Dir, Innovative Patient Data Product Lead

Novartis is hiring a Dir, Innovative Patient Data Product Lead for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $186k-$345k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Novartis.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
The posting lists this role as remote.
Tools and skills the posting cites include product management, data strategy and metadata management.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
Level lists 864 other open roles at Novartis.

AI in this role

Owns the strategy and roadmap for patient data products designed to be reused by business users, analytics teams, and AI-enabled solutions.

product-managementdata-strategymetadata-managementdata-governancehealthcare

Job Description Summary

#LI-Remote

This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 20% travel.

Job description summary
This Director role sits within Data Products and Foundations, under Data Partnerships, Innovation and Products. The role reports to the Executive Director, Innovative Data Offerings and Products and partners closely with DEO (Data Enablement Organization) to execute the strategy set for trusted, reusable, AI-ready data products.

This role owns patient-centric data products across patient journey, SP/ASOC, hub, and access domains, defining the vision, roadmap, prioritization, adoption plan, and value measures needed to improve patient identification, access, treatment initiation, adherence, persistence, and out-comes. The Director will ensure products are defined in innovative ways that go beyond datasets, embedding business meaning, rules, metrics, lineage, metadata, and context so they can be re-used by business users, analytics teams, and AI-enabled solutions.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Own the product strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and lifecycle management for Patient Journey, SP/ASOC, Hub, Access.
Define products in innovative ways by embedding business meaning, semantic definitions, reusable measures, standards, metadata, lineage, and clear consumption patterns directly into the product design.
Work closely with DEO (Data Enablement Organization) to translate the strategy into executable plans, align on delivery priorities, remove operational barriers, and ensure products are scalable, reliable, and ready for enterprise consumption.
Partner across business, analytics, technology, Data Partnerships, Innovation and Products, and Data Products and Foundations teams to prioritize high-value capabilities and reduce duplication.
Drive product adoption, stakeholder engagement, product performance management, issue prioritization, and continuous enhancement based on business needs and user feedback.
Establish product standards, governance routines, intake processes, service expectations, and value measures that ensure reliability, reuse, compliance, scalability, and business impact.

Experience:

Novartis is seeking an experienced Director to lead product strategy, delivery, adoption, and governance for Payer, HCP, Omnichannel, Engagement. The ideal candidate brings product leadership, cross-functional influence, and the ability to partner with DEO to execute strategy while translating business priorities into trusted, reusable, AI-ready data products.

Essential Requirements:

Education: Bachelor's degree in related field is required; Master of Science and/or MBA strongly preferred
Minimum 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology, data, analytics, or consulting, with a strong focus on data products, data strategy, product management, or analytics enablement.
Minimum 5+ years of domain expertise in patient journey data, SP/ASOC data, hub and access data, patient services, market access analytics, commercial analytics, product management, data governance, and AI-ready semantic data products.
Proven ability to define product vision, roadmap, prioritization, use cases, adoption plans, value measures, and governance routines in a complex matrixed environment.
Strong understanding of semantic data products, business definitions, data quality, metadata, lineage, standards, and AI-ready data consumption patterns.
Experience partnering with data enablement, platform, technology, analytics, business, governance, and operations teams to execute strategy and scale data products.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate business needs into data product requirements and present complex concepts clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Must understand both data and the relevant business/domain context to bridge technical requirements with business needs, ensuring solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned to enterprise priorities.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage ambiguity, and adapt to changing business priorities while maintaining focus on measurable outcomes.

Novartis Compensation Summary:

The salary for this position is expected to range between $185,500.00 and $344,500.00 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 benefits. In 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, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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 to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to us.reasonableaccommodations@novartis.com or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Salary Range

$185,500.00 - $344,500.00

Skills Desired

Brand Analysis, Brand Awareness, Commercial Excellence, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Customer Insights, Digital Marketing, Influencing Skills, Inspirational Leadership, Media Campaigns, People Management, Product Marketing, Product Roadmap, Return on Investment (ROI), Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Thought Leadership, Trend Analysis

How we rate this

Dir, Innovative Patient Data Product Lead at Novartis rates 60 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Dir, Innovative Patient Data Product Lead is an open job at Novartis.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The listed salary is $186k-$345k a year.
The role is based in Remote Position (USA) and is marked remote.
The job was posted on August 21, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Novartis. Apply on Novartis

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