Novartis
AD, Data Governance Solutions Lead (3 Openings)
$146K–$270K
Distant Employee - Distant Working Arrangement (DWA) (USA) +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- Distant Employee - Distant Working Arrangement (DWA) (USA)
East Hanover - Experience
- Minimum 8+ years for the specified specialization; the posting does not state alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
About the job
Lead one of three enterprise data governance specializations—KPI governance, governance platforms, or data access and security—to build scalable capabilities for trusted, accessible, and responsibly used data.
What you'll do
- Translate business priorities and data strategy into governance frameworks, scalable solutions, and operating models.
- Partner with business, technology, privacy, legal, security, and compliance teams to drive adoption and resolve governance decisions and risks.
- Lead cross-functional implementation and reporting, including governance scorecards, vendor delivery, and Data Command Center capabilities.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
- For KPI Governance & Councils or Governance Platforms: 8+ years in data platform engineering or data governance tooling, including hands-on experience launching a catalog/governance platform from scratch.
- For KPI Governance & Councils or Governance Platforms: strong SQL, working knowledge of Snowflake, and understanding of lineage, metadata management, and data contracts.
- For Data Access & Security: 8+ years in data access governance, identity and access management, or data security within a regulated industry; hands-on experience with policy-based access tools and Snowflake RBAC/row-column security.
Nice to have
- Pharma or Life Sciences industry experience; access frameworks for non-human or agent identities are a strong plus.
- Experience with Collate/OpenMetadata, Atlan, Collibra, or Alation; or Immuta, Privacera, or Satori, as applicable to the specialization.
Pay
$145,600.00 - $270,400.00 per year (USD, base salary)
Tools
SQL, Snowflake, Collate /OpenMetadata, Atlan, Collibra, Alation, ODCS, Immuta
AI focus
The Data Access & Security specialization enables and scales fine-grained data access controls for humans and AI agents; designing access frameworks for non-human/agent identities is a strong plus.
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