Novartis
Associate Director, Data Engineering Lead
$153K–$283K
East Hanover +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- East Hanover
Distant Employee - Distant Working Arrangement (DWA) (USA) - Experience
- 5+ years in one or more listed data-related fields.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Data Management, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Company will not sponsor visas for this position.
About the job
Leads enterprise data engineering standards, governed pipelines, data contracts, observability, and automation to deliver reliable, compliant, AI-ready data.
What you'll do
- Set and enforce engineering standards, controls, and data contract governance across enterprise pipelines.
- Establish data observability and safeguards for data quality, traceability, validation, and compliance.
- Drive automation and partner across teams to improve data delivery and resolve reliability issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data governance, data architecture, data product management, or enterprise data platform delivery.
- Experience designing, building, or governing enterprise data pipelines, data products, data platforms, or data integration capabilities.
- Direct experience with data contracts, schema validation, pipeline monitoring, data observability, or data product certification.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree or relevant cloud, data engineering, data management, or architecture certification.
- Experience in regulated, privacy-sensitive, or compliance-driven data environments.
Pay
$152,600 - $283,400 per year (base salary)
AI focus
Builds trusted, AI-ready data foundations; no specific AI development work is stated.
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