Data Scientist I - Advanced Analytics

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

As a member of the Enterprise Data & Advanced Analytics team, collaborates with team members and other F&O and IT departments to deliver advanced data and analytics solutions to NNI Commercial Stakeholders, to the benefit of patients, prescribers and other stakeholders. Works across the F&O organization, with stakeholders across the broader NNI organization and applicable consultants and partners, to implement advanced data and analytics solutions to critical business questions. Applies statistical and machine learning methods to deliver solutions leveraging internal and syndicated commercial datasets such as Xponent Plantrak, LAAD, Experian, Veeva, ICM and other. Collaborates with Novo Nordisk commercial functions to help measure and optimize promotional investments, inclusive of marketing mix, test & control, and promotional targeting related initiatives.

Relationships

Member of the Advanced Analytics team within Enterprise Data & Advanced Analytics department, reporting to a Director-level manager (depending on specific assignment). Internal relationships include directors and members of other F&O teams, Commercial Operations, IT, Marketing brand leads, extended brand teams and other Marketing stakeholders, omni-channel & Entrise Insights External relationships include secondary data vendors and consultants. Senior-level (VP and higher) exposure through presentations on  stakeholder targeting, impact analysis and other related topics

Essential Functions

• Collaborates with ED&AA team members, F&O colleagues, and/or LoB stakeholders to de-fine advanced analytics/ML opportunities, determine appropriate datasets and algorithms, identify patterns and formulate solutions, experiment and deliver analytics and models.
• Communicates findings and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders via visualizations and reports with an ability to present their highly technical work in a simple and engaging manor.
• Collaborate with internal and/or external resources (i.e., consultants and partner) to de-fine and deliver innovative data and analytics solutions and services in response to busi-ness requirements and priorities. Areas of focus will include, but not be limited to: promotional impact analytics (incl. test vs. control, A/B testing, test-and-learn methodologies), patient analytics, HCP Targeting, PLTV, HCP analytics, and related topics in support of our commercial and enabling functions
• In collaboration with ED&AA colleagues, IT, and external resources, support the development of infrastructure to support promotional impact assessment. This includes development of more predictive/efficient modelling techniques, establishment of reusable da-ta pipelines, building out of reusable code repository, and establishment of dash-board/PPT-based reporting infrastructure
• Provide support for marketing investment projects, inclusive of NN stakeholder engagement, collaboration with IT on data processing, project management support, data trend QC, development and delivery of presentations, etc
• Explores and evaluates new data driven approaches to generating insights and solutions to address business issues
• Works with other ED&AA team members, IT, and data engineers to acquire and trans-form datasets (e.g., NPP, LAAD) that deliver critical business insights. Defines and creates metrics that can be leveraged by ED&AA and Enterprize insights analysts to deliver in-sights to their stakeholders
• Applies skill in data science and statistical analysis in support of organization-wide pro-jects and programs
• Provides guidance and QC oversight to more offshore junior team members, and col-leagues in other ED&AA areas in use and delivery of analytics and analytical tools

Physical Requirements

Up to 10% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Math, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Analytics, or related field required; MS or MBA preferred
• A minimum of three (3) years relevant experience in data science, ROI analytics, business analysis, sales analysis, forecasting, quantitative finance, or other related areas. Appropriate educational background maybe substituted for some experiencee
• Pharmaceutical manufacturer or closely related industry preferred
• Advanced Statistical and programming experience required, with demonstrated application in HCP targeting, HCP segmentation, and persistency / retention modeling
• Proficient in two or more programming tools such as Python, R, SQL, etc., and demonstrated ability to learn new analytical and programming techniques required
• Experience with IQVIA datasets and other industry sources preferred, but demonstrated experience analyzing and managing large, structured/unstructured datasets to generate insights is essential
• Experience with leading visualization tools, platforms, and capabilities highly desirable – e.g., Dataiku, Snowflake, Tableau, Qlilksense, etc
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, and GitHub), including collaborative development, code versioning, and reproducible analytics workflows.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills preferred. Willingness to develop written/verbal/presentation skills required

The base compensation range for this position is $83,400 to $150,000. 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 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.