ED, Innovative Data Offerings and Products

U014 (FCRS = US014) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 237,000 - 439,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation seeks an enterprise data product leader to set portfolio strategy, oversee data product teams, and drive measurable business value from data assets at scale. This remote role can be based anywhere in the United States.

The position requires strong product management, governance, funding prioritization, and cross-functional leadership across customer, patient, commercial, and foundational data domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in information management, computer science, business administration, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in data products, data strategy, analytics, technology, digital transformation, product management, or related enterprise leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading enterprise data product portfolios, setting roadmaps, prioritizing investments, and translating strategy into measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of product management standards, governance, funding models, operating models, adoption, and value realization for enterprise data products.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders across business, analytics, technology, DEO, data organizations, external data vendors, and technology vendors.
• Experience in regulated industries, including pharma, healthcare, data, analytics, or technology-enabled environments, is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set the vision, roadmap, prioritization, and adoption strategy for the enterprise data product portfolio.
• Oversee the Innovative Data Products and Innovative Data Offerings teams for alignment across portfolio priorities.
• Establish product management standards, governance, funding priorities, and operating models across data domains.
• Partner with business, analytics, technology, DEO, external vendors to drive reusability and reduce duplication.
• Own portfolio performance, stakeholder engagement, adoption, and value realization across data products.
• Define portfolio-level success measures and decision forums to focus on high-value opportunities.
• Represent the portfolio with senior stakeholders, communicating priorities, progress, risks, and decisions.

Skills

Portfolio strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor partnerships

Adoption & value realization

Governance

Operating model

Investment prioritization

Product roadmaps

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in information management, computer science, business administration, 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 (do-mestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 25% travel.

Job Description Key Responsibilities:

• Set the vision, roadmap, prioritization, and adoption strategy for the enterprise data product portfolio, ensuring investments align to business strategy and measurable outcomes.
• Oversee the Innovative Data Products team and Innovative Data Offerings team, creating focus, clarity, and alignment across portfolio priorities, product delivery, innovation opportunities, and stakeholder needs.
• Establish product management standards, governance, funding priorities, and operating model across customer, patient, commercial, and foundational data domains.
• Partner with business, analytics, technology, DEO, external data vendors, and technology vendors to drive reusability, reduce duplication, strengthen data asset value, and enable consistent product practices across the enterprise.
• Own product portfolio performance, stakeholder engagement, adoption, and realization of business value across priority data products and innovative offerings.
• Work with DEO, external data vendors, and technology vendors to evaluate innovative capabilities, inform build-versus-buy decisions, and ensure vendor-enabled solutions align with portfolio priorities, governance expectations, and business value goals.
• Define portfolio-level success measures, investment tradeoffs, dependency management, and decision forums to ensure resources are focused on the highest-value opportunities.
• Represent the enterprise data product portfolio with senior stakeholders, communicating priorities, progress, risks, value realization, and decisions required to accelerate impact.

Experience:

Novartis seeks an enterprise data product leader with deep experience setting portfolio strategy, leading product and offering teams, and driving measurable business value from data assets at scale. The individual should bring strong product management, operating model, governance, funding prioritization, stakeholder engagement, vendor partnership, and cross-functional leadership experience across customer, patient, commercial, and foundational data domains. This leader must be able to translate business strategy into a clear data product portfolio roadmap, make investment tradeoffs, work effectively with DEO, external data vendors, and technology vendors, drive adoption, and ensure data products and innovative offerings deliver meaningful outcomes for the enterprise.

Essential Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 12+ years of experience in data products, data strategy, analytics, technology, digital transformation, product management, or related enterprise leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading enterprise data product portfolios, setting roadmaps, prioritizing investments, and translating strategy into measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of product management standards, governance, funding models, operating models, adoption, and value realization for enterprise data products.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders across business, analytics, technology, DEO, data organizations, external data vendors, and technology vendors.
• Experience in regulated industries, including pharma, healthcare, data, analytics, or technology-enabled environments, is strongly preferred.

Novartis Compensation Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $236,600.00 and $439,400.00 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.

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:

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] or call [phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Salary Range

$236,600.00 - $439,400.00

Skills Desired

• Brand Awareness
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Customer Engagement
• Customer Insights
• Data Analytics
• Digital Marketing
• Franchise Development
• Influencing Skills
• Inspirational Leadership
• People Management
• Product Positioning
• Product Roadmap
• Sales
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Stakeholder Management

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