Dir, Innovative Enterprise Data Product Lead

Novartis
$185,500 - $344,500Remote

About The Position

This Director role sits within Data Products and Foundations, under Data Partnerships, Innovation and Products. The role reports to the Executive Director, Innovative Data Offerings and Products and partners closely with DEO (Data Enablement Organization) to execute the strategy set for trusted, reusable, AI-ready data products. This role owns enterprise data foundations across reference data, master data, metadata, standards, stewardship, and business definitions, defining the vision, roadmap, prioritization, adoption plan, and value measures needed to improve data trust, consistency, discoverability, interoperability, metadata coverage, standards adoption, and AI-ready enterprise foundations. The Director will ensure products are defined in innovative ways that go beyond datasets, embedding business meaning, rules, metrics, lineage, metadata, and context so they can be reused by business users, analytics teams, and AI-enabled solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in related field is required; Master of Science and/or MBA strongly preferred
  • Minimum 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology, data, analytics, or consulting, with a strong focus on data products, data strategy, product management, or analytics enablement.
  • Minimum 5+ years of domain expertise in reference data, master data, metadata management, data standards, data governance, stewardship, semantic models, product management, and AI-ready data foundations.
  • Proven ability to define product vision, roadmap, prioritization, use cases, adoption plans, value measures, and governance routines in a complex matrixed environment.
  • Strong understanding of semantic data products, business definitions, data quality, metadata, lineage, standards, and AI-ready data consumption patterns.
  • Experience partnering with data enablement, platform, technology, analytics, business, governance, and operations teams to execute strategy and scale data products.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate business needs into data product requirements and present complex concepts clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Must understand both data and the relevant business/domain context to bridge technical requirements with business needs, ensuring solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned to enterprise priorities.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage ambiguity, and adapt to changing business priorities while maintaining focus on measurable outcomes.

Nice To Haves

  • Brand Analysis
  • Brand Awareness
  • Commercial Excellence
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer Insights
  • Digital Marketing
  • Influencing Skills
  • Inspirational Leadership
  • Media Campaigns
  • People Management
  • Product Marketing
  • Product Roadmap
  • Return on Investment (ROI)
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Thought Leadership
  • Trend Analysis

Responsibilities

  • Own the product strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and lifecycle management for Reference Data, Master Data, Metadata, Standards.
  • Define products in innovative ways by embedding business meaning, semantic definitions, reusable measures, standards, metadata, lineage, and clear consumption patterns directly into the product design.
  • Work closely with DEO (Data Enablement Organization) to translate the strategy into executable plans, align on delivery priorities, remove operational barriers, and ensure products are scalable, reliable, and ready for enterprise consumption.
  • Partner across business, analytics, technology, Data Partnerships, Innovation and Products, and Data Products and Foundations teams to prioritize high-value capabilities and reduce duplication.
  • Drive product adoption, stakeholder engagement, product performance management, issue prioritization, and continuous enhancement based on business needs and user feedback.
  • Establish product standards, governance routines, intake processes, service expectations, and value measures that ensure reliability, reuse, compliance, scalability, and business impact.

Benefits

  • health
  • life and disability benefits
  • 401(k) with company contribution and match
  • generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
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