Manager, Alliance Development & Social Resp

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains.  Our legacy Injectable Finished Products (IFP) facility in Clayton, NC is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. At IFP, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 12 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career.  Are you ready to realize your potential?  Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.
 

The Position

Manage the Public Affairs & Communications team's Alliance Development & Social Impact strategy by managing existing strategic partnership activities, leading coalition work, identifying/establishing new strategic partnerships that drive business and industry leadership on behalf of PSQIT in the US and North Carolina. In addition, the role will be responsible for strategic development, implementation and management of our corporate giving, in alignment with the company's overall vision, mission, and priorities. Responsible for ensuring that all requests are reviewed and vetted thoroughly as well as meet legal and compliance requirements. Accountable for managing functional objectives to activate employee engagement with community groups with whom partnerships are established.

Relationships

Reports to Director. Interacts with internal colleagues and external stakeholders on Alliance Development and Social Impact projects. Works directly with members of the Public Affairs & Communications team, and others within the organization including NNI and other Global teams as project needs dictate.

Essential Functions

• Manage Alliance Development work with external organizations
• Drive development and implementation of strategies for NNPILP’s corporate giving and social impact, ensuring that such strategies are aligned with the company’s overall mission and priorities
• Coordinate stakeholder activations around business & industry leadership opportunities and enhance NNPILP’s reputation and presence in communities
• Represent NNPILP through social and community engagement externally including presenting and participating at local, state and regional conferences
• Conceive of and draft presentations for internal and external use
• Coordinate team contracts with external stakeholders and consultants
• Work with external parties to initiate, coordinate coalitions, special projects, and events related to alliance development
• Oversee strategy, budget, and programming for strategic partnerships, sponsorships, and corporate giving to ensure alignment and outcome success
• Manage multiple processes, procedures, or programs and develop process and criteria for evaluation
• Perform a variety of complex activities in support of finance, such as assisting in the monthly process, account analysis, and reconciliations as needed
• Stakeholder Engagement Events: manage event and coordination for public affairs-sponsored programs
• Coordinate Alliance Development engagement with NNI and NNPILP Public Affairs teams
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other accountabilities, as assigned

Physical Requirements

Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role).

Development of People

Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.

Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility.

Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required
• Minimum of eight (8) years of corporate , non-profit, business or community organization experience required
• Minimum of three (3) years’ direct supervisory experience required
• Comprehensive understanding of the business and day-to-day operations required
• Excellent organizational, planning and follow-through skills required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.  Strong Power Point skills preferred
• Self-starter; proactive, flexible, customer-focused, problem-solver, issue spotter and have a professional demeanor required
• Demonstrated competencies in the technical, regulatory, legal, or other terminology specific to the appropriate functional processes, as well as a thorough knowledge of department and organization policies and procedures in assigned area of responsibility required
• Must possess demonstrated skills in PC applications, typically involving new/emerging technologies, such as on-line databases, optical technology, intranet /internet, and computer software programs specific to the function
• Demonstrated competencies in the technical, regulatory, and legal terminology of the functional processes required
• Work under limited supervision, exercising independent discretion and judgment, where input to changes in work processes and workflow required
• Use of software and new/emerging technologies in performing the duties of the position to compile and generate reports, statistics, timelines, tables, graphs, correspondence, and presentations required
• Positive attitude and strong advocacy skills to work well with colleagues required

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.

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.