Associate Director, Metadata and Semantics Lead
Job in
East Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, 07936, USA
Listed on 2026-09-12
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Information & Knowledge Management, Data Engineering, Data Warehousing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Define and advance enterprise metadata standards, frameworks, policies, and operating practices
- Lead metadata capture, curation, validation, and lifecycle management across enterprise data assets
- Establish metadata requirements for certified data products and artificial intelligence-ready datasets
- Ensure accurate documentation of ownership, lineage, classifications, quality rules, and business definitions
- Partner with data modeling teams to align metadata with enterprise data structures and relationships
- Collaborate with data governance and stewardship teams to improve data transparency and trust
- Drive automation of metadata ingestion, lineage capture, and catalog synchronization processes
- Support data product certification through validation of metadata completeness and readiness standards
- Lead metadata issue resolution, root cause analysis, remediation tracking, and stakeholder communications
- Champion enterprise data discoverability, reuse, and adoption of data catalog capabilities
- Work with cross-functional leaders in data governance, engineering, quality, and analytics to shape Novartis' enterprise data ecosystem
- Bachelor's degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Analytics, Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in metadata management, data governance, data management, data catalog implementation, data stewardship, data architecture, or related data roles
- Experience supporting enterprise data catalog, business glossary, lineage, data product, or data governance programs
- Experience partnering with business and technical stakeholders to define metadata standards, capture requirements, and improve data discoverability
- Company will not sponsor visas for this position
- Must be accessible to the East Hanover, New Jersey site if applying for the preferred location; relocation support is unavailable
Demonstrates expertise in metadata management, data governance, and data catalog implementation, with a strong focus on establishing standards and improving data discoverability. Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and drive automation in metadata processes.
Highest-signal resume keywords- Metadata Management
- Data Governance
- Data Catalog Implementation
- Data Stewardship
- Data Architecture
- Metadata Standards
- Metadata Capture
- Data Lifecycle Management
- Data Quality Rules
- Data Lineage
- Data Documentation
- Data Modeling
- Data Validation
- Automation of Metadata Processes
- Root Cause Analysis
- Collaboration
- Stakeholder Communication
- Leadership
- Enterprise Data
- Data Discoverability
- Data Transparency
- Data Ecosystem
- Artificial Intelligence-Ready Datasets
- Data Catalog
- Business Glossary
- Data Governance Tools
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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