Director, Data Management Office

Novartis

1d • $185,500 - $344,500 • Remote

About The Position

The Director, Data Management Office is a highly visible leadership role focused on turning strategic data priorities into measurable business outcomes across Novartis. The position drives portfolio governance, demand prioritization, resource planning, and delivery excellence across the Data Governance and Data Management Office, working with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to bring transparency, structure, and strategic focus to complex initiatives.

The role may be based remotely anywhere in the U.S., subject to possible legal-entity restrictions. Relocation is not provided. The hiring manager will define working-hours expectations and travel; the position requires 20% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience in program management, portfolio management, demand management, PMO leadership, data transformation, technology delivery, or enterprise operations.
• Proven success managing complex cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and delivery teams.
• Strong expertise in demand management, prioritization, capacity planning, portfolio reporting, and governance.
• Experience creating executive dashboards, performance metrics, milestone tracking, and portfolio health reporting.
• Ability to analyze delivery performance, resource capacity, risks, and execution trends to drive decisions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and influencing skills across senior leadership teams.
• Experience working within data governance, data management, analytics, technology, or enterprise transformation environments.

Nice To Haves

• Pharmaceutical or life sciences experience.
• Professional certification in Program Management, Agile, Scrum, Lean, or Portfolio Management.
• Experience supporting enterprise data governance, analytics, compliance, or large-scale transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead demand intake, prioritization, and governance processes across the Data Governance and Data Management Office.
• Develop a consolidated portfolio view of initiatives, data products, and business priorities.
• Partner with leaders to align capacity, resources, timelines, and delivery commitments.
• Drive prioritization decisions based on business value, risk, strategy, and organizational capacity.
• Establish executive dashboards and reporting to enable informed, timely decision-making.
• Monitor portfolio performance, delivery health, resource utilization, and key milestones.
• Identify and escalate risks, dependencies, blockers, and critical decisions requiring leadership support.
• Lead governance forums, portfolio reviews, and cross-functional planning discussions.
• Standardize tools, templates, reporting routines, and program management best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance transparency, delivery predictability, and operational excellence.

Benefits

• Performance-based cash incentive.
• Eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards, depending on the role level.
• Health benefits.
• Life benefits.
• Disability benefits.
• 401(k) with company contribution and match.
• Vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director