Strategic Operations Head

Are you passionate about ensuring strategic alignment and commercial operations excellence? Do you have experience in project management with cross functional stakeholders? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our Strategic Operations Head position. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career!

The position is based in our Moroccan affiliate and reports directly to the General Manager.

The Position:

As our Strategic Operations Head, you will contribute to the development of the affiliate and business unit strategies by providing actionable insights and recommendations to inform on current business and driving strategic decision-making for future strategy and growth initiatives. You will be a key member in the Management Team tasked to explore new opportunities & key projects and drive strategic opportunities and partnerships for our business. In addition, you will lead and provide resources to cross-functional / cross-portfolio projects, Commercial Excellence initiatives, and activities as needed.

Main accountabilities will include:

• Lead strategic projects assigned by the General Manager, including cross-functional initiatives like the Future Frontline Customer Engagement (FFCE) and Multi-channel Customer Engagement (MCE) agendas, market shaping projects, and retail strategy.
• Facilitate and drive cross-functional projects that support affiliate and business unit ambitions, ensuring effective execution of Commercial Excellence initiatives.
• Provide input and support to business units on strategic projects and help with change management to adapt to evolving business conditions.
• Offer business analysis support, gathering customer insights, identifying growth opportunities, and aiding decision-making through data-driven solutions.
• Proactively explore and drive new business opportunities, strategic partnerships, and growth initiatives, including launch planning for future products.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor/master’s degree in business administration, Marketing, Life Sciences, or other relevant field
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare, consumer goods or other regulated industries with successful track record in marketing, sales, commercial excellence and/or operations & Business Development ideally in international context
• Experience as a project lead driving complex projects where input and alignment needed across multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to constructively challenge assumptions and influence others
• Ability to manage business complexity
• Record of innovation, advocating for new ideas and strategies from concept to delivery
• Fluency in English is a must, proficiency in French is a plus.

About the Department

We are located in Morocco, Casablanca in an office of around 50 engaged employees all supporting our affiliate in areas related to Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Public Affairs, P&O, Medical, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Finance, IT and Legal. The Business unit is staffed with different backgrounds. Our main objective is to ensure we have the best organisation and right people in place to ensure continued growth in the business area. Our role is to support the affiliate in rolling out and executing the business-related activities as well as representing the area to the wider Novo Nordisk organisation.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life-changing.

Contact

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Deadline

Apply before November 15th, 2024.

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.