Job Information
Novo Nordisk Senior Digital Data & Analytics Manager in Plainsboro, New Jersey
About the Department
The Finance & Operations department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance & Operations works closely across the organization to guide enterprise-wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent, and we reward hard work and dedication with opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?
The Position
The Senior Digital Data & Analytics Manager is accountable for shaping and advancing the organization’s US digital data strategy, governance, and stewardship to unlock the full value of data in a highly regulated environment. This role ensures digital data assets are governed, high quality, and ethically used, while enabling speed, innovation, and confidence in decision making. By establishing clear standards, ownership, and lifecycle management for digital data, the role builds a resilient data foundation that supports advanced analytics, AI, and future digital capabilities, positioning the organization for sustained growth and transformation.
Relationships
The Senior Digital Data & Analytics Manager reports to the Director, Data & Analytics Strategy and serves as a key integrator across data, digital, and analytics functions. The role engages regularly with senior leaders including Omnichannel Intelligence, Data Science, Business Applications, and other functional leads to drive alignment, prioritization, and effective execution of enterprise data strategy and governance.
Essential Functions
Define and execute the enterprise digital data strategy and governance framework to ensure data is trusted, compliant, and strategically aligned to business priorities
Provide strategic guidance on digital data architecture, partnering with IT and platform teams to ensure architectural decisions support governance standards, scalability, interoperability, and future analytics and AI needs
Establish and maintain clear data governance standards, policies, and operating models covering data ownership, stewardship, quality, access, and lifecycle management
Serve as a strategic partner to digital, analytics, and business leaders to align priorities, resolve trade offs, and enable effective execution of data initiatives
Drive cross functional alignment across Omnichannel Intelligence, Data Science, DD&IT, Compliance, Legal, and Privacy teams
Lead governance for digital and analytical data assets, ensuring consistent definitions, transparency, and auditability across platforms and use cases
Enable scalable use of digital data to support advanced analytics, AI, and innovation while managing risk and regulatory requirements
Establish forums, processes, and decision mechanisms to prioritize data initiatives and resolve governance issues efficiently
Promote a culture of data stewardship, accountability, and responsible data use across the organization
Identify gaps, risks, and opportunities within the digital data landscape and drive continuous improvement of governance maturity
Support adoption and change management for new data standards, processes, and capabilities
Physical Requirements
0-10% overnight travel required.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required (e.g., Business, Technology, Data, Analytics, Information Systems, Science, or a related discipline); advanced degree preferred
Minimum 7 years of experience in data strategy, data governance, digital, analytics, or related roles, preferably within pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other highly regulated industries
Demonstrated experience defining and executing data strategy and governance frameworks, including data ownership, stewardship, quality, access, and lifecycle management
Strong understanding of digital data architectures and platforms, with the ability to provide strategic guidance without owning day to day technical delivery
Proven ability to partner and influence across business, digital, analytics, IT, compliance, legal, and privacy functions in a matrixed organization
Experience engaging and aligning senior leaders and functional leads to drive prioritization, decision making, and execution
Strong strategic thinking and problem solving skills, with comfort operating in ambiguity and complexity
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate governance concepts into practical, business relevant outcomes
The base compensation range for this position is $130,000 to $190,000. 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.