Novo Nordisk · 15 hours ago
Associate United States Operations Strategy Activation Director
Plainsboro, NJ, US
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$126K/yr - $234K/yr
7+ years expNovo Nordisk is focused on creating lasting change for long-term health and is seeking an Associate United States Operations Strategy Activation Director. This role is responsible for leading the development and implementation of the overall company strategy for US Operations, ensuring alignment across various functions and driving sustainable growth through strategic initiatives.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Company level strategy ownership: manage the US Operations (USO) company level strategy end to end, maintaining the central strategy repository, governance cadence, and alignment between strategic ambition, priorities, and organizational enablers
Strategic roadmap development: create and evolve a 3–5 year strategic roadmap that defines USO’s future direction, identifies enterprise opportunities, and aligns mid /long term ambitions with business priorities
Ecosystem insight and risk assessment: monitor the healthcare ecosystem (regulatory, technology, market, competitor) and translate external trends into strategic implications; identify and assess enterprise risks and recommend mitigations
Scenario planning and decision support: lead scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and stress testing to evaluate alternatives, surface trade offs, and provide clear recommendations to enable senior leaders to make high impact choices for benefits of our patients
Strategy activation and initiative delivery: convert strategic priorities into actionable initiatives and operating plans with clear owners, timelines, success metrics, and delivery governance; lead or sponsor cross functional workstreams to achieve results
Change management and adoption: design and embed change management approaches (communications, training, stakeholder engagement) to ensure organizational readiness and sustained adoption of strategic shifts
Financial alignment: partner with Finance to ensure alignment between strategy and financial milestones, to accurately translate strategy into investment guidance for the company
Performance measurement and continuous improvement: define KPIs and dashboards, monitor execution performance, recommend course corrections, and drive continuous improvement of strategy processes and tools
Stakeholder influence and executive engagement: build alignment across commercial, medical, access, supply, operations, corporate strategy, and external partners; represent USO strategy in senior leadership forums and convene the US Operations Strategy Board for cross value chain decisions
Communication and strategic reporting: develop audience appropriate strategy communications and presentation materials for executive and management audiences; partner with Executive Communications as needed
Team dynamics: foster a collaborative, accountable culture; coach and mentor colleagues; ensure close partnership with the Director, US Operations Strategy to integrate strategic shifts into the broader strategy management process
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or equivalent education with 9+ years of progressively relevant corporate business strategy development and planning, marketing and brand management, consulting, commercial operations experience required, OR a Master's Degree/MBA from an accredited university or equivalent with 7+ years of experience, and/or a Doctorate degree from an accredited university or equivalent education with 5+ years of experience
Project management, process development and change management experience required
Ability to manage competing priorities; strong organizational skills; demonstrated ability to streamline and simplify complex concepts for broader audience
Proven cross-functional organizational behavior and collaboration skills with ability to influence and inspire multiple levels of leadership
Preferred
Pharmaceutical or CPG industries strongly preferred
Business case development, management consulting, strategy, or finance experience preferred
Understanding of the external marketplace and familiarity in metabolic disease areas preferred
Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with senior management and communicate effectively to the highest level of executives
Strong decision-making skills through demonstrated ability to leverage evidenced-based insights and sound judgement into strategy development, deployment and optimization
People management/team development experience preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) savings plan
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program
Tuition reimbursement program
Group legal
Critical illness
Identity theft protection
Pet insurance
Auto/home insurance
Sick time policy
Flex-able vacation policy
Parental leave policy
Company
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company that produces and distributes insulin and other diabetes drugs to treat chronic diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$22M2018-12-05Post Ipo Equity· $22M
1981-07-09IPO
Leadership Team
Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen
President and CEO
Lars Sorensen
President & CEO
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