Novartis
AD, Data Governance Lead
$146K–$270K
East Hanover · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 8+ years; preferably in pharma or life sciences.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
About the job
Designs, launches, and operates Novartis’s enterprise data governance program, including its governance bodies, lifecycle controls, and performance measurement.
What you'll do
- Establish and coordinate the Executive Council and functional sub-committees, including their charters, agendas, and decision tracking.
- Develop and operationalize data ownership, stewardship, and lifecycle control frameworks with IT, Compliance, Legal, Privacy, and data owners.
- Create governance scorecards, KPIs/KRIs, executive dashboards, and periodic DCAM maturity assessments.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
- 8+ years in data governance, BI governance, or commercial analytics in a regulated industry.
- Experience running a cross-functional governance council or working group with real decision authority.
- Deep knowledge of governance frameworks, privacy regulations, and control design; experience with governance/catalog tooling.
Nice to have
- Experience in pharma or life sciences.
Pay
$145,600.00 - $270,400.00 per year (base salary)
Tools
DAMA-DMBOK, DCAM, OpenMetadata, Collibra
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