Senior Sales Insights Manager - Cardiometabolic (Plainsboro, NJ, US)

About the Department

Our Marketing & Patient Solutions group creates and delivers human-centered experiences, where innovation meets customer-centricity, driving the ultimate experience for our patients. Our focus extends beyond transactions to craft experiences as one fully integrated, aligned and connected organization that puts empathy at the center, powered by insight and foresight.

We develop an end-to-end approach to strategy, focusing on every touchpoint that impacts our customers. We leverage data and insights to inform our decision-making processes, ensuring that our strategies are rooted in a deep understanding of customer needs and behaviors. Our 'test and learn’ mindset and approach enables us to iterate rapidly and refine our strategies based on real-world results.

We are building an intentional team culture that is made up of diverse skillsets, united by the shared belief that reinvention and learning is what fuels continuous growth. Do you get excited about exploring the unknown? Does the idea of driving value through human-centered design pull you in? Are you ready to experiment with us?

The Position

The Senior Manager –Insights & Analytics is responsible for providing insights and analytics support for sales within the NNI business. The Senior Manager will function as a strategic partner to the Commercial lead and their leadership team who has responsibility over sales representatives. The Senior Manager will proactively identify critical business drivers / opportunities and develop recommendations to guide strategy. An ideal candidate for this role will have strong experience developing insights by analyzing various sources of information, a proven ability to partner with senior level executives, and a demonstrated ability to drive the development of strategic plans to drive business changes.

Relationships

The Senior Manager –Insights & Analytics reports to the Director – Field Insights. The senior manager interacts regularly with the Commercial Leads, Regional Business Directors, Marketing leadership, Sales Execution leadership and other key stakeholders. External relationships include consultant partners, data providers and information technology partners.

Essential Functions

Establish strategic business partner relationship with Commercial Lead and directors

Perform analysis and develop insights based on various market dynamics, including PCP / endo behavior, Health System impact, market access influence and other market players

Generate local market insights to inform commercial strategy, planned tactics and execution

Partner with Commercial Lead, directors and Sales Execution to plan and execute key initiatives based on insights and recommendations

Conduct deep dives on specific topics to find root causes, identify opportunities and define solutions

Establish strong knowledge of local market levers and available tools to define recommendations applicable to defined business unit

Provide strategic guidance to support existing brands and launch plans

Physical Requirements

20-30% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is required. Preferred degree in mathematics, statistics, engineering, finance, or business A Master’s degree is preferred

7+ years insights and analytics experience preferred. 5+ years customer facing experience and/or or field operations experience preferred.  Pharmaceutical analytics and/or consulting experience is strongly preferred

Comfort operating in a fast-paced, environment, with a focus on delivering high quality analytics, insights and reports Advanced analytics and data visualization skills are preferred – R, SAS, Tableau, Qlik, etc.

Experience with pharmaceutical data, specifically Xponent, Xponent PlanTrak, LAAD, and Chargeback data is preferred

Innate intellectual curiosity, demonstrated desire to take initiative and ability to think creatively to solve problems

Project management skills

Quantitative analysis skills

Statistical programming experience preferred

The base compensation range for this position is $ 120,300 to $ 222,600. 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 position's 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, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've 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 what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're 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.

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