Senior Data Insights Lead

Senior Data Insights Lead (m.f.d.) 12-month assignment

Category: Data & AI

Location:Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, DE

Are you passionate about transforming data into actionable insights? If so, we offer a great opportunity to join our dedicated team in Mainz, Germany where you will have a great impact on solving complex business challenges as well as make data-driven decisions. Read on and join us as our Senior Data Insights Lead

Your new role

As a Senior Data Insights Lead, you will be in charge of leading the collection, analysis, and interpretation of complex commercial data from multiple sources to inform strategic business decisions, develop and maintain advanced analytical models to forecast market trends and assess business performance. You will also synthesise data and insights to create compelling narratives that inform and guide leadership and cross-functional teams (e.g. marketing, sales and product teams). Moreover, you will:

• Provide advice and guidance to commercial leaders in translating their need for insights into technical and functional requirements for data and analytics use cases.
• Proactively identify key business challenges and opportunities through deep analytical insights and present findings to stakeholders.
• Monitor and analyse competitor activities, market positioning, and product offerings to provide actionable insights to the organisation.
• Prepare regular reports and presentations summarising competitor landscapes and strategic implications for the business.
• Assess and interpret changing market dynamics and customer behaviours to anticipate industry trends and inform business strategies.

Please note that the position is a 12-month assignment.

Your new department

As part of International Operations, you will join our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the world's population, more than 18,000 of us work passionately to serve 35 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition, we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk, and to improve health at scale across the globe.

The position is anchored in Customer Engagement & Operations/Strategy of our German organization in Mainz and reports directly to the Senior Director of the department.

Your skills & qualifications

The person who will thrive in the role is an excellent communicator whose analytical skills with strong stakeholder management constitute a toolbox essential in navigating ambiguity.

Moreover, we search for candidates who meet the following criteria:

• Degree in business, data science or other relevant field

• A few years of experience in project management experience from either relevant industry (such as e.g. pharma, biotech, or FMCG), either in-house or consulting.

• Solid international and cross-functional working experience

• Proven track record for simultaneously handling daily operations, large recurring deliverables, and complex business projects

• Fluency in written and spoken English is a requirement, while fluent German skills are nice to have.

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.

More information

For further information about working at Novo Nordisk, please visit Be advised, we will not support queries about your recruitment status, and this is not a call for preliminary interviews as selected candidates will be contacted for further interviews.

Deadline

01/12/2025

Please note that applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis the position may be closed before the deadline.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

We're not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.