Associate Director delivering US Commercial data strategy across diabetes and cardiometabolic therapeutic areas for Novo Nordisk. Leading data acquisition, integration, and analytics initiatives to support business outcomes.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute the US Commercial data strategy across diabetes, obesity, and broader cardiometabolic therapeutic areas, aligned to brand, portfolio, and enterprise priorities
Serve as a strategic thought partner to Commercial, Enterprise Insights & Analytics, Marketing, Market Access, Patient Services, and Sales leadership to ensure data and analytics capabilities directly enable business and patient outcomes
Translate evolving business questions into scalable data, analytics, and capability roadmaps
Partner closely with DD&IT, Compliance, Legal, Privacy, and Procurement to onboard, integrate, and operationalize commercial data assets in a compliant and scalable manner
Own governance of commercial data definitions, KPIs, and metric calculations for supported therapeutic areas to ensure consistency, transparency, and auditability
Establish clear data ownership, stewardship, and lifecycle management practices across internal and external data sources
Provide strategic leadership on the evolution of the US Commercial data foundation, including data architecture, tooling, and platform capabilities
Define future-state data needs to enable advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning use cases (e.g., predictive forecasting, patient finding, next-best-action)
Drive prioritization of high-value analytical capabilities that accelerate time-to-insight and improve decision quality
Partner with Enterprise Insights & Analytics and AI & Advanced Analytics teams to ensure data assets and analytical solutions are fit-for-purpose and deliver actionable, decision-ready insights
Strengthen the organization’s ability to deliver predictive and prescriptive analytics that drive sales performance, customer engagement, and patient outcomes
Champion data storytelling and ensure insights are translated into clear business implications and actions
Lead data acquisition strategy for US Commercial, including evaluation, selection, and onboarding of external data sources (e.g., claims, EMR, payer, specialty pharmacy)
Manage external data and analytics solution provider partnerships, including contracts, performance, and budget oversight
Ensure vendor accountability for data quality, timeliness, and contractual deliverables
Drive alignment with global and regional counterparts on data standards, capabilities, and shared analytical assets
Contribute to global data strategy evolution by sharing US Commercial requirements, best practices, and lessons learned
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Science, Business Administration, Analytics, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred
Minimum of 9 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry, with demonstrated experience supporting US Commercial organizations
Proven ability to develop and deliver data and analytics solutions that address complex business needs in a matrixed environment
Strong knowledge of US pharmaceutical commercial data, including experience with IQVIA datasets such as Xponent, Xponent PlanTrak, DDD, and LAAD (or equivalent)
Experience leading or managing data and analytics initiatives, including data acquisition, integration, governance, and enablement
Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and partner with senior leaders and executive stakeholders
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity, with the ability to synthesize information into clear strategic direction
Strong organizational, project management, and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Customer focused mindset with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience managing external vendors, contracts, and budgets related to data and analytics services
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