Bringing life-changing medicines to millions of people, Novartis sits at the intersection of cutting-edge medical science and innovative digital technology. As a global company, the resources and opportunities for growth and development are plentiful including global and local cross functional careers, a diverse learning suite of thousands of programs & an in-house marketplace for rotations & project work. With a strong medicines pipeline our current transformation will not just deliver growth for our business but continue to allow us to bring innovative medicines to patients quickly.

A global healthcare leader, Novartis has one of the most exciting product pipelines in the industry today. A pipeline of innovative medicines brought to life by diverse, talented, performance driven people. All of which makes us one of the most rewarding employers in our field. We are committed to peak performance, improving the quality of life, and embracing and leveraging diverse backgrounds, cultures, and talents to achieve competitive advantage. Reporting to the Ex. Dir of Master Data Management and Data Quality, this position person will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of data in the data ecosystem, diving governance initiatives across the organization and spearheading the adoption and usage of Data Products. This role is expected to interface with Brand, Field Force, Customer Engagement as well as Data, Insights and Analytics stakeholders, Legal, ERC etc.
Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Build on Vision and Strategy to develop a roadmap for a data quality management framework for SDP data products
• Liaise with Franchises, Analytics teams, Field Force Operations, Reporting, Data Enablement, Master Data Management and other stakeholders to ensure clarity of business needs, and how data is consumed and utilized
• Collaborate closely with Master Data and Data Enablement and Reporting teams to drive the design of DQ checks for new implementations and upgrades
• Lead and drive the implementation of DQ dashboards across data products to identify data anomalies early; conduct timely communication with key stakeholders on data issues and develop tactical and strategic mitigation steps.
• Partner with Brand, Finance, Analytics and other functional areas to understand data challenges and orchestrate governance procedures to ensure issues are identified early and mitigated. Working closely with data enablement teams, ensure fit for use of data available for Analytics, Finance and Sr. leadership in analytics dashboards
• Lead for setting up data governance council that will define policies and procedures for compliant use of data
• Build Capabilities to deliver efficiency, trust & agility to communities of data consumers by focusing on strong, automated & centralized business-rule management, data-quality, data-classification, lineage, and catalogue
• Proven record of cross-functional partnership with other groups such as TT, analytics, global, etc.
• As a member of the MDM and DQ team, partner to attract, motivate, retain, and develop talent and build a culture of high performers
• Build and mentor talent and drive a continuous improvement mind-set within the team

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $192,000.00 and $288,000.00/ year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/23 through 12/31/23, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

What you'll bring to the role:

B.S. in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Analytics, Business or other technical degree. MS or MBA preferred

• Minimum 10 years of analytics experience required, with minimum 5 years in healthcare analytics
• Excellent understanding of Pharmaceutical Data landscape and Data Products including – Digital Data; Syndicated data vendors (IQVIA, Symphony, Veeva); Specialty Pharmacy dispense data ; Hub data; Distribution data; Finance data
• Minimum 5 years of project management and/or team leadership experience required
• Demonstrated expertise and knowledge in healthcare data and supporting commercial and medical needs
• Hands-on experience with data querying and analytic platforms, preferably SQL, Python, R, or Alteryx
• Demonstrable ability to work in a matrixed organization, manage multiple projects and to be accountable for individual results
• Effective project management skills, as demonstrated by on-time, on budget project delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

You’ll receive:
Competitive salary, annual bonus, long term incentive for select levels, health insurance, paid vaca-tion/holidays, potential flexible working arrangements, subsidized dining facilities, employee recognition scheme.



Why consider Novartis?
750 million. That’s how many lives our products touch. And while we’re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to im-prove and extend even more people’s lives?

We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you’re given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you’re empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you’re sur-rounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges.

We are Novartis. Join us and help us reimagine medicine.

PHARMA

MARKETING & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

USA

East Hanover, NJ

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Marketing

Full Time

Regular

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