Associate Director

**About the Department**

At Novo Nordisk, our Finance and Operations team is the engine that elevates holistic commercialization of our products. The Finance and Operations team works closely with the business 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. We regulate accounting, uphold workplace safety, manage our supply chain and sampling, support technology, provide commercial operations, insights & analytics, maintain our facilities and assure the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing 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 the opportunity for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to realize your potential?

**The Position**

Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Rare Disease patient access and support programs. Additionally, this person will be responsible for driving new initiatives related to the portfolio of rare disease products and appropriate patients to ensure these programs provide best-in-class support while keeping a close eye on the budget and continuously evaluating for improved efficiencies. This individual will maintain a high-level of collaboration and integration with all field teams (Sales, Field Access, and Payer), Brand Marketing, Training, Market Access, Trade, Legal, Compliance, Finance, HEOR, and Market Research. The position has high exposure to senior management and requires a highly motivated individual who is able to work cross-functionally & independently in order to accomplish objectives.

**Relationships**

Reports to the Director, Patient Support Programs Rare Disease. Key internal relationships include Rare Disease brand marketing, market access, commercial insights and analytics, sales, medical/CMR, legal, compliance, and regulatory. Other internal relationships include Public Affairs, Government Affairs & US Corp Giving & Social Impact. External relationships include relations with patient/caregiver consultants and, key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional organizations, customers and patient support service providers and organizations.

**Essential Functions**
- Operational Management & Business Support
- Support all inline and future launch products within Rare Disease Patient Support Operations. This includes supervising HUB/call center(s), and related reimbursement support programs/services
- Oversee existing patient support programs, day to day operations with a focus on operational excellence in support of patient needs
- Lead design, implementation and ongoing management of all Rare Disease patient HUB patient support programs
- Develop performance dashboards and interpret hub data for purposes of assessing market access trends, hub program utilization, and performance against defined KPIs
- Champion integrated approach across teams to provide a best-in-class service offering to internal and external customers
- Enhance the Rare Disease customer experience via benchmarking, customer feedback, auditing and active call monitoring
- Ensure strong collaboration with relevant cross-functional stakeholders
- Develop and maintain SOPs and business rules related to all US patient support. Maintain program SOPs, exceptions processes, workflows, scripting, training and reports. Manage external partner performance against contractual arrangements, SOPs, KPIs, and budget
- Drive development of company-wide processes and guidelines to support customer-focused objectives
- Fiscal Management
- Demonstrate fiscal discipline and accountability to effectively and efficiently manage external partners and vendors’ performance through appropriate metrics. Negotiate and executes contracts / SOWs and budgets for desired services
- Field Engagement & Issue Management
- Builds and maintains trusting, collaborative relationships and alliances with internal and external partners, focused on addressing key business issues, objectives, and processes
- Works closely with Sales, Marketing & Market Access teams to ensure the successful execution of high-impact program strategies that support patients
- Responsible for communication and engagement strategies between field sales, marketing and reimbursement support partners to ensure awareness and escalation of reported issues and customer concerns
- Engages regularly with healthcare professionals to address concerns and drive ongoing and appropriate patient support experiences
- Develops solutions to effectively address issues/obstacles and ensures implementation and communication of best practices
- Coordinates agency training in line with business objectives and with input where appropriate from marketing/sales/leg