Administrative Specialist

About the Department 

Our Commercial Strategy and Marketing group creates and delivers human-centered experiences, where innovation meets customer-centricity, driving the ultimate experience for our patients. Our focus extends beyond transactions to craft experiences as one fully integrated, aligned and connected organization that puts empathy at the center, powered by insight and foresight.

We develop an end-to-end approach to strategy, focusing on every touchpoint that impacts our customers. We leverage data and insights to inform our decision-making processes, ensuring that our strategies are rooted in a deep understanding of customer needs and behaviors. Our 'test and learn’ mindset and approach enables us to iterate rapidly and refine our strategies based on real-world results.

We are building an intentional team culture that is made up of diverse skillsets, united by the shared belief that reinvention and learning is what fuels continuous growth. Do you get excited about exploring the unknown? Does the idea of driving value through human-centered design pull you in? Are you ready to experiment with us? ​

The Position

Performs a variety of highly diverse and complex administrative tasks and activities of a responsible nature for a department, function or management requiring sound planning, organization, judgment, adaptability, and accountability.

Relationships

Directly supports one or more individuals. Interacts with internal and external sources at the upper management level on matters of importance to the function, the department, and/or of a sensitive nature. Provides guidance and assistance to lower-level clerical/administrative positions. May interact with global employees.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates multiple processes, procedures, or programs
• Develops reports and presentations
• Directs administrative activities, develops and organizes procedures, and uses considerable written and verbal communication skills to represent the department
• Handles calendar management on behalf of the individuals supported
• Independently researches a wide variety of information requests and gathers and compiles reports and data
• Participates on, and provides administrative support to, project teams
• Performs a variety of routine office duties involving typing, invoicing, record and file maintenance, data entry, meeting/travel arrangements, planning and execution of either on or offsite department meetings, processing expense reports, department event planning (e.g. off sites, team building, group meetings), running reports, budget processing, and vendor management
• Performs other clerical/administrative and support duties as needed
• Provides support for budgets and may support a team with tracking budget spend
• Reviews and responds to correspondence and prepares documents and forms
• Works with internal and external parties to initiate, coordinate, and manage a variety of special projects which may require the knowledge of special terminology, practices, procedures, or operations

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED required
• A minimum of 6 years of administrative or related experience required. Advanced training or administrative certification a plus
• Ability exercise independent discretion and/or judgment
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Ability to interact with all levels inside and outside of the organization along with HQ and Global Affiliates
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to understand implications of work and make recommendations for solutions
• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail required
• Demonstrates strong leadership abilities
• Excellent customer service skills
• Requires demonstrated computer skills and use of Microsoft Office
• Requires extensive knowledge of the job and department served and complete knowledge of operations within a company

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.