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AD, Data Governance Solutions Lead (3 Openings)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇺🇸 East Hanover
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles23 certified filings for “Director, Forecasting-CV” (Data Scientists) in NJ: $170k–$170k, median $170k. Most were filed at wage level IV (83%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
The US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid This position will be located at East Hanover, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. This position will require 10% travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international). 1 role – KPI Governance & Councils 1 role – Governance Platforms 1 role – Data Access & Security Job description summary If you are energized by building new capabilities, bringing clarity to complex data environments, and helping Novartis use data responsibly and confidently, we invite you to apply. We are hiring three (3) Associate Director, Data Governance Solutions Leads to join the Data Governance Solutions team within Strategy, Platforms & Transformation (SPT). Together, these leaders will help build and scale enterprise governance capabilities that make data easier to understand, access, protect, and use with confidence. Candidates may be considered for one of the three specializations that most closely align with their experience and technical background. 1. KPI Governance & Councils: In this role, you will establish and lead enterprise approaches for defining, managing, and governing key performance indicators. You will help create a consistent source of truth for metrics and strengthen how leaders evaluate business performance. 2. Governance Platforms: Build-and-run owner for the Data governance platform. This person stands up the Data Governance platform as the unified system of record for catalog, lineage, glossary, and data contracts, then keeps it healthy in production. Directly enables the Data Command Center's data pipeline-health, observability, and incident-management panels. 3. Data Access & Security: Operates fine-grained, policy-based (attribute/purpose-based) access control across Novartis data layers. This role is responsible for enabling and scaling fine-grained data access controls in production for both Humans and AI agents. Job Description Key Responsibilities: • Provide strategic and operational leadership for a key enterprise data governance capability, translating business priorities and data strategy into scalable solutions. • Help define, implement, and continuously improve governance frameworks, operating models, policies, standards, controls, and decision rights. • Partner with business leaders, data owners, technology teams, analytics functions, privacy, legal, security, and compliance stakeholders to align governance priorities and drive adoption. • Establish clear ownership, accountability, and escalation paths for governance decisions, risks, issues, and remediation activities. • Support the execution of the enterprise data strategy and the development of Data Command Center capabilities by improving visibility into data health, access, performance, and governance. • Lead cross-functional forums, working groups, or implementation activities that enable timely decisions and measurable outcomes. • Develop meaningful reporting, scorecards, and performance indicators that communicate governance maturity, adoption, risk, and operational health to senior stakeholders. • Manage relationships with external vendors and implementation partners, including scope, deliverables, milestones, quality, risks, and budget considerations. • Identify opportunities to simplify governance processes, strengthen controls, improve user experience, and accelerate responsible access to trusted data. • Champion a practical, collaborative governance culture that balances business enablement, innovation, risk management, and regulatory expectations. Essential Requirements: Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field. KPI Governance & Councils / Governance Platforms Roles • M