Executive Director, Analytics Engineering

About the role

Novartis is looking for an Executive Director, Analytics Engineering to work remotely from anywhere in the U.S. The role works closely with the US business to bring insights and challenge ideas so that decision-making becomes smarter and more data-driven. It builds and institutionalizes the foundation for analytics at scale, defining systems, standards and capabilities that make analytics a repeatable, trusted and efficient enterprise capability. Relocation is not provided, and working hours and travel are defined by the Hiring Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and champion analytics rigor, including statistical standards, validation protocols and QA practices.
• Define enterprise-wide frameworks for measurement, performance metrics and reporting standards.
• Connect analytics efforts across Commercial, Medical, Market Access and other domains to enable cross-functional synergy.
• Institutionalize analytics engineering, including reusable data pipelines, analytics automation and production-grade solutions.
• Develop scalable capabilities that allow solutions to be transferred across use cases quickly.
• Support governance and compliance so analytical outputs meet regulatory and ethical standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in business administration, computer science, engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data/analytics, with success building scalable systems or frameworks.
• Proven track record of establishing analytics standards, governance or platform capabilities.
• Cross-functional experience, ideally in Commercial, Medical or Market Access analytics in life sciences or a regulated industry.
• Excellent communication and influence with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred requirements

• Experience with analytics engineering, BI tooling and data infrastructure concepts.
• Deep understanding of the data lifecycle, from ingestion to decision-making impact.
• Comfortable balancing strategic design with operational execution.

What we offer

• Expected salary of $236,600 to $439,400 per year, with a performance-based cash incentive and possible annual equity awards.
• Health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a time-off package including vacation, personal days and holidays.