Director - Patient Safety - Case Management
Facility : Reg Affairs & Safety Pharmacovigilance
Location : Plainsboro, NJ, US
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 healthcare 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
Responsible for overseeing the end-to-end processes and resourcing for case processing. This role leads the Case Management Activities and oversight of case Intake, Triage and case processing. The role also involves oversight of Vendors and management of ICSR Verification teams, ensuring efficient operations for case processing and assessment. Serves as expert regarding case processing issues and provides support and escalation channels for both internal teams and external stakeholders, including patients and healthcare professionals, with inquiries, case handling issues, and process improvements related to patient safety.
Relationship
Reports to the Head of NNI Patient Safety, with cross-functional working relationships within Intake and Triage, Medical Review, Submissions and Compliance, Global Safety, and centralized teams (e.g., Training and Documentation, Quality, Supplier and Contract Management and Digital Enablement). This role will provide direct guidance to senior managers and managers involved in case triage, case processing and case verification. Works with Vendor leadership and hub leadership teams. Works closely patient safety leadership team members in Data Acquisition, Medical Review, and other case management leadership team members. External relationships include interactions with patients and healthcare professionals. Promotes and develops initiatives to continually improve working relationships within and across departments in relation to department objectives.
Essential Functions
Leadership & Oversight
Process Development & Optimization
Global Coordination
Risk Management
Compliance & Quality Assurance
Audit & Inspection Readiness
Physical Requirements
0-10% travel required.
Development Of People
Supervisory. Verbiage below applies only to Supervisory roles; it is removed for individual contributors. 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
Director Case Management • Plainsboro, NJ, US