Novartis
SeniorDirectorAdvancedAnalyticsPlatforms
“Senior Director - Advanced Analytics Platforms at Novartis. Skills: Advanced Analytics Platforms, Platform Strategy, Architecture, Technology Evolution, Platform Enablement, Enterprise Adoption, Governance, Change Leadership. Own enterprise strategy, multi‑year roadmap, and architecture for advanced analytics platform. Lead design, onboarding, and evolution of platform capabilities aligned with enterprise standards”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver measurable analytics outcomes; Ensure platforms are enterprise ready, secure, cost effective, and deeply embedded into business workflows; Scale advanced analytics from fragmented use into a standardized enterprise capability; Optimize analytics value over time; Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, security, data privacy, and regulatory (GxP) standards; Ensure continuous alignment between platform evolution, governance, and business value realization
Industry & Context.
Identify ecosystem gaps; Develop business cases to address scalability, performance, cost, or capability needs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
20+ years of experience in Data, Analytics, or IT leadership, 10+ years leading enterprise analytics platform or enablement programs with adoption and change focus, Proven experience owning and scaling enterprise analytics platforms, Grounding in analytics, data engineering, platform architecture, and cloud ecosystems, Working knowledge of advanced analytics capabilities as features embedded within modern analytics platforms including automation- and AI-assisted features where applicable, Experience designing and evolving platforms rather than building custom applications, Executive stakeholder leadership with ability to translate analytics platform capabilities into business value, Proven track record driving enterprise change in complex, regulated environments, Vendor, partner, and ecosystem management experience
Nice to Have
Experience in Healthcare / Life Sciences, including GxP-regulated environments, with pharmaceutical domain knowledge across the end-to-end enterprise value chain, Proven track record operating across complex global enterprise IT landscapes, driving large-scale business and technology transformation, including through India-based Global Capability Centers (GCCs), Leadership in vendor and stakeholder management, balancing demand with sustainable financial and delivery models, and leading high-performing, globally distributed teams in matrix organizations, Demonstrated executive presence and customer orientation, with excellent communication, negotiation, strategic thinking, and delivery capability, supported by experience in Agile and DevOps environments
What You'll Do.
Own enterprise strategy
and architecture for advanced analytics platform
and evolution of platform capabilities aligned with enterprise standards
Evaluate market trends and vendor capabilities across analytics
and emerging platform capabilities
Identify ecosystem gaps and develop business cases to address scalability
and prescriptive analytics on enterprise platforms
Activate AI‑assisted features where available within approved platforms
as part of analytics workflows
Act as a senior advisor on effective use of enterprise analytics platforms for business outcomes
Ensure analytics value is explicitly defined
and optimized over time
Define enterprise adoption strategies for advanced analytics platforms
Establish governance models
Shift analytics usage from fragmented experimentation to standardized
repeatable enterprise patterns
Define and track adoption KPIs
and value realization indicators
Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture
and regulatory (GxP) standards
Partner with business and IT leaders to embed analytics‑driven insights into decision‑making and workflows
Advise on platform consumption
not on building bespoke or domain‑specific applications
Lead change management for platform introductions and legacy analytics decommissioning
Ensure continuous alignment between platform evolution
and business value realization
Build and mentor global teams focused on analytics platforms
Establish and scale Analytics Translator and Practitioner communities
and consistent analytics adoption across regions and functions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with business and IT leaders to embed analytics‑driven insights into decision‑making and workflows; Build and mentor global teams focused on analytics platforms, enablement, and engineering; Establish and scale Analytics Translator and Practitioner communities; Drive reuse, best practices, and consistent analytics adoption across regions and functions
Communication Scope
Excellent communication; Negotiation; Strategic thinking
Process & Methodology
Develop business cases, Lead change management
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