Head of Enterprise Data & AI Products

Novartis Group Companies; East Hanover (NJ); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 361,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Group of Companies is seeking a Senior Director of Data & AI Products & Solutions in East Hanover, US. You will define the strategy and lead scalable data and AI solutions, turning complex business needs into measurable outcomes while building high-performing teams and accelerating digital transformation.

You will assemble and guide cross-functional teams across engineering, product management, and analytics, delivering programs from concept to enterprise adoption and ensuring

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience across data products, analytics, and AI, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven success leading enterprise-scale Data and AI products from strategy to 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 AI strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Lead Data and AI products from concept through launch, adoption, and measurable outcomes.
• Own delivery across a complex portfolio of Data and AI programs.
• Build roadmaps spanning engineering, technology adoption, security, compliance, and business transformation.
• Scale emerging technologies from experimentation into enterprise products and services.
• Lead and mentor high-performing teams across engineering, product management, solution delivery, and analytics.
• Accelerate innovation across ML, DL, NLP, analytics, and intelligent automation.
• Champion product-centric practices, partner with stakeholders to prioritize backlogs and enhance solutions.
• Guide service, platform, investment, and architecture decisions with technology leadership.
• Drive agile delivery while embedding data privacy, security, governance, and responsible practices.

Skills

Enterprise data strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Product management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Project management

Leadership

Cloud platforms

Data governance

AI/ML concepts

Communication

Change management

Technology vision

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative discipline

Job description

Novartis Group of Companies is seeking a Senior Director of Data & AI Products & Solutions in East Hanover, US. You will define the strategy and lead scalable data and AI solutions, turning complex business needs into measurable outcomes while building high-performing teams and accelerating digital transformation.

You will assemble and guide cross-functional teams across engineering, product management, and analytics, delivering programs from concept to enterprise adoption and ensuring