Director, Intelligence Modernization & Productivity

Novartis

3d • $185,500 - $344,500 • Remote

About The Position

The Director, Intelligence Modernization & Productivity leads the strategy, governance, prioritization, and continuous evolution of enterprise analytics modernization and productivity capabilities within the US Insights & Analytics organization. The role partners closely with AI & Platform Products within Strategy, Platforms & Technology (SPT) and with business stakeholders to transform analytics operating models, modernize workflows, accelerate adoption of AI-enabled ways of working, and improve efficiency, scalability, quality, and business impact.

The Director serves as the business owner for analytics modernization frameworks, process transformation initiatives, productivity programs, governance processes, capability roadmaps, and reusable enterprise assets. The role is the primary business counterpart to AI & Platform Products for modernization priorities, business requirements, adoption strategies, and value realization, but does not own AI platforms, agent development, automation technologies, technical architecture, product engineering, technology delivery, or analytics domain ownership.

Operating within a globally integrated capability model, the Director shares accountability with HYD counterparts through common standards, coordinated roadmaps, reusable solutions, and shared outcomes. The position may be based remotely anywhere in the U.S., subject to possible legal-entity restrictions. Relocation is not provided. Working hours and travel will be defined at the hiring manager’s discretion; travel is required as determined by the manager.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in analytics, business transformation, process improvement, automation, productivity, operations, or related disciplines.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Fluent English.
• Experience leading cross-functional transformation, modernization, operating model, workforce evolution, organizational change, or adoption initiatives.
• Experience translating business objectives into scalable analytics, workflow, and technology capabilities and establishing governance frameworks or standards.
• Experience managing roadmaps, backlogs, prioritization processes, agile delivery partnerships, and partnerships across analytics, technology, product, and business organizations.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Business, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Technology, Operations, Organizational Effectiveness, or a related field.
• Other languages.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, life sciences, AI-enabled workflows, digital transformation, or enterprise process modernization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise business owner for analytics modernization, analytics productivity, process transformation, and analytics workflow reengineering.
• Define and maintain the enterprise analytics modernization strategy and roadmap, aligning priorities with enterprise analytics, AI, productivity, and workforce transformation objectives.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and modernize analytics workflows and operating models.
• Own the modernization capability backlog, roadmap, intake, prioritization, trade-off decisions, capacity planning, and value realization process.
• Establish governance frameworks, standards, methodologies, reusable patterns, reference workflows, and operating principles.
• Define the future-state analytics operating model, including AI-enabled workflows, human-plus-agent ways of working, and scalable delivery models.
• Establish adoption, change management, and measurement frameworks for modernization initiatives.
• Partner with AI & Platform Products within SPT on modernization priorities, business requirements, adoption strategies, and value realization.
• Partner with HYD counterparts to jointly define priorities, standards, roadmaps, requirements, and reusable assets.
• Share accountability with HYD counterparts through common standards, coordinated roadmaps, reusable solutions, and shared outcomes.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for eligible U.S.-based employees, including health, life, and disability benefits.
• 401(k) with company contribution and match.
• Vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves as part of a generous time-off package.
• Performance-based cash incentive.
• Depending on role level, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

What This Job Offers

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