Position Title: Associate Director, MDM Solution Delivery

Location – Hyd-India# LI Hybrid

Role Purpose

Building relationships with millions of customers around the world requires effective management of customer profiles from across the enterprise. Analyzing performance requires alignment of Brand data across multiple systems and data sources. Multi-domain Master Data Management (MDM) ensures that our data-intensive applications, analytics, and AI are built upon a solid foundation.

In this role, you will lead the design and development of integrations from our master data management platforms to our data mesh and other applications. You will work with state-of-the-art tools like Reltio, Snowflake, Collibra, Atacama, and AWS services.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to

•  Define and lead integration development for commercial master data management products, focusing on use of appropriate MDM styles and efficient interoperability

•  Work with solution and enterprise architects to find the best tools and design patterns for master data management solutions

•  Evangelize the use of master data in other applications across the technology landscape

•  Work with business and technical product owners to build the solution roadmap

•  Collaborate with commercial product leads, data scientists, CRM architects, and omnichannel strategists to align business goals with data needs and technical feasibility

•  Collaborate with a team of talented technologists to deliver scalable solutions

•   Proactively identify potential gaps in the technology and data landscape and propose new solutions

•    Follow industry trends and emerging practices to drive agility, speed, efficiency, and effectiveness

•    Ensure alignment to security and compliance policies and procedures

What you’ll bring to the role:

•  Experience working with agile development teams using a proven methodology (e.g., scrum)

•  Strong understanding of master data management, including an understanding of the MDM styles and when to use them

•  Advanced understanding of master data management solutions (e.g., Reltio)

•  Strong technical fluency in data integration principles and cloud technologies] e.g., AWS services) and familiarity with data mesh principles

•  Experience with commercial pharma data and relationships between entities

•  Experience working effectively with multiple complex projects in a matrix organization

•  Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to present design rationale to cross-functional teams and senior leadership

Desirable Requirements:

•  Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or related field.

• 9+ years of experience in data management and/or software development using cloud technologies

•  A proven track record of designing integrations for sales, marketing, CRM, or omnichannel platforms

•  A proven track record of designing data publishing interfaces for consumption in a data mesh

•  Familiarity with common global pharmaceutical data sources (e.g., OneKey, Ampco, Medidata, Midas, OpenData)

•  Familiarity with common pharmaceutical applications, including CRM

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis embraces diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.