Associate Director, Data Partnerships Oncology

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Level 5

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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 Data Innovation Partnerships and Products team under the Data Products and Foundations pillar within Strategy Platforms and Transformation enables improved decision-making at Novartis by leveraging data and advanced analytics capabilities to generate actionable insights that drive business growth. The Associate Director Data Partnerships - Oncology will play a critical role in establishing managing and strengthening oncology-focused data partnerships that sup-port the US Commercial organization and advance priority business needs across oncology brands customer engagement patient access and field execution.

This role is responsible for overseeing Novartis strategic oncology data partnerships within SPT to ensure compliance quality business relevance and effective use of external data assets. The Associate Director will bring depth in healthcare and oncology data including experience working with or for a data vendor and will help implement the data partnership strategy monitor spend and partnership performance enforce data stewardship practices and partner with internal teams to identify the most relevant oncology data sets to support business needs and data-driven decision-making.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement the organizations oncology data partnership strategy including the identification of critical data needs across US Commercial oncology brands functions and priority use cases.
• Establish manage and strengthen strategic oncology data partnerships with external data providers platforms and vendors to maximize the value of external oncology data assets.
• Apply deep understanding of oncology data sources vendor capabilities data limitations and fit-for-purpose use cases to guide partnership decisions and business recommendations.
• Monitor adherence to data quality security privacy and compliance standards for external oncology data sources platforms and vendors ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and internal data management policies.
• Collaborate with data vendors business stakeholders analytics teams field enablement access and cross-functional oncology teams to address data quality issues and communicate corresponding changes.
• Implement oversight mechanisms for external oncology data partnerships ensuring compliance with data standards data-sharing agreements governance expectations and internal policies.
• Implement data stewardship practices across platforms vendors and technology solutions to verify that oncology data is properly managed governed and leveraged throughout the partnership lifecycle.
• Track oncology data partnerships and spend provide performance metrics and governance reporting to senior leadership and identify opportunities for operational efficiencies improved governance and enhanced collaboration.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand oncology business needs recommend relevant data sets and guide teams on how to extract actionable insights from available data sources.
• Provide ongoing data advisory support to internal stakeholders including guidance on recurring deliverables interpretation of data outputs data availability limitations and appropriate use of rare disease data to support business decisions.

Experience:

Novartis seeks an individual with extensive experience establishing and managing oncology data partnerships. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of healthcare and oncology data including the strengths limitations governance considerations and business applications of external data assets. Prior experience working with or for a data vendor is strongly preferred as this role requires the ability to assess vendor capabilities challenge data assumptions manage partnership performance and translate oncology business needs into practical data solutions. A proven ability to navigate data-related risks including privacy security quality and compliance while building mutually beneficial vendor partnerships is essential. The successful candidate will be committed to continuous improvement in the organizations oncology data partnership strategy leveraging data insights vendor expertise and industry trends to strengthen collaboration and maximize the value of external data assets.

Essential Requirements:

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Information Management Computer Science Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience establishing and managing data partnerships with a strong focus on oncology healthcare data data governance data management or related roles.
• Prior experience working with or for a data vendor data provider healthcare data platform or analytics organization is strongly preferred.
• Deep understanding of oncology data assets including data sourcing data coverage refresh cadence linkage quality considerations and fit-for-purpose business use cases.
• Expert understanding of data partnership principles frameworks and best practices with a proven ability to forge strategic collaborations with external data providers and vendors.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to healthcare data privacy security quality compliance and appropriate use of oncology data.
• Excellent leadership communication stakeholder management influencing and change management skills in a complex organizational environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess vendor data quality identify data gaps manage risks associated with external data partnerships and ensure the integrity security and quality of shared data.
• Experience working with IQVIA Komodo MMIT Symphony Definitive Healthcare Veeva Flatiron or similar healthcare and oncology data sources is highly desirable.
• Ability to translate oncology business needs into data solutions and guide teams in selecting and leveraging the right data sets to support decision-making.

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

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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