Head of Data & AI Products & Solutions

U061 (FCRS = US061) Novartis Services, Inc.; East Hanover (NJ); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 361,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based incentive

Equity awards eligibility

Health, life, and disability coverage

401(k) matching

Job summary

Novartis is seeking a Senior Director, Data & AI Products & Solutions in East Hanover to shape strategy and lead delivery of scalable data, analytics, and AI solutions that translate complex business needs into measurable outcomes.

You will unite product thinking, technology leadership, and cross-functional teams to take ideas from concept through enterprise adoption, while building high-performing teams and accelerating Novartis' digital transformation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive experience across data products, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven success leading enterprise-scale Data and Artificial Intelligence products from strategy and roadmap through delivery and adoption.
• Strong product management expertise, including prioritization, lifecycle management, stakeholder alignment, and outcome-focused execution.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver enterprise data, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Lead Data and Artificial Intelligence products from concept and rapid prototyping through launch, adoption, and measurable outcomes.
• Own delivery success across a complex portfolio of strategic Data and Artificial Intelligence programs.
• Build product and service roadmaps spanning engineering, technology adoption, security, compliance, and business transformation.
• Scale emerging technologies from experimentation into sustainable enterprise products and services.
• Lead and mentor high-performing teams across engineering, product management, solution delivery, and analytics.
• Accelerate innovation across machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, advanced analytics, and intelligent automation.
• Champion product-centric practices, partnering with business stakeholders to prioritize backlogs and continuously enhance solutions.
• Guide critical service, platform, investment, and architecture decisions with technology leadership.
• Drive agile delivery across concurrent initiatives while embedding data privacy, security, governance, and responsible practices.

Skills

Data products

Analytics

AI leadership

Product management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Data Science/Engineering/Math/Statistics

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Novartis is seeking a Senior Director, Data & AI Products & Solutions in East Hanover to shape strategy and lead delivery of scalable data, analytics, and AI solutions that translate complex business needs into measurable outcomes.

You will unite product thinking, technology leadership, and cross-functional teams to take ideas from concept through enterprise adoption, while building high-performing teams and accelerating Novartis' digital transformation.