Manager - Financial & Strategic Planning - Novo Nordisk

About the Department                                                                                                                                               

Our Research & Development organization brings together the best minds in life science innovation. The teams located in facilities in Lexington, Watertown, Cambridge and Seattle reflect the full R&D continuum, from early research through late-stage clinical development. Here, we are building for the future, creating a distinct R&D community based on collaboration, partnerships, and cutting-edge research across multiple modalities and therapeutic areas. We recognize that improving human health starts here and that patients rely on us. Our R&D hub merges biotech speed and agility with large pharmaceutical company quality, resources, and stability, uniting the best of both worlds to develop new medicines for patients.

The Position

The Manager of Financial & Strategic Planning will assist in the development of the organization's financial and strategic plans and ensure alignment with its overall business objectives. This includes developing and implementing financial plans and processes to support decision-making across the organization, providing strategic financial guidance to senior leadership and stakeholders, and conducting financial analysis and modeling to support strategic planning and business decisions.

The Manager of Financial & Strategic Planning will provide valuable insights into financial performance and trends, which can help senior leadership make strategic decisions that align with the organization's goals. By analyzing financial data and developing financial models, the Manager of Financial & Strategic Planning can identify areas for improvement and provide recommendations for cost savings and process efficiencies, which will contribute to the organization's overall success.

Additionally, to help the business review their financial performance over the course of the year, the Manager of Financial & Strategic Planning provides financial reports and presentations to senior leadership and stakeholders, which helps to ensure transparency and accountability in the organization's financial performance.

Relationships

This role will report to the Director, Finance and be a business partner working directly with leaders in Research & Early Development to plan and maximize their resources in order to achieve their corporate goals. Interacts closely with Research & Early Development teams in both Massachusetts and Fremont, California, as well as the local (Massachusetts) Accounting team and with Finance colleagues in Denmark.

Essential Functions

Physical Requirements

0-10% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

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.

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