Senior Director - Research Partnerships at Novo Nordisk in Plainsboro, New Jersey

Job Description:

About the Department
The Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department at Novo Nordisk is one of the most diverse and collaborative groups within the organization. From health-care-provider interactions and developing and implementing regulatory strategies with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to providing medical education and collecting data to support efficacy and new product development, CMR is involved. The one thing that keeps us all marching to the same beat is our patient-centered focus. At Novo Nordisk, you will help patients around the world. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life. We're changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?

The Position
The Senior Director, Research Partnerships (RP) leads the external facing-arm (Research Partnerships) of the larger Clinical Development and Outcomes Research team. The Senior Director manages the RP team and sets the short-term and long-term strategy and vision for the team, oversees research partnerships with key accounts, gathers insights from the field teams, and plans and develops channel specific evidence strategy. The Senior Director, Research Partnership is a group leader and people manager and acts independently to develop RP strategy, plan, budget, projects, processes and other activities for the entire function (e.g., research collaboration with payers/ Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), integrated health systems, and /or centers of excellence to support key account management). The key deliverable for this role is ensuring the development and implementation of the plans for interaction with the data systems within the accounts to support research projects and collaborations.

This leader works across the portfolio and across customer channels to guide the team as they engage in discussions with potential and existing research partners in the planning, contracting, execution, and publication of partnered research. Additionally, the Senior Director, RP is an internal advocate for the team as well as the Clinical Development & Outcomes Research (CDOR) function, continually communicating with internal stakeholders regarding team vision, mission, and strategy.

Relationships
The Senior Director Research Partnerships reports to the Vice President, Clinical Development and Outcomes Research (CDOR). This incumbent will ensure the development of productive account-focused networks both within and outside Novo Nordisk, serving as a champion for Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR) and Real World Evidence (RWE) and working very closely with key field-based stakeholders. This role works closely within Novo Nordisk Inc (NNI) functions, such as Medical Affairs, Market Access, Marketing, Regional Teams, Area Commercial Leads (ACLs), Public Affairs, Legal, and other key internal stakeholders.

Essential Functions
- Provide leadership, strategic insights, and input for key account related activities in the areas of RWE, HEOR, clinical research and customer value. The incumbent must have strong knowledge of the US market landscape and serve as a leader and expert to ensure the right input is provided from the HEOR and customer value perspective to evidence generation plans. In addition, must be able anticipate key customer's needs and develop channel focused HEOR and customer value evidence and programs/studies accordingly with the 2-3 years planning cycle
- As a group leader and people manager within CDOR, this role will work and collaborate with the HEOR Strategy, Real-World Data Science and Innovation, and Clinical Development group leaders to develop, enhance and/or manage policies and/or processes
- The incumbent will serve as a CDOR leadership team member and devote 10-15% effort to department general management, including but not limited to, internal policies, compliance, NNI internal HEOR/RWE training, HEOR/RWE advisory board meetings, RWE communication, budget management, people management, research review committee, and collaboration with NNI stakeholders
- This role is responsible for all aspects of effective project management, including RFP development, selection of research partners, contract execution, budget planning, protocol design, analytic plan development, oversight of data collection/acquisition, data analysis, and development of research findings into publications in alignment with Medical Affairs and commercial strategies
- This role is responsible for HEOR/RWE programs related to key accounts:
- Plan, design, execute, disseminate and provide guidance for HEOR/real world evidence strategy and programs for account-based activities
- Fully leverage HEOR/RWE programs and/or studies to support research collaborations and quality improvement programs
- At various stages of the product lifecycle, e.g., new competitor entrants, availability of real world data post launch, or availability of biosimilars, the incumbent must serve not only as an in-house expert on HEOR and customer value related matters, but also and more importantly, must develop plans to fully leverage HEOR and real world evidence to support NNI business. This may include, but not limited to, anticipating new marketplace for real world evidence needs, coordinating with key NNI stakeholders to develop strategy, plan and budget, and developing/communicating evidence within the accounts based on real world data
- Plan and develop evidence by channels of business i.e. National payers, Health Systems, Employers, Institutions
- Responsible for HEOR strategic research collaborations with payers, integrated health systems and/or others:
- Lead and work with key internal stakeholders, especially Market Access, Marketing, Medical Affairs to oversee the development of RP research collaboration strategy, plan, and budget. Ensure optimal leverage of RP programs and/or studies to support research collaborations with customers
- Lead the work with key research partners to serve on key NNI-customer collaboration committees, develop research agenda and specific research protocols, scientific presentations and publications
- Accountable for customer value strategy, plan and annual budget:
- Work closely with key internal stakeholders, e.g., Market Access, Medical Affairs, Public Affairs, Marketing, Regional Teams, to develop long term RP and customer value strategy plan. Role will also secure budget to support RP activities within the accounts
- Provide input and actively participate in annual Evidence Generation planning sessions
- Develop plans and specific programs to support public affairs - related initiatives, such as quality measures/metrics, population health management, quality improvement, etc.
- Responsible for ensuring optimal collaboration with academic institutions and scientific/policy leaders in the US accounts/regions on CDOR-related matters, and dissemination of OR data through scientific presentations and publications. Supports CDOR contribution to the regional/state policy related activities such as Public Affairs initiatives

Physical Requirements
10-20% overnight travel required.

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.

Novo Nordisk is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.