Novo Nordisk is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, with production facilities in seven countries, and affiliates or offices in 75 countries.
Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. Key products include diabetes care medications and devices. Novo Nordisk is also involved with haemostasis management, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy. The company makes several drugs under various brand names, including Levemir, NovoLog, Novolin R, NovoSeven, NovoEight and Victoza.
Novo Nordisk employs more than 40,000 people globally, and marketed its products in 180 countries. It is the largest publicly traded company in the Nordic countries by market capitalization. The corporation was created in 1989 through a merger of two Danish companies which date back to the 1920s. The Novo Nordisk logo is the Apis bull, one of the sacred animals of ancient Egypt.
Novo Nordisk is a full member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA).
The company was ranked 25th among 100 best companies to work for in 2010 by Fortune. In January 2012, Novo Nordisk was named as the most sustainable company in the world by the business magazine Corporate Knights while spin-off company Novozymes was named fourth. Novo Nordisk was ranked 72nd on “Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For®” list within the U.S. state of New Jersey as of January 2014.The position
We are looking for a highly dedicated and motivated individual to take responsibility, to contribute to our overall programme portfolio and strategy as well as our international initiatives and platforms to leverage learnings and drive strong results.
A critical success factor within your job will lie in your ability to build strong relationships in a complex and diverse stakeholder environment to drive the objectives of iCARE.
As an iCARE coordinator at Novo Nordisk, you will be responsible for the planning and implementation of activities across the iCARE tracks and the overall lifecycle management of the various initiatives under iCARE .
Your main responsibilities will be:
Translate strategic imperatives to actionable plans and tasks in line with the overall iCARE ambition.
Deploy and manage resources to ensure efficient outcomes in line with iCARE strategic objectives.
Coordinate linkage between iCARE initiatives and strategic business objectives. Monitor the progress and performance of the project components of iCARE to ensure completion of timely milestones.
Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships critical to the success of the initiatives.
Collate relevant data across the iCARE initiatives and utilize insights to shape the evolution of the programmes.
Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you must have the following qualifications:
University degree in biomedical sciences, public health, health economics. Master’s degree in business administration, marketing will be an added advantage.
Experience of at least 2 years in health care project management (combination of marketing/sales is an advantage).
You should have strong cross-functional relationship and trust-building skills and the capability to be a good ambassador and an excellent project coordinator with a systematic working style.
Strong project management skills and experience in strategy implementation.
Knowledge of financial management, budgeting, and cost analysis.
Ability to coordinate and track multiple initiatives and activities.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Experience working in the healthcare industry is preferred.
Fluent spoken and written English is a must.