Salary Range:
£47,740.00 - £88,660.00Job Description Summary
#LI-HybridWork Arrangement: Hybrid Working
Location: London (The Westworks), United Kingdom
Relocation Support: This role is based in London, United Kingdom. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
The Data Management & Infrastructure Manager ensures the consistent application of data governance frameworks, standards, and lifecycle controls to enable trusted, compliant, and reusable data assets. This role serves as a key coordination point between business and technical teams, supporting governance, data quality, and performance reporting. The position drives alignment across stakeholders to ensure effective data usage and compliance across functions.
Job Description
Major accountabilities:
Support documentation of data standards, business rules, and data architecture across ingestion, transformation, and aggregation processes
Ensure alignment with global data governance frameworks and collaborate with internal and technical stakeholders
Apply enterprise data governance standards across platforms, vendors, and use cases
Support role-based data access controls aligned with data privacy, compliance, and governance requirements
Manage data lifecycle governance, including tracking ingestion, transformation, usage, and archival of datasets
Monitor data quality controls (e.g., completeness, accuracy, timeliness) and support issue resolution
Act as a coordination and escalation point for data governance issues across stakeholders
Maintain governance documentation, including data dictionaries, lineage, and usage guidelines
Support reusability and scalability of datasets while preventing fragmentation across systems
Coordinate governance-related assessments and continuous improvement initiatives
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in business, mathematics, statistics, analytics, engineering, or a related technical field
Experience in data governance, data management, analytics enablement, or related roles
Understanding of data governance concepts, including ownership, stewardship, and lifecycle management
Experience working with enterprise data platforms or analytics ecosystems
Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills
Ability to document and manage data definitions, lineage, and governance standards
Familiarity with compliance and governance requirements in regulated environments
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
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You’ll receive:
Competitive salary, Short term incentive bonus, Pension scheme, Health insurance, 25 days annual leave, Flexible working arrangements, Employee recognition scheme, learning and development opportunities
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Skills Desired
Agility (Inactive), Analytical Thinking, Brand Awareness, Business Analytics, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Media Campaigns, Project Management, Project Planning, Sales, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall ModelNovartis London, England Office
The WestWorks, White City Place, London, United Kingdom, W12 7FQ
