Associate Clinical Data Science and Evidence Operations Director

Associate Clinical Data Science And Evidence Operations Director

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 serves as the lead of Clinical Data Science & Evidence (CDSE) operations. In their role, they will lead operations across CDSE. The individual in this role will provide oversight and guidance to projects of strategic importance and be responsible for communicating relevant information within CDSE and to internal stakeholders. Their duties include leading operational activities across CDSE functional and therapeutic teams including processes, governance, department meetings, CDSE initiatives, KPI tracking, as well as engaging across NNI functions such as communications, training, finance, etc. This includes leading departmental meetings, agenda setting, facilitating and managing action items for the leadership team and department meetings and providing the leadership team and the department with important company information to prepare them for upcoming meetings or presentations.

This position reports to the Vice President of CDSE and maintains a high level of connectivity to the CDSE LT and CMR EA group. This position works with related functions across CMR as well as Market Access and Public Affairs, Marketing and Commercial Effectiveness, Legal, Finance and IT to ensure strategic coordination across the organization with respect to CDSE deliverables and operations. External relationships include interactions with various vendors and consultants based on the needs of special projects.

Essential functions include :

• Ensure CDSE alignment on engagements in CMR LT and PDP Forum Meetings
• Develop and deliver key deliverables including monthly CDSE status reporting against target objectives and KPIs
• Represents CDSE in operational forums across NNI, ensuring strategic alignment among related functions with CDSE operations
• Support for annual and long-term strategic planning : Set up the annual strategy to action (S2A) process of making sure the departmental strategy is aligned to the overall CMR and NNI organizational strategy; working with CDSE LT, updates CMR and CDSE Strategy2Action (S2A) quarterly
• Support of CDSE led strategic initiatives as well as other cross-functional initiatives focusing on strategic planning, organizational development and / or cross-functional collaboration
• Develops agendas for monthly and quarterly meetings, determining agenda topics, driving meeting flow and ensuring follow-up to agreed-upon action items to include coordinating with other support and strategic functions
• Builds and maintains trusting, collaborative relationship and alliances with others inside and outside of the organization, which help accomplish key business objectives
• Serve as a liaison between staff, senior leaders, stakeholders and VP with other operational units across NNI and global functions; Drive effective decision-making within CDSE senior leadership
• Support development and maintenance of CDSE functional stakeholder mapping
• Other support as needed including culture activities and creation of meeting materials
• Develop and ensure execution of CDSE communication plans in partnership with CDSE functional and TA leadership to ensure understanding and alignment to NN Corporate, NNI and CDSE strategies and goals
• Ensure CDSE departmental activities and strategic objectives are appropriately translated and understood across the organization
• Develop and maintain NNI CDSE SharePoint site and operational systems and tools to ensure governance compliance
• Responsible for CDSE internal and external newsletter development and dissemination as well as other training engagements and communications activities through engagements with CDSE functions and TA teams and associated NN functions

Physical requirements include 10-20% overnight travel required. This position is NJ or MA office based.

Qualifications include :