AD, Data Strategy
Novartis
August 24, 2026
Remote friendly (United States)
United States
IT
Key Responsibilities:
- Translate priority rare disease business questions into an integrated data strategy roadmap with clear sequencing, dependencies, and outcomes.
- Lead cross-functional alignment on data needs, definitions, and success measures; establish fit-for-purpose data standards and minimum metadata to enable portfolio visibility and reuse.
- Partner with Data Partnerships and Procurement stakeholders to inform vendor evaluations, data acquisition approaches, and ongoing portfolio optimization.
- Coordinate delivery across IDS and business teams by managing risks, issues, and interlocks; drive adoption of agreed ways of working and ensure timely decision-making.
- Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders on progress, value delivered, and trade-offs; recommend course corrections based on data, insights, and changing business priorities.
- Ensure data strategy activities comply with applicable policies, data privacy requirements, and relevant regulations.
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in data strategy, data management, analytics enablement, or related roles.
- Working knowledge of data strategy principles, frameworks, and best practices (roadmap development, governance, metadata, data lifecycle management).
- Familiarity with pharmaceutical commercial data vendors and common data domains (claims, prescription, provider, patient services, digital).
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence decisions across functions and levels.
- Demonstrated ability to drive change and adoption in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to identify delivery risks, dependencies, and constraints (data privacy/compliance experience is a plus).
- Translate priority rare disease business questions into an integrated data strategy roadmap with clear sequencing, dependencies, and outcomes.
- Lead cross-functional alignment on data needs, definitions, and success measures; establish fit-for-purpose data standards and minimum metadata to enable portfolio visibility and reuse.
- Partner with Data Partnerships and Procurement stakeholders to inform vendor evaluations, data acquisition approaches, and ongoing portfolio optimization.
- Coordinate delivery across IDS and business teams by managing risks, issues, and interlocks; drive adoption of agreed ways of working and ensure timely decision-making.
- Provide regular updates to senior stakeholders on progress, value delivered, and trade-offs; recommend course corrections based on data, insights, and changing business priorities.
- Ensure data strategy activities comply with applicable policies, data privacy requirements, and relevant regulations.
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in data strategy, data management, analytics enablement, or related roles.
- Working knowledge of data strategy principles, frameworks, and best practices (roadmap development, governance, metadata, data lifecycle management).
- Familiarity with pharmaceutical commercial data vendors and common data domains (claims, prescription, provider, patient services, digital).
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence decisions across functions and levels.
- Demonstrated ability to drive change and adoption in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to identify delivery risks, dependencies, and constraints (data privacy/compliance experience is a plus).