Data Management & Infrastructure Manager
Job Summary
Salary Range:
47740.00 - 88660.00Job Description Summary
#LI-HybridLocation: London (The Westworks) United Kingdom with Hybrid Working (you must be able to work for 12 days per month in the office)
Relocation Support: This role is based in London United Kingdom. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
The Data Management & Infrastructure Manager ensures the consistent application of data governance frameworks standards and lifecycle controls to enable trusted compliant and reusable data assets. This role serves as a key coordination point between business and technical teams supporting governance data quality and performance reporting. The position drives alignment across stakeholders to ensure effective data usage and compliance across functions.
Job Description
Major accountabilities:
Support implementation of layered data architecture principles including bronze silver and gold Medallion layers
Ensure data pipelines and curated datasets follow standards for quality lineage access control reusability and lifecycle management
Support governance and documentation of Snowflake data assets including tables views schemas stages and curated datasets
Support documentation of data standards business rules and data architecture across ingestion transformation and aggregation processes
Ensure alignment with global data governance frameworks and collaborate with internal and technical stakeholders
Apply enterprise data governance standards across platforms vendors and use cases
Support role-based data access controls aligned with data privacy compliance and governance requirements
Manage data lifecycle governance including tracking ingestion transformation usage and archival of datasets
Monitor data quality controls (e.g. completeness accuracy timeliness) and support issue resolution
Act as a coordination and escalation point for data governance issues across stakeholders
Maintain governance documentation including data dictionaries lineage and usage guidelines
Support reusability and scalability of datasets while preventing fragmentation across systems
Coordinate governance-related assessments and continuous improvement initiatives
Minimum Requirements:
Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms is essential
Familiarity with Medallion architecture including bronze silver and gold data layers
Understanding of SQL ETL/ELT processes data pipelines and cloud data warehouse concepts
Pharmaceutical experience is highly desirable
Experience documenting data flows tables views stages lineage and data quality controls
Bachelors degree in business mathematics statistics analytics engineering or a related technical field
Experience in data governance data management analytics enablement or related roles
Understanding of data governance concepts including ownership stewardship and lifecycle management
Experience working with enterprise data platforms or analytics ecosystems
Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills
Ability to document and manage data definitions lineage and governance standards
Familiarity with compliance and governance requirements in regulated environments
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis:Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart passionate people like you. Collaborating supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients lives. Ready to create a brighter future together receive:
Competitive salary Short term incentive bonus Pension scheme Health insurance 25 days annual leave Flexible working arrangements Employee recognition scheme learning and development opportunities
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About Company
Novartis is a global healthcare company based in Switzerland that provides solutions to the evolving needs of patients worldwide.