Manager Data Governance

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Senior level
Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Lead enterprise data governance by defining frameworks, quality rules, and validation logic. Engage source teams to embed governance upstream, collaborate with stewards and owners on metadata, lineage, and compliance, deliver automation to optimize data lifecycle, and advise senior stakeholders to drive data-driven commercial outcomes and improved data maturity.
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Job Description Summary
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Job Description

Key Accountabilities: 

Strategic Leadership & Governance

  • Define and implement enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, quality rules, and validation logic.
  • Champion the Shift-Left Strategy by engaging source teams and market data owners early to embed governance and quality practices upstream, reducing rework and accelerating insights.

Operational Excellence

  • Strong understanding of metadata & stewardship, DQ, MDM platforms
  • Hands on with tools such as Collibra, Ataccama (DQ profiling & automation), or Reltio is a plus.
  • Collaborate with data stewards and enterprise data owners to uphold metadata, lineage, and compliance standards.

Innovation & Automation

  • Initiate and deliver automation projects to optimize data lifecycle processes and reduce manual overhead.
  • Foster innovation to address operational gaps and improve efficiency.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, promoting data-driven decision-making and co-creation of data products that deliver commercial impact.
  • Build strong partnerships across markets, source systems, and governance teams to ensure alignment and adoption.

 

Essential Requirements: 

  • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree computer science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • Experience: 6+ years in data governance, data quality, or data management roles. Strong understanding of metadata & stewardship, DQ, MDM platforms. Strong understanding of any data assessment framework and data management maturity models.
  • Skills: Strategic thinking and ability to influence senior stakeholders. Excellent communication and collaboration skills across global teams. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Maturity & Benchmarking

  • Support data maturity assessments to evaluate data management maturity, identify gaps, and track progress against benchmarks.
  • Develop and execute improvement plans to strengthen data capabilities across domains.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Successful implementation of governance and quality frameworks across BSI.
  • Improvement in data maturity scores and reduction in data-related rework.
  • Adoption of automation initiatives and measurable efficiency gains.
  • Positive stakeholder feedback and increased trust in data for decision-making

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.  https://www.novartis.com/about/roadmap/people-and-culture 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

Values and Behaviors: Demonstrates and upholds Novartis values and behaviors in all aspects of work and collaboration. 

Location: Hyderabad NKC. Hybrid | 3 days a week in office is mandatory. 


 

Skills Desired

Analytical Thinking, Brand Awareness, Business Analytics, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Digital Marketing, Media Campaigns, Project Management, Project Planning, Sales, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Model

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 6+ years in data governance, data quality, or data management roles.
  • Strong understanding of metadata, data stewardship, data quality (DQ), and MDM platforms.
  • Familiarity with data assessment frameworks and data management maturity models.
  • Strategic thinking and ability to influence senior stakeholders; excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Hands-on experience with tools such as Collibra, Ataccama, or Reltio.
  • Ability and willingness to work hybrid in Hyderabad (3 days per week in office).

Novartis Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novartis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novartis.

  • Healthcare Strength Pay and benefits are described as a strong overall package, supported by medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside FSAs/HSAs and disability and life coverage. Mental-health support is reinforced through an employee assistance program with psychological support and a network of mental health first aiders.
  • Retirement Support Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, with an automatic company contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching in the 401(k). Additional retirement funding is described through an age-based defined contribution program and access to an employee share purchase plan discount.
  • Parental & Family Support Family-related benefits are framed as robust, including a global minimum of paid parental leave for new parents following birth or adoption. Added supports include domestic partner coverage, dependent-care resources, and benefits such as adoption assistance and child/elder care options.

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The Company
HQ: Basel
110,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.

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