About the Department
The Finance and Operations dept. brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance and Operations works closely across the organization to guide enterprise-wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, insights and analytics, delivering patient support solutions, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent, and we reward hard work and dedication with opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?
The Position
Lead NNI’s Enterprise Data & Advanced Analytics organization, responsible for driving the strategic vision for the maturity of NNI’s data and predictive analytics capabilities. Play a critical role in enabling data-driven insights through data, analytics, and AI/GenAI solutions, establishing strong AI capabilities that unlock value for the enterprise. Partner with functions across the enterprise and globally to drive innovation and transformation within the company, in coordination with the Enterprise Insights lead those interfaces with business functions and Therapeutic Areas, for delivery of unified enterprise insights.
Relationships
Reports directly to the SVP, Finance, Insights and Enterprise Solutions. Reporting into this position is the Advanced Analytics Lead, Rapid Analytics Lead, Data Strategy & Management Lead, Dedicated Dashboard Lead and Strategic Advisor.
Collaborate on an ongoing basis with the VP, Enterprise Insights, as well as with Data Science and Advanced Analytics functions globally (e.g. R&D, Clinical, Medical & Regulatory, Finance, Commercial, etc.), in order to effectively increase maturity of Artificial Intelligence (AI & Generative AI) and other advanced analytics capabilities, drive change management and establish a robust Enterprise Insights, Data and Advanced Analytics capability at Novo Nordisk North America (NNI).
Serves as key advisor to the Executive Team on a routine basis, as well as leadership teams and all levels of the business, both locally and globally regarding data and advanced analytics development & consumption. External relationships include interaction with various vendors and consultants based on the needs of special projects or implementation of new programs.
Essential Functions
- Oversee the development and execution of the strategic vision for data and advanced analytics initiatives, ensuring alignment with company goals
- Assess and implement advanced analytics technologies, platforms, and infrastructure to support the company's evolving data and analytics needs, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency
- Oversee data dashboard & reporting, data governance and compliance efforts, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and ethical standards specific to pharmaceutical data, patient privacy, and healthcare analytics
- Collaborate with Enterprise Insights Lead and Business Partners to incorporate their unique needs into the strategic roadmap, overseeing the process and ensuring effective integration
- Identify emerging data & advanced analytics capabilities, best practices and providing guidance on implementation strategies
- Lead efforts to leverage data-driven insights to drive innovation and transformation within the company providing guidance and strategic direction
- Champion a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, holding teams accountable for promoting innovation experimentation and adoption while providing guidance and support
- Drive the development and implementation of advanced analytics capabilities, leveraging machine learning, predictive modeling, and data visualization to generate the actionable data & insights from the central organization to provide scale and speed to the functions and therapeutic areas
- Enable collaboration across Enterprise Insights, Data and Advanced Analytics teams and the Enterprise Insights Business Leads team that interfaces with the functions and TAs to ensure the successful implementation of data and advanced analytics initiatives across NNI
- Build and develop a high-performing data and advanced analytics team, providing mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities to enhance the team's capabilities
Physical Requirements
15-20% 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
- Master's or doctoral degree in data science, computer science, statistics, or a related field required. MBA preferred
- Demonstrated business acumen, ability to work with senior management and serve as an active participant of the senior leadership team
- At least 12 years progressive leadership experience in data analytics, business analysis and services experience related to the life science industry
- Strong leadership in managing and inspiring a high-performing team and building relationships across the organization
- Prior leadership experience required - Ability to lead, motivate, inspire and manage large teams (40+); Proven ability to hold people accountable for results
- Proven track record of driving data-driven decision-making, innovation & achieving results
- Demonstrated deep technical expertise on data & advanced analytics and regulatory considerations. Proven success in leading large data & analytics transformations / change initiatives and implementing projects that drive value
- Demonstrate good understanding of the Life Sciences industry to effectively communicate with senior business stakeholders and translate needs into data & analytics strategy within domain context
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills with clear ability to impact and influence without authority
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.
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