Business Analyst to join Operational Excellence Team in External Supply

Are you passionate about leveraging data analytics to drive business intelligence and shape the future of how we do business with External Partners in Novo Nordisk? Do you thrive in combining business analytics with data - with a solid interest in optimizing processes? 

If so, we invite you to apply for the position of Business Analyst within Novo Nordisk's External Supply (ES) area in Product Supply, Quality & IT (PSQIT). 

Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!
 
The Position  
As our Business Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in accelerating the operationalization of our newly established Business Plan (strategy), with a strong focus on data analytics. You will be responsible for establishing a robust portfolio management framework to oversee our activities within External Supply.  
 
Key Responsibilities: 

• Shape and govern our project portfolio management system, aligned with our entire ES area. 
• Contribute to the development of our data analytics capability. 
• Gather and analyse data to support risk assessments, benchmarking, forecasting, and continuous improvement. 
• Provide data-driven insights to enhance business intelligence and recommend so-lutions for optimising delivery and control processes. 
• Coordinate support for monthly reporting activities across the portfolio. 
• Conduct organisational analysis, portfolio planning, estimation reports, resource management and progress, risk management, and escalation. 

 
This position is located in Taastrup, with the flexibility to work remotely up to two days a week. 
 
Qualifications
To thrive in this position, we expect you to have:

• An academic Degree in IT, engineering, advanced data science, statistics, or related fields. 
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in project management, portfolio management, or project management office roles. 
• Proficiency in project and portfolio management tools and methods. 
• Experience with business intelligence (BI) applications and reporting capabilities. 
• Ability to articulate clear goals and purpose for project team members. 
• Demonstrated experience in creating effective and transparent systems, struc-tures, and processes. 
• Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English. 
• Experience in project management is considered a strong advantage.

 
As a person, you have excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex data and analytics concepts to non-technical stakeholders. You are able to pre-sent insights and recommendations in a clear and compelling way, and you are able to facilitate conversations with internal business stakeholders and external partners. You are proactive, self-driven and enjoy building relationships with stakeholders. 
 
About the Department 
You will join the Operational Excellence unit, part of the central Business Support within ES. Our collaborative and dynamic team is comprised of 9 diverse members who are deeply involved in different functional areas within ES. 
 
About Novo Nordisk 
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. We are committed to reaching millions world-wide and impacting over 40 million patient lives daily. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we continuously strive to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk means working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us - together, we go further. Together, we're life-changing. 
 
Contact  
For further information, please contact Director Carsten Fenger at  [email protected].  
 
Deadline 
12 December 2024

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume. 

We look forward to reading your application, and we will review applications received on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to apply as soon as possible.
 

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

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.