Lead, Data Strategy

Location: Montreal, #LI-Hybrid
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role; please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
About the role:
Bringing life-changing medicines to millions of people, Novartis sits at the intersection of cutting-edge medical science and innovative digital technology. As a global company, the resources and opportunities for growth and development are plentiful including global and local cross functional careers, a diverse learning suite of thousands of programs & an in-house marketplace for rotations & project work. With strong medicines pipeline our current transformation will not just deliver growth for our business but continue to allow us to bring innovative medicines to patients quickly.
As part of the Business Excellence & Execution Team, this role will focus on reimagining the way Novartis/IM Canada drives our Data Strategy and Systems.
Working in close collaboration with the Canadian cross-functional partners you will:
Leading and defining this Center of Excellence strategic direction in terms of Data Strategy & Systems
Leading the tactical implementation team to execute against our key priorities for CDP strategy & systems, Data Strategy & Governance, CRM & system as well as data visualization.
Permant position
Key Responsibilities:
• Influencing, managing and gaining buy in from Executive committee in the Data Strategy and execution plan.
• Working in close partnership with Global and regional teams on the strategy and execution
• Accountable & Responsible for the department performance and budget management
• Responsible for the CPO Data Strategy, governance, portfolio & roadmap that support priority business needs and accountable for its implementation in accordance with Global Strategy
• Enables insight led, data driven and connected technology solutions and platforms, together with IT, to enable measurable Customer Experience at scale.
• Leading the creation of an integrated/consolidated data ecosystem that includes CRM, Social, Google Analytics, amongst others.
• Connects data points to deliver a 360˚ customer view across multiple touchpoints
• Enables a Data Strategy with robust data governance and high-quality management across a technology stack capable of delivering integrated strategic insights and visualizing analytics

Essential Requirements:
• 10+ years of progressive experience in a combination of both business & technical roles
• 3+ years of leading a data strategy, analytics, or similar teams.
• Proven track record of delivering data systems/technology solutions that had positive impact
• Strategic agility: the successful candidate can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can clearly articulate a vision and possibilities; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans
• Proven track record on influencing senior leaders in complex project(s) & driving positive impact
Desirable Requirements:
• Strategic agility: the successful candidate can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can clearly articulate a vision and possibilities; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans
• Bilingual: English and French an asset
Why Novartis ?
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s life and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this ? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us ! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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