Director, Patient Intelligence Strategy & Governance

Novartis
•$185,500 - $344,500•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Patient Intelligence Strategy & Governance leads the strategy, governance, standardization, and evolution of enterprise patient intelligence capabilities that support customer, patient, portfolio, field, and business decision making. The position partners closely with Strategy, Platforms & Technology (SPT) Data Strategy to define patient intelligence requirements, business rules, standards, and data needs for scalable analytics, data products, and decision-support capabilities. As the enterprise business owner for patient intelligence frameworks, standards, and governance, the Director defines how patient intelligence is structured, governed, standardized, and adopted across the organization. The role owns patient intelligence strategy, frameworks, patient analytics standards, business rules, patient KPIs, governance processes, business requirements, and reusable enterprise assets. It determines needed capabilities, how they are governed, how success is measured, and how they support enterprise decision making. Data architecture, master data management, data engineering, platform delivery, and technical data strategy remain the responsibility of SPT. The Director is the primary business partner guiding patient intelligence requirements, prioritization, governance, adoption, and value realization. The role works within a globally integrated capability model and shares responsibility with HYD counterparts to advance capabilities through common standards, coordinated roadmaps, reusable solutions, and execution across geographies. The position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S., subject to possible legal-entity restrictions. Relocation is not provided. Working hours and travel are determined by the hiring manager; travel may be required at the manager’s discretion.

Requirements

  • Minimum 8+ years of experience in patient analytics, healthcare analytics, commercial analytics, data strategy, insights, or related disciplines.
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Experience translating business objectives into scalable analytics, data, and technology capabilities.
  • Experience establishing governance frameworks, standards, business rules, or measurement methodologies.
  • Strong track record partnering with business, analytics, data, and technology organizations and leading cross-functional initiatives within complex matrix organizations.
  • Experience supporting patient, customer, market, or healthcare-related decision making.
  • Experience managing capability roadmaps, backlogs, prioritization processes, or agile delivery partnerships.

Nice To Haves

  • Advanced degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Healthcare Analytics, Data Science, Life Sciences, Business, or a related field.
  • Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences organizations.
  • Experience working with patient claims, specialty pharmacy, longitudinal patient, EMR/EHR, or healthcare data assets, or with patient journey, care pathway, patient identification, or precision health initiatives.
  • Experience partnering with enterprise data strategy, master data, or governance organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise patient intelligence strategy, governance, standardization, and capability evolution.
  • Serve as the enterprise business owner for patient intelligence frameworks, standards, and governance.
  • Define common business definitions, decision frameworks, business rules, methodologies, and requirements for consistent, trusted, reusable patient insights.
  • Own patient intelligence strategy, standards, business rules, frameworks, patient KPIs, governance processes, business requirements, and enterprise patient intelligence assets.
  • Define needed patient intelligence capabilities, how they are governed, how success is measured, and how they support enterprise decision making.
  • Partner with SPT Data Strategy to define patient intelligence requirements, business rules, standards, and data needs.
  • Guide patient intelligence requirements, prioritization, governance, adoption, and value realization as the primary business partner.
  • Share responsibility with HYD counterparts for advancing capabilities through common standards, coordinated roadmaps, reusable solutions, and execution across geographies.

Benefits

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