Associate Director, Data Governance Solutions Lead (3 Openings)

About the role

Novartis is hiring three Associate Directors, Data Governance Solutions Leads for its Data Governance Solutions team within Strategy, Platforms & Transformation (SPT). The ideal location is the East Hanover, NJ site, with remote work possibly available (relocation is not provided). The role requires about 15% travel and is open to candidates in one of three specializations: KPI Governance & Councils, Governance Platforms, or Data Access & Security.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a key enterprise data governance capability, translating business priorities and data strategy into scalable solutions.
• Help define, implement and continuously improve governance frameworks, operating models, policies, standards, controls and decision rights.
• Partner with business leaders, data owners, technology teams, analytics, privacy, legal, security and compliance stakeholders to align priorities and drive adoption.
• Establish ownership, accountability and escalation paths for governance decisions, risks, issues and remediation.
• Support the Data Command Center by improving visibility into data health, access, performance and governance.
• Lead cross-functional forums, working groups or implementation activities, and develop reporting, scorecards and performance indicators for senior stakeholders.
• Manage vendor and implementation partner relationships, and champion a collaborative governance culture.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance or a related field.
• KPI Governance & Councils / Governance Platforms roles: minimum 8+ years in data platform engineering or data governance tooling, with hands-on experience building a catalog/governance platform from scratch; preferred in Pharma or Life Sciences.
• Data Access & Security role: minimum 8+ years in data access governance, IAM or data security in a regulated industry; preferred in Pharma or Life Sciences.

Required skills

• Governance platforms: strong SQL and Snowflake, understanding of data lineage, metadata management and data contracts (ODCS or equivalent).
• Data access and security: Immuta or equivalent policy-based tools, Snowflake RBAC/row-column security, and familiarity with HIPAA, GDPR and pharma compliance regimes; experience with agent-based access is a strong plus.

What we offer

• Expected salary range of $145,600 to $270,400 per year, with a performance-based cash incentive and possible annual equity awards.
• Benefits including health, life and disability coverage, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a time-off package.