and elevate risks, dependencies, blockers, and critical decisions requiring leadership support.
• Lead governance forums, portfolio reviews, and cross-functional planning discussions.
• Standardize tools, templates, reporting routines, and program management best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance transparency, delivery predictability, and operational excellence.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in program management, portfolio management, demand management, PMO leadership, data transformation, technology delivery, or enterprise operations.
• In Pharm OR Life Sciences experience would be preferred.
• Proven success managing complex cross‑functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and delivery teams.
• Strong expertise in demand management, prioritization, capacity planning, portfolio reporting, and governance.
• Experience creating executive dashboards, performance metrics, milestone tracking, and portfolio health reporting.
• Ability to analyze delivery performance, resource capacity, risks, and execution trends to drive decisions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and influencing skills across senior leadership teams.
• Experience working within data governance, data management, analytics, technology, or enterprise transformation environments.

Desirable Requirements

• Professional certification in Program Management, Agile, Scrum, Lean, or Portfolio Management preferred.
• Experience supporting enterprise data governance, analytics, compliance, or large‑scale transformation initiatives preferred.

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500 - $344,500 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.

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Salary Range $185,500.00 - $344,500.00

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