Director, Data Management Office
About The Position
The Director, Data Management Office is a highly visible leadership role at Novartis, responsible for translating strategic data priorities into measurable business outcomes. The position drives portfolio governance, demand prioritization, resource planning, and delivery excellence across the Data Governance & Data Management Office. Working with senior leaders and cross-functional teams, the Director brings transparency, structure, and strategic focus to initiatives that accelerate innovation and strengthen the value of data across the organization. The role can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S., subject to possible legal-entity restrictions, and does not provide relocation. The role requires 20% travel. Working hours and any additional travel expectations will be defined by the hiring manager.
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 involving 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 in 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.
- Depending on role level, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
- Health, life, and disability benefits for eligible U.S.-based employees.
- 401(k) with company contribution and match.
- Vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
