Business Strategy Lead in RQC Executive Office, Insights & Strategy

Are you energized by connecting the dots between strategy, people, and data? Do you have a strong consulting toolbox and experience in driving strategic processes and building business cases while engaging various stakeholders in a complex environment? 

If yes, then you might be the new Business Strategy Lead we are looking for in Regulatory, Quality and Clinical Reporting (RQC) Executive Office, Insights & Strategy. 

Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!

The position
As a Business Strategy Lead, you will be acting as the trusted partner to the RQC Leadership team operating in the intersection between strategy execution, process optimization, and stakeholder- and project management. 

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Own strategic processes in RQC | You will proactively engage and work together with stakeholders across RQC to drive strategic initiatives while also ensuring a strong link between all strategic processes, streamlined approaches, maintaining alignment, and fostering collaboration across the organisation
• Advise senior management | You will facilitate workshops to understand processes and business drivers where you should not be afraid to ask critical questions and set expectations with senior management on their needs
• Communicate complex solutions | You will communicate strategic initiatives and complex data-based analysis to various stakeholders across the organisation
• Create solid frameworks | You will get to roll up your sleeves, work closely with stakeholders across the value chain to create frameworks and light data-based to enable your colleagues to drive processes and initiatives independently
• Coach and mentor other team members

In this role, you will gain a deep understanding of the clinical portfolio and lifecycle management activities. You will get the opportunity to work with talented people and leadership teams across RQC thus gaining high level of visibility. 

You are required to think and act as a trusted and proactive sparring partner to the organisation, where you will experience a steep learning curve, which will enable future career opportunities in the global Novo Nordisk organisation. 

Our commitment to innovation also applies to the way we work. We therefore embrace the hybrid workplace – with a blend of home office in Denmark and on-site work in Søborg, Denmark where our team is based.

Qualifications 
To succeed in this role, you will have: 
•    A relevant academic degree (BSc/MSc) with a minimum of 4-6 years’ experience. Consultancy experience would be an advantage
•    Strong problem-solving skills with curiosity to understand and dive into problems systematically while focusing on the overall purpose and end goal 
•    Experience with facilitating and designing workshops for senior management and cross-functional teams
•    Demonstrated Project Management skills 
•    Experience with analysing data and translating it into insights 

As a professional, you are passionate and thrive when making a meaningful impact. You have a data driven approach to problem-solving, a structured approach to task management, and a continuous improvement mindset. 
You are curious and innovative by nature and like to be challenged. You have strong interpersonal and communication skills that enable you to interact with people at all levels in the organisation and hands-on experience with driving strategic processes 

About the department
The Insights & Strategy team is anchored in the Executive Office within Regulatory, Quality and Clinical Reporting (RQ&C). The team acts as trusted partners to the RQ&C Leadership Team through building analytical insights, driving strategic initiatives and projects that enable decision making and actionable recommendations.  
You will join a high-performing team of around 8 colleagues focused on driving and simplifying strategic business processes, strong stakeholder management and engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and personal development. 
 
Working at Novo Nordisk
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 necessary what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.
 
Contact 
For further information, please contact Anna Falk Jensen, at [email protected].

Deadline 
19 February 2025

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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.