Director, Enterprise Core Data & Governance

Novartis; East Hanover (NJ); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis is seeking a Director, Core Data Management in East Hanover, NJ to shape enterprise data standards and governance. You will lead a team to deliver trusted data products and collaborate with senior stakeholders across business and technology. The role emphasizes data modeling, catalog governance, and scalable data platforms.

Remote work may be possible with some travel; relocation is not provided. Compensation includes incentives and equity consideration, plus a comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 15+ years of data management or data architecture experience in complex organizations.
• 3+ years leading teams within a regulated industry environment.
• Ownership of an enterprise data model or CDM at scale, with formal domain/master-data governance.
• Working fluency in ODCS, DCAT, SKOS, OWL/RDF, or equivalent semantic-web/data-contract standards.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise standards for core data, metadata, data modeling, and data quality.
• Drive consistent adoption of data standards across certified data products enterprise-wide.
• Establish trusted, governed, and AI-ready datasets that enable business value.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Associate Directors across data management domains.
• Partner with data engineering and business teams to onboard and scale data products.
• Oversee post-launch data operations, ensuring performance, stability, and governance compliance.
• Maintain operational documentation, standards, reporting, and delivery performance metrics.
• Monitor service levels, identify trends, and address operational risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, vendors, and partners to achieve successful delivery outcomes.
• Champion continuous improvement across the data product lifecycle and governance processes.

Skills

Data governance

Data modeling

Leadership

Executive communication

Semantic web standards

Pharma data knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Data Governance platform (Open Metadata / Atlan / Collibra / Alation)

Job description

Novartis is seeking a Director, Core Data Management in East Hanover, NJ to shape enterprise data standards and governance. You will lead a team to deliver trusted data products and collaborate with senior stakeholders across business and technology. The role emphasizes data modeling, catalog governance, and scalable data platforms.

Remote work may be possible with some travel; relocation is not provided. Compensation includes incentives and equity consideration, plus a comprehensive benefits