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AD, Data Governance Lead

Novartis


Job Location:

East Hanover, NJ - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 145600 - 270400
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Level 5


Job Description Summary

#LI-Hybrid

This position will be located at East Hanover NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 10% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international).

Job description summary
The AD Data Governance Lead is accountable for designing standing up and operating the enterprise data governance program. This individual establishes the governance operating model- including the Executive Council and core functional sub-committees- de-fines data lifecycle controls builds performance scorecards and partners cross-functionally with IT Compliance Legal and Privacy to embed sustainable auditable da-ta controls across the organization.


Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Stand up and co-chair the Executive Council and coordinate all sub-committees.
  • Develop charters terms of reference meeting cadences agendas and decision-tracking.
  • Drive alignment of governance priorities with enterprise strategy and risk appetite.
  • Establish federated data ownership and stewardship model across domains.
  • Partner with IT Compliance Legal and Privacy to fully develop validate and operationalize required controls.
  • Develop document and maintain control frameworks at each lifecycle stage.
  • Collaborate with data owners and enforce governance standards across the end-to-end data lifecycle.
  • Build Data Management Lifecycle Scorecards measuring quality coverage compliance and maturity.
  • Define Governance KPIs/KRIs (e.g. data quality scores classification coverage % access-review completion issue MTTR policy adoption).
  • Deliver executive dashboards and periodic DCAM maturity assessments.

Essential Requirements:

  • Education: Bachelors degree in Business Administration Information Systems Data Management Engineering Finance or a related field.
  • Strong facilitation and stakeholder-management skills this role lives in meetings with functional VPs.
  • Minimum 8 years in Data governance BI governance or commercial analytics in a regulated industry. Preferably in pharma or life sciences industries.
  • Extensive Experience running a cross-functional governance council or working group with real decision authority.
  • Influence without authority across IT Legal Compliance and Privacy.
  • Deep knowledge of governance frameworks (DAMA-DMBOK DCAM) privacy regulations and control design.
  • Experience with governance/catalog tooling (e.g. OpenMetadata Collibra).
  • Analytical rigor for scorecard/metric design and maturity assessment.

Novartis Compensation Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $145600.00 and $270400.00 per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like but not limited to relevant skills and experience and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and depending on the level of the role eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health life and disability benefits a 401(k) with company contribution and match and a variety of other addition employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation personal days holidays and other leaves.


EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. 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 strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.


Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or in order to perform the essential functions of a position please send an e-mail to call 1 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Range

$145600.00 - $270400.00


Skills Desired

Cross-Functional Collaboration Customer Engagement Customer Insights Data Analytics Digital Marketing Market Research Media Campaigns Product Marketing Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Management Team Leadership Waterfall Model

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Novartis is a global healthcare company based in Switzerland that provides solutions to the evolving needs of patients worldwide.

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