Senior Alternative Models Program Manager

Novo Nordisk AS

Plainsboro, NJ

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$153,000–$267,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Bid Analysis, Biology, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Business Administration, Business Strategy, Chronic Disease, Communication Skills, Compensation Management, Detail Oriented, Diabetes, Disease, Disease Prevention and Control, Documentation, Employee Assistance Plan, Establish Priorities, Feasibility Analysis, Finance, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Leadership, Legal, Marketing Software, Metrics, Obesity, Operational Strategy, Physical Demands, Procedure Development, Process Management, Project Evaluation, Project Execution, Project Management Software, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Public Affairs, Quality Management, Reporting Skills, Resource Management, Risk Analysis, Sales Management, Schedule Development, Strategic Planning, Time Management, Trend Analysis, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Plainsboro, NJ
POSTED
17 days ago

About the Department

Novo Nordisk's Market Access and Public Affairs team engages diverse stakeholders across political and healthcare landscapes to forge solutions that drive patient access to innovative products. We strive to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients with diabetes, obesity, growth hormone deficiencies and rare bleeding disorders through mutual wins for both Novo Nordisk and our Market Access customers. Our passion for helping people live better lives and our award-winning product pipeline can only be as effective as our ability to provide information to healthcare providers, key stakeholders and policymakers. Our Market Access and Public Affairs professionals ensure that the latest therapies and products reach the people who need them most, by creating an environment where innovation and chronic disease management drive optimal health outcomes. Are you ready to realize your potential?

The Position

The Senior Alternative Models Program Management Manager is responsible for organizing and supporting the execution of specific strategic initiatives within the broader framework established by the Director of Program Management. This role is responsible for creating, managing, and executing project timelines and action plans for prioritized strategic initiatives. It also involves developing management tools and reporting templates, ensuring all initiatives are tracked and aligned with strategic objectives to enhance operational efficiency and facilitate effective collaboration across teams. Lastly, by supporting the facilitation of collaborations among teams and stakeholders, the Senior Program Management Manager supports the coordination necessary to design, launch, and scale our most critical initiatives.

Relationships

Reports to the Director of Alternative Models. Engages regularly with colleagues across Market Access and Public Affairs, as well as with internal stakeholders from Marketing & Patient Solutions, Executive Office / USO Strategy, Legal, Finance, and other relevant departments. Additionally, interacts closely with Alternative Model colleagues to ensure alignment and cohesive execution of initiatives

Essential Functions

  • Responsible for managing project timelines for specific strategic initiatives, ensuring all deliverables are met according to the established schedule
  • Monitor project deliverables closely, using project management tools to provide regular updates on progress to stakeholders
  • Proactively identify operational risks associated with project execution and develop strategies to address challenges before they impact timelines
  • Oversee the structured submission process for project proposals, ensuring clarity and consistency in documentation for efficient evaluation
  • Review incoming project proposals to assess their alignment with organizational strategy and objectives, evaluating feasibility and resource requirements
  • Collaborate with relevant stakeholders across departments to gather input and feedback on project proposals, facilitating prioritization discussions
  • Implement criteria for prioritizing projects based on strategic impact, urgency, and resource availability to ensure alignment with the overall project portfolio
  • Oversee the structured submission process for project proposals, ensuring clarity and consistency in documentation
  • Review incoming project proposals to assess alignment with organizational strategy and objectives, as well as feasibility and resource requirements
  • Engage with relevant stakeholders from various departments to gather input and feedback on project proposals and facilitate discussions for prioritization
  • Monitor intake metrics and trends, generating reports to provide insights to leadership on project proposal volume, approval rates, and resource allocation needs
  • Regularly review and refine the project intake process to enhance efficiency, minimize bottlenecks, and improve the quality of project submissions
  • Support the execution of strategic initiatives by coordinating activities and ensuring alignment with overall organizational objectives related to account management

Physical Requirements

10-15% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Business, Life Sciences, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
  • A minimum of six (6) of experience in project management, project intake, or related roles, preferably within the healthcare or pharmaceutical sectors. An advanced degree may be substituted for 2 years of experience
  • Strong skills in managing processes and workflows, with proven ability to streamline project intake procedures
  • Excellent analytical skills to assess project proposals and make informed prioritization decisions
  • Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels and facilitate collaboration across teams
  • Ability to work alongside account managers to support relationship building and ensure alignment with overall strategic goals
  • A keen eye for detail to ensure high-quality project proposal submissions and assessments
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing responsibilities and evolving dynamics within the industry, reflecting a proactive approach to challenges and opportunities

The base compensation range for this position is $153,000 to $267,000. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance. Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the positions level or other company factors.

Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy, and parental leave policy.

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

At Novo Nordisk, were not chasing quick fixes - were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, weve been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, were making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

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.

About the Company

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Novo Nordisk AS

Working at Novo Nordisk

 

Life-changing careers

Starting a career at Novo Nordisk is more than getting a job. It is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people living with a serious chronic disease.

Whether you are a part of supplying insulin for patients around the world, discovering the next breakthrough at one of our state-of-the-art research centres, working with us is truly life-changing.

 

We are inspired by life

We are a proud life-science company on a mission to ensure that people living with a chronic disease can live a full life. Millions rely on us.

We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. From our colleagues in the lab, working to change lives through pioneering break-through treatments, to our colleagues putting sustainability at the core of our processes and working to prolong the life of our planet, this mission to improve lives is at the core of our every action.

 

Together we drive change

Change is a constant — change in lifestyle, change in technology, change all over. At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it.

We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future.

That’s why we continuously push to improve the way we work and the lives of the patients we serve, creating innovative solutions that fit the way people want to live. To accomplish this, we embrace a spirit of open-mindedness and experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection.

 

Together, we are life-changing

Our company is our people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We want to ensure that every employee can achieve a work-life balance that supports their current priorities and where they want to go next.

 

Your development starts here

We value our employees for the unique skills, backgrounds and perspectives they bring to the table. We work continuously to help bring out the best in all of our people, offering opportunities for development and creating an environment of mobility within the company. We strive to offer a workplace that’s great to be in and to be from.

It is very important to us that anyone working with us feels empowered as an employee and as a person. We all should have the opportunity to act fast, make decisions and be agile. 

With a career at our company, you will feel a difference right from the start. A sense of inspiration that comes from a shared belief in driving positive change for people, families and communities everywhere, and it’s a collective effort. We rely on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 45,000 employees.

In the video above, meet  Marie Darting, one of our scientists, and hear more about her work as a formulation scientist, her perspective on development plans and the impact she feels her work has on people living with a chronic disease.

 

Who we are

We were founded in 1923 and today we are a global healthcare company headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark.

Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, such as obesity and rare blood and endocrine disorders. We do so by pioneering  scientific breakthroughs, expanding  access to our medicines , and working to prevent and ultimately cure diabetes.

With almost 100 years of experience, one of the broadest diabetes product portfolios in the healthcare industry, as well as an award-winning pipeline of innovative products, our success is built on our company values – the Novo Nordisk Way.

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
FOUNDED
1923
WEBSITE
https://www.novonordisk.com/