Data Management AI Lead

Job Title: Data Management & AI Lead

Department: Enterprise IT & Quality

Location: Bengaluru, India

Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS), India

Lead the data and AI foundation that powers innovation across a global healthcare leader-and help shape the future of patient care at scale.

Your new role

As Data Management & AI Lead, you'll be a senior individual contributor shaping enterprise-wide patient data and AI capabilities from GBS India. Acting as a vital bridge between global business priorities and scalable technology solutions, you'll ensure strong data foundations and drive responsible AI adoption across platforms and business domains.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the design and execution of data management strategies aligned with global and regional business priorities, ensuring robust data models, quality, lineage, metadata, and master data management
• Enabling scalable AI and advanced analytics solutions built on trusted, compliant, and well-governed data across Common Data Platform (AWS & Snowflake) and data modelling tools (Dbt)
• Designing and managing AI agent architectures, including retrieval augmented agents, task orchestrating agents, and multi-agent workflows
• Partnering with AI, product, and engineering teams to translate complex business problems into data-driven and AI-enabled solutions
• Championing responsible AI principles including transparency, explainability, privacy, and regulatory compliance
• Acting as a senior delivery lead from GBS India, owning outcomes across multiple initiatives and serving as a trusted advisor to senior management on data and AI topics
• Driving standardization and reuse of data assets across affiliates, regions, and platforms to maximize efficiency and impact
  
  

Your new department

In Enterprise IT & Quality, you will be part of a business area that drives impact across the full Novo Nordisk value chain. We strive to stay close to our stakeholders in the business to ensure we deliver on their needs, helping reach millions of people living with serious chronic diseases. Our focus is on being at the forefront within our two areas ensuring the highest quality for patients and being a trusted tech leader.

Within this area sits Enterprise AI, part of Enterprise IT within GBS. Based at Novo Nordisk's global headquarters, we partner across Research & Early Development, Manufacturing, Commercial, Operations, and Information Security to accelerate digital solutions that benefit patients worldwide. Operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we encourage collaboration and innovation to deliver measurable impact. With our global footprint, we align and integrate cutting-edge technologies across Novo Nordisk's entire network.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a Data Management & AI Lead who thrives at the intersection of data strategy, AI innovation, and global delivery. You'll bring with you:

• 10+ years of extensive experience in data management, analytics, or AI-related roles within a global or matrix organization, with proven track record leading enterprise-scale data initiatives across multiple regions or business units
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative field (Master's degree strongly preferred)
• Deep technical expertise in data management principles (data modeling, data quality, metadata, lineage) and modern data platforms including AI engineering, cloud data warehouses, and data lakes
• Hands-on experience designing and managing AI agent architectures, including retrieval augmented agents, task orchestrating agents, and multi-agent workflows, with deep understanding of vibe coding principles (LLM pattern prompting, agent behavior steering, schema guided generation, tool use orchestration)
• Familiarity with building enterprise-grade GenAI services including LLM prompt engineering & evaluation, model fine-tuning, enterprise grounding strategies, and responsible AI requirements
• Strong background in global delivery models and operating at scale, with demonstrated ability to influence without authority and operate effectively with senior stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills with ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language and serve as a trusted advisor at senior management level
• Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS, or GCP), data management certifications (DAMA-DMBOK, CDMP), or AI/ML certifications are highly valued
  
  

Working at Novo Nordisk

For over 100 years, we've been committed to driving lasting change for long-term health. This dedication inspires our constant curiosity and commitment to finding better ways forward. It's why we embrace different ideas, perspectives and experiences-because lasting change requires diverse thinking. Here, you'll join a culture built on warmth and mutual respect, where everyone's contribution matters. As we continue our remarkable transformation into a highly-respected global healthcare leader, you'll find opportunities to grow your career in exciting new directions. When you're part of our story, you're part of creating change that spans beyond this generation.

What we offer

Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with world-class teams across continents, and see your work directly contribute to improving millions of lives. Our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind, supporting you to perform your best while experiencing a balanced life.

Deadline: 10 April 2026

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes - we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.