The PositionThe Senior Manager, US Operations Consulting will be an integral member of our consulting team, spending time focused on providing services in areas such as: business transformation, commercial operations, commercial strategy, market access, growth strategy, operating model optimization, technology implementation and enterprise transformation. The role will deliver high impact, enterprise projects that activate and accelerate the US strategies. Projects can range across the full value chain in support of the top business priorities.
RelationshipsReports to the US Operations Consulting Director. Key stakeholders include: NN US Executive and Leadership Teams, Executive Office team, US Operations Strategy team & Functional stakeholders (US and Global).
Essential Functions- Leads and successfully delivers consulting projects with a wide range of stakeholders
- Assumes project management responsibility for consulting projects, including proactive issue escalation and resolution
- Prepares project plans and scopes with clear objectives, timeline, milestones, stakeholder identification, responsibilities
- Ensures the quality of team outputs, including accuracy, clarity, and messaging
- Drives discussions around problem-solving, with strong identification, structuring, and prioritization of issues
- Prepares storylines for documents and excels at structured communication
- Serves as a trusted advisor to functional leaders
- Demonstrates understanding across the value chain and of consulting approaches/frameworks
- Attracts external management consulting talents through active participation in recruitment activities
- Coaches and mentors junior team members (both in projects and outside of project settings)
- Leads team capability building initiatives outside of project delivery
Physical Requirements0-10% overnight travel required.
Qualifications- A Bachelor's in commercial, economic, scientific, engineering or a related field is required
- 6+ years of professional relevant experience. Master's and/or advanced degree preferably MBA can be substituted for up to 2 years of required work experience when appropriate
- 2-4 years of proven project and/or consulting experience
- Prior experience in tier 1 consultancies is beneficial but not a prerequisite
- Prior experience with biopharma companies is beneficial
- Experience working with consulting and financial frameworks and approaches
- Experience and comfort working with top executives, with strong executive presence
- Structured top-down written and oral communication, presentation skills
- Strong analytical and visualization skills
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
- Proficient in using PC tools (PowerPoint and Excel) is required
- Strong language skills in English (written and orally)
- Flexible in terms of working under tight deadlines and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
The base compensation range for this position is $120,000 to $222,000. 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.
