Senior Business Lead

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Are you passionate about turning complex data into clear, strategic guidance and driving projects that deliver measurable impact? As our new Senior Business Lead, you will strengthen Global Patient Safety decision‑making through high‑quality analytics, operational reporting and forecasting and by leading analytics‑driven initiatives that translate into operational improvements. Join us in a highly visible role and be the link between data and decisions.

Your new role

As Senior Business Lead, you will operate at the intersection of data analytics, business operations and project delivery, owning the GPS executive dashboard and delivering board‑ready insights that guide prioritisation and resource planning across clinical and post‑marketing safety. This senior role requires frequent engagement with GPS‑LT and governance boards.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead data‑driven business analysis and forecasting to deliver strategic and operational insights across GPS (business operations, quality and compliance).
• Own the GPS executive dashboard product from defining KPIs to ensuring validated, audit‑ and governance-ready outputs
• Own capacity forecasting models in GPS; work with product to develop, rollout and integrate new forecasting tools.
• Lead complex, analytics-driven initiatives of strategic importance end-to-end; scope use cases, develop data models, deliver dashboards and insights, and embed solutions into operations with measurable business benefits.
• Deliver rapid, high‑quality ad‑hoc analyses and operational reports for GPS‑LT and R&D to support timely decisions.
• Communicate insights with clarity and influence senior stakeholders to secure alignment and drive decisions.

Your new department

You will join the GPS Executive Office – a small high impact team, working closely with the GPS Leadership Team, Line of Business teams, data engineering groups, platform owners and governance boards across Global Patient Safety. The team operates out of Søborg, Denmark and works closely with our hubs in India and the US as well as regional and affiliate colleagues.

In this role you will collaborate widely to deliver consistent, validated and actionable analytics that shape strategic direction and enable GPS to deliver on its key priorities.

The department combines operational excellence with continuous improvement and strategic thinking in a fast‑paced environment. We value close collaboration, practical problem solving and a positive, informal team spirit – humour and strong working relationships are part of how we get things done.

Your skills and qualifications

We are looking for a proactive, analytically strong and stakeholder‑savvy colleague who thrives in complexity and works independently with a high sense of ownership.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• A relevant academic degree (e.g., MSc or equivalent).
• 7+ years’ experience in data analytics, forecasting, business partnering or similar roles within pharma. Experience within patient safety is an advantage.
• Strong hands-on experience with BI/visualisation tools (Power BI, Qlik Sense, Tableau) and data preparation (e.g., Alteryx), plus strong SQL and practical scripting abilities (Python or R).
• Experience building dashboards and forecasting models.

• Proven ability to lead cross functional projects and produce board-ready outputs.
• Excellent stakeholder and communication skills: able to present confidently to senior leaders and governance boards and translate technical insights into clear business recommendations.
• Pragmatic, proactive and curious mindset; comfortable working in ambiguous, cross regional environments and driving alignment across diverse teams.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination, and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Tina Saxnæs Larsen at TSAL@novonordisk.com.

Application Deadline

06 April 2026

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