Senior Digital Solutions Manager

Novo Nordisk; Plainsboro Township (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Novo Nordisk is seeking a senior IT professional responsible for developing and delivering digital solutions in automation and integration, with a focus on AI. You will partner with business and IT stakeholders to prioritize, ensure quality, and manage risk across initiatives.

The role leads automation projects, oversees DevOps processes, and guides a cross-functional team to deliver secure, scalable solutions within a global life sciences context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, computer science or related field preferred.
• Minimum 7 years experience within IT, software development, or innovation function across software development, infrastructure and operations.
• Required expert level knowledge of low/no code application platforms, integration tools and data management platforms. Experience in healthcare/life sciences (GxP) a plus
• Experience with complex system integration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver digital solutions, particularly in automation, integration, and AI.
• Collaborate with business partners and IT stakeholders to ensure priorities, quality, and risk are managed.
• Manage day-to-day DevOps processes and the automation portfolio; lead releases.
• Influence stakeholders to challenge processes and collaborate effectively.
• Coordinate with development resources, QA/QC and security teams to deliver solutions.

Skills

Low/No code platforms

System integration

Data management

Healthcare experience (GxP)

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, computer science

Tools

Power Platform

DevOps

Job description

About The Department

The Finance & Operations department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance & Operations works closely 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. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a 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 opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?

About The Department

The Finance & Operations department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance & Operations works closely 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. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a 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 opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?

The Position

This role will have accountability for developing and delivering on digital solutions, particularly in the areas of automation, integration, and AI. This role will collaborate with business partners and other IT stakeholders to ensure priorities, quality, and risk are managed and that opportunities to improve business processes via automation technology is implemented efficiently.

Relationships

This position reports to a member of the IT Leadership Team. The position has day-to-day interaction with lines of business whom it supports, prioritizing and defining requirements. Incumbent also has frequent interaction with global initiatives in related areas. In addition, the position works with all levels of management and staff throughout Novo Nordisk IT to implement and support business solutions.

Essential Functions

• Liaise with global teams on effective management of platforms e.g. Microsoft Power Platform
• Develop and maintain platform usage guidelines
• Manage team of solution architects to design and implement automation solutions
• Manage day to day DevOps processes to streamline new development activities; manage the automation portfolio
• Need to be able to influence various stakeholders to challenge established processes and collaborate effectively across team members and other stakeholders
• Lead communication
• An understanding of the cross-functional requirements their solutions must meet in order to deliver solutions rapidly. This goes beyond development and operations expertise to include a foundational knowledge of security, architecture and engineering concepts
• Tracking and communication of business value generated to help identify new use cases
• Manage releases and coordinate with development resources, QA/QC and security teams

Physical Requirements

10-20% overnight travel required

Qualifications

• Education Level:
• Bachelors degree in business, information systems, computer science, or related field preferred
• Experience Level:
• Minimum 7 years experience within IT, software development, or innovation function. Must have relevant experience across software development, infrastructure and operations
• Specific or technical job skills:
• Required expert level knowledge of low/no code application platforms, integration tools and data management platforms. Experience in healthcare/life sciences (GxP) a plus
• Experience with complex system integration technologies

The base compensation range for this position is $120,300 to $222,600. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance. Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's level or other company factors.

Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy and parental leave policy.

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

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

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.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.