Commercial Excellence Trainee

Novo Nordisk A/S; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 9,300 - 11,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

IT Equipment

Food allowance

Work accident insurance

Snacks and beverages

Massages

Team building events

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S in Portugal is offering a Commercial Excellence Trainee position. You will help the Marketing team turn commercial data into action by building dashboards, maintaining CRM data, and analyzing engagement across obesity and diabetes portfolios.

You will support faster, better-informed decisions and engage customers more effectively. The role requires a degree in a relevant field, strong Excel/Power BI and communication skills, and fluency in English with at least B1 Portuguese.

Qualifications

• Enrolment in, or recent graduation from, a degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Management, Economics, Marketing, Health Management, Pharmacy, Life Sciences or a related field.
• Good Excel and Power BI skills, and the ability to prepare clear PowerPoint presentations.
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Clear communication, a collaborative approach and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Interest in CRM and digital engagement.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Power BI and Excel dashboards and monthly reports on sales, field activity, campaigns and launches.
• Run CRM checks for completeness, accuracy and duplicates, and track corrections with data owners.
• Support CRM users with queries, testing and training materials, and help improve adoption.
• Analyse campaign and customer engagement effectiveness to inform segmentation and engagement plans.
• Prepare recommendations for business reviews and track actions and their impact with Marketing and Sales.
• Find ways to simplify reporting and automate data checks, testing agreed AI-enabled improvements under supervision.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint presentations

CRM data understanding

Education

Degree in Business Analytics / related field

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Novo is a global healthcare company dedicated to driving change for lasting health. For more than a century, we have combined scientific innovation with a deep understanding of people's lives to prevent and treat serious chronic diseases. Our work goes beyond medicines, focusing on the biological, emotional, social and environmental factors that influence health. By bringing science closer to real life, we develop solutions that help people live healthier lives. Today, more than 67,000 employees worldwide contribute to our purpose: driving change towards lasting health and creating a positive impact for patients, communities and society.

Your impact begins here

As Commercial Excellence Trainee, you will help Novo's Marketing team in Portugal turn commercial data into action. You will build dashboards, keep CRM data reliable and analyse campaign and customer engagement across the obesity and diabetes portfolios. Your work will help Marketing and Sales make faster, better-informed decisions and engage customers in more relevant ways, supporting people living with serious chronic diseases.

What you'll bring

• Enrolment in, or recent graduation from, a degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Management, Economics, Marketing, Health Management, Pharmacy, Life Sciences or a related field.
• Good Excel and Power BI skills, and the ability to prepare clear PowerPoint presentations.
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Clear communication, a collaborative approach and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Interest in CRM and digital engagement.
• Minimum B1 level Portuguese and fluency in English.

Useful, but not essential:

• Data analysis or commercial decision-making coursework, projects or internships.
• Exposure to CRM systems, dashboards or pharmaceutical marketing, or basic database knowledge.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain Power BI and Excel dashboards and monthly reports on sales, field activity, campaigns and launches.
• Run CRM checks for completeness, accuracy and duplicates, and track corrections with data owners.
• Support CRM users with queries, testing and training materials, and help improve adoption.
• Analyse campaign and customer engagement effectiveness to inform segmentation and engagement plans.
• Prepare recommendations for business reviews and track actions and their impact with Marketing and Sales.
• Find ways to simplify reporting and automate data checks, testing agreed AI-enabled improvements under supervision.

Who you'll work with

In International Operations, colleagues work across markets to serve people around the world and help improve health at scale. You will join the Marketing team at the Portugal affiliate, working closely with brand teams, Sales leadership and field teams, Business Intelligence, and CRM and IT colleagues. On relevant projects, you will also work with Medical and Market Access.

What you can expect here

You will take on real work with guidance from your manager, build practical skills in commercial analytics, CRM and data quality, and see how Marketing, Sales and Business Intelligence work together to create progress. You will be trusted to make your voice heard and supported to raise the bar every day.

For this position, the monthly gross salary is 920€. Our benefits include 17,40€ food allowance per day worked (part in meal card and other in salary complement), IT Equipment, Work Accident Insurance and Perks in the office such as food and beverages (snacks, daily soup and drinks), massages and other team building events. *Benefits will be implemented according to the company procedures, guidelines & business needs.

Duration of the program is 1 year.

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