Your key responsibilities:

• Role is accountable for overall global Material master data model design and improvement activities in alignment of the business goals and priorities in close collaboration with the respective Solution teams and business process owners.
• Develop roadmap for material master data model improvements and global adoption as part of the LDC delivery roadmap.
• Implement the data principles, data governance framework, data ownership and data operations.
• Ensure adoption of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data solutions across legacy landscape to produce FAIR data at the source for the entities they own.
• Responsible for gathering and implementing data requirements coming from Business Function (Domain Pillars in LDC projects), GPO, EDO and team and other dependent projects / programs. 
• Facilitate cultural change by improving data literacy across the business through training, education and increasing data consumption.
• Proactively identify data issues and work with stakeholders to investigate and implement corrective measures and seek opportunities to continuously improve the quality and integrity of the data asset.
• Act as a point of reference and contact of all queries related to data objects of the respective data domain. Ensure that all data ideas, concepts, and features are validated with internal stakeholders from all levels of the business.
• Drives the transition into new ways of working defined by Enterprise Operating model per LDC Scope.
• Manage data quality definition for the assigned data within the Data team and is responsible for delivering agreed level of data quality as outcome of the data lifecycle management process

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: :

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• At least 5 years’ experience in regional or global role in material/product data related functional area such as Material master data management, Product master data management or Supply chain master data in cross-functional setting. 
• Experience from SAP MDG, SAP S/4 HANA and materials management and related data concepts. Experience in SAP PLM / SAP EHS and/or Specification Management is an additional advantage.
• Proven track record for detailing data concepts for material master both from conceptual and operational governance perspective.
• Proven track record in driving discussions and facilitating cross-functional decision making in matrix organization.
• Experienced in collaborating with diverse project teams including functional solution teams, data governance teams and system configuration workstreams

Desirable requirements:

• Additional Project Management training, a certification/designation desirable

Why Novartis?
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives 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

You’ll receive:
Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 12,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Car Allowance; MultiSport Card. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/

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Accessibility and accommodation:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.