Director, Data Strategy
Novartis · East Hanover (New Jersey) · Global
Pharma Strategy
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Not yet analysed
Demand74
Career growth72
Healthcare fit52
Remote potential45
5-year outlook
Director-level pharma data leadership roles typically sit in the upper compensation bands and tend to grow with scope into VP-level data or digital roles; exact figures depend on geography, band and bonus/equity structure and are not stated here.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
lead
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-02
Intelligence details
Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you already have substantial data, analytics or informatics leadership experience plus pharma exposure; clinicians without that background are unlikely to clear the director-level bar. Treat this as a long-term target role rather than an immediate transition.
Who should apply
Senior clinician-informaticians, physician data leads, clinical data science managers, or pharmacist/physician leaders with enterprise data governance, RWD/RWE or analytics strategy experience already inside pharma, CRO or health tech.
CV angle
Reframe real clinical and research experience as data leadership: quantify datasets governed, registries or EMR data pipelines built, quality/outcome metrics defined, cross-functional stakeholders led, and any GxP/regulatory data compliance exposure. Emphasise strategy, governance and measurable business or patient outcomes rather than clinical duties.
Skills to highlight
- Data strategy and roadmap development
- Data governance and quality frameworks
- Real-world data / real-world evidence
- Clinical and healthcare data standards (e.g. CDISC, OMOP, HL7/FHIR)
- Analytics and BI stakeholder partnership
- Cross-functional and vendor leadership
- Regulatory and GxP data compliance awareness
- Team leadership and change management
Role summary
A senior leadership position at Novartis owning enterprise data strategy — likely setting data governance, architecture and analytics direction across a business or research unit. The posting text was not supplied, so specifics on scope, reporting line and requirements are unknown.
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