About the Department

　　The Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department at Novo Nordisk is one of the most diverse and collaborative groups within the organization. From health-care-provider interactions and developing and implementing regulatory strategies with the FDA to providing medical education and collecting data to support efficacy and new product development, CMR is involved. The one thing that keeps us all marching to the same beat is our patient-centered focus. At Novo Nordisk, you will help patients around the world. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life. We’re changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?

　　The Position

　　The Senior Director is responsible for the team who identifies and delivers dynamic and reliable analytics products and services by leveraging internal and external data to enable faster decision making across Novo Nordisk; and contributes to the growth, competitiveness, and innovation of the company. Acts as a manager to internal analytics consultants to help understand the needs of stakeholders, build strategic relationships, and develop/implement innovative solutions that address the needs of the business.

　　Relationships

　　This position reports to the Executive Director of Clinical Data Analytics & Modeling (CDAM) and functions as a manager of analytics specialists in the Clinical Data Science & Evidence (CDSE) department. Collaborates closely with teams in departments throughout the organization, including Medical Affairs, HEOR, Clinical Trial Management, Market Development & HCP Engagement, as well as with other data science units globally. May also mentor Analytics interns and oversee projects with external vendors. Oversees projects with external vendors.

　　Essential Functions

　　Help build and lead a team (3-4 FTEs) of dedicated internal analytics consultants who are responsible for handling rapid analytics requests from various stakeholders within the organization

　　Develop analytics strategies and communications plans for team members to help coordinate requests

　　Serve as stakeholder manager for all requests conducted by team members

　　Contribute to the development of team members’ career growth by establishing and executing ongoing performance measurements

　　Contributes to the development and delivery of novel and innovative analytics solutions and services (analysis, data visualization,) in response to client requests. Understands client needs and readily customizes deliverables to address key business needs

　　Explores and introduces new data driven approaches to generate business insights in order to address unanswered business problems

　　Understands and incorporates analytics best practices and keeps on top of emerging tools and practices. Leads the development of new and creative analytics solutions that will become part of our core deliverables. Ability to quickly understand new concepts and implement novel designs to advanced data science problems

　　Understands stakeholder needs; demonstrates thorough understanding of data and directs data preparation activities

　　Validates, interprets and presents data findings to key stakeholders. Translates data analysis into a meaningful story that explains nuance and complexity, and inspires action

　　Works closely with key stakeholders to understand current issues, anticipate future needs, and determine potential solutions

　　Communicates to ensure efficient knowledge sharing and collaboration within CMR Operations and often with other departments in CMR

　　Participates in the development of new standards and/or practices. Applies analytical capability and insight to tasks to build support for new standards and/or practices across departments

　　Collaborates with other Senior Directors to ensure overall integration of products and services. Contributes to completion of information analytics projects; participates in planning and coordination of projects

　　Develops network of internal relationships. Participates in projects locally and/or globally, and across CMR

　　Physical Requirements

　　10-20% overnight travel required.

　　Development of People

　　Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.

　　Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility.

　　Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.

　　Qualifications

　　Level of education and experience: Relevant technical education at BS level with 10+ years of experience from relevant industry such as life sciences or technology research companies. Advanced degree may be substituted for experience as appropriate

　　Advanced degree in appropriate healthcare-related field (heath economics, epidemiology, outcomes research, public health, business/health services research, biostatistics, medicine, biomedical sciences) preferred.

　　At least 6 years of people management experience (preferred)

　　Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills

　　Advanced skills in information visualization concepts and tools

　　Experience with cloud analytics platforms & tools (i.e., AWS platform & services, R, Python, SQL, etc.)

　　Superior strategic/tactical planning experience within a pharmaceutical environment is required

　　The incumbent must possess expertise, knowledge, experience and credibility to be viewed as an expert internally and externally, especially with key external groups such as large US payors, healthcare provider groups, key opinion leaders (KOLs), and industry and government expert groups

　　In-depth knowledge of health care systems in the U.S., including managed care organizations, PBMs, health care delivery systems, Medicare, and Medicaid

　　Expertise in interpreting and explaining data trends

　　Subject matter familiarity in one or more disease areas of interest to Novo Nordisk

　　Keen understanding of the drug development process

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

　　At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

　　Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

　　If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.