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Location: Hyderabad, India
Relocation Support: Yes
Are you ready to lead data architecture that powers life-changing innovation?
Join Novartis as an Associate Director in Development IT and help shape the future of drug development through impactful data architecture. In this highly collaborative role, you’ll partner with cross-functional teams—data leaders, engineers, architects, and business stakeholders—to design scalable, enterprise-grade data solutions. Your work will drive innovation, strengthen data governance, and accelerate decision-making across global initiatives.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
- Define how data is stored, consumed, integrated, and managed across systems and teams
- Collaborate with enterprise data owners to shape and implement data strategy
- Develop and document conceptual and logical data models for business processes
- Ensure alignment with Novartis data architecture principles and enterprise standards
- Partner with solution architects to design compliant, scalable data solutions
- Track and report key performance indicators for data architecture deliverables
- Maintain domain-specific data landscapes and data flow documentation
- Lead data architecture reviews and provide recommendations for improvement
- Coordinate resources and priorities across critical data initiatives
- Engage stakeholders to drive adoption of data governance and architecture best practices
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or information technology
- 12+ years of total experience, including 8+ years in data architecture leadership
- Proven expertise in data modeling, metadata, and data governance tools
- Strong experience aligning data architecture with business strategy and stakeholder communication
- Deep knowledge of data governance frameworks like DCAM and DAMA-DMBOK
- 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry
- Hands-on experience with tools like Collibra, Informatica, Reltio, Tibco EBX, and SQL
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and time management skills aligned with Novartis values
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.
Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is 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 recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversityandincl.india@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message .
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