Dir, MAPS (Market Access Patient Services)/Medical Data Partnerships Lead

Novartis

20d•$185,500 - $344,500•Remote

About The Position

The Data Innovation, Partnerships and Products (DIPP) team is part of the Data Products and Foundations pillar of SPT. It enables trusted, scalable data access and partnerships that support decision-making across Novartis. The Director, Market Access, Patient Services and Medical Data Partnerships establishes and manages strategic data partnerships supporting the US Commercial organization and broader SPT priorities. The role oversees existing strategic data partnerships to maintain compliance and quality and ensure Novartis teams have the systems, processes, and data access needed to meet business needs. It manages external data partnerships and spend, and ensures partnerships meet data needs, standards, governance expectations, and regulatory requirements. The position collaborates across functions to assess effectiveness, track performance and spend, enforce data stewardship, and ensure data assets are used effectively. The Director also helps identify innovative data offerings and evaluate responsible integration of AI into partnership models, data workflows, and commercial use cases to improve speed, insight generation, and enterprise value. The position may be based remotely anywhere in the U.S., subject to possible legal-entity restrictions; relocation is not provided. Travel is required at 20%, and working hours and travel expectations will be defined by the hiring manager.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or pharmaceutical-focused data-vendor settings, establishing and managing data partnerships, with a strong focus on data management and translating data to support use cases.
Expert understanding of data partnership principles, frameworks, and best practices, with a demonstrated ability to build strategic collaborations with external data providers and vendors.
Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to data privacy and security.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to influence and drive change in a complex organizational environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including assessing and managing risks associated with external data partnerships and ensuring the integrity, security, and quality of shared data.

Nice To Haves

Experience working for a data vendor or extensively partnering with data vendors, functional teams, or therapeutic-area teams to define, evaluate, integrate, and operationalize data assets.
Curiosity and practical experience evaluating emerging data capabilities, including AI-enabled tools, advanced analytics opportunities, and new partnership models.

Responsibilities

Oversee the performance and outcomes of external data partnerships, including third-party platforms, vendors, and technology solutions.
Develop and execute the organization’s data partnership strategy, including identifying critical data needs.
Partner with Medical, Market Access, and Patient Services stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and manage external data partnerships supporting medical insights, real-world evidence, access, patient services, field medical execution, and outcomes-oriented decision-making.
Work collaboratively to ensure data addresses business use cases.
Identify and evaluate innovative data offerings, emerging data sources, and opportunities to integrate AI-enabled capabilities with the Innovative Data Offerings team.
Establish data quality SLAs and metrics with external data partners.
Work with Data Monitoring and Standards to monitor and enforce data quality, security, and compliance standards for external data sources, platforms, and vendors.
Collaborate with data vendors and cross-functional teams to address data quality issues and communicate related changes.
Facilitate data acquisition from requirements gathering through integration into Novartis platforms and systems.
Establish oversight mechanisms for external data partnerships to ensure compliance with data standards, data-sharing agreements, and internal data-management policies.
Support data stewardship practices across platforms, vendors, and technology solutions, and provide performance metrics and governance reports to senior leadership.
Coordinate training and awareness initiatives on best practices for effective and compliant data use.
Continuously evaluate existing partnerships and technology solutions to maintain standards across DIPP data partnerships.