Senior Technical Product 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

401(k) savings plan

Job summary

Novo Nordisk is seeking a Technical Product Manager to drive customer-centered technology solutions. You will lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution for multiple products while collaborating with product managers, owners, and development teams.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration, strong Salesforce knowledge, and a track record in delivering complex software capabilities. Expect travel up to 10% and a focus on enabling business growth and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business administration or related field required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in CS/IT/programming/systems analysis.
• 1+ year experience in Agile methodologies required.
• Project/initiative lead experience required.
• Proven ability to seek new and innovative solutions.
• Experience with Salesforce, preferably Healthcloud/Lifesciences and similar technologies required.
• Experience in applying systematic analytic methods to improve business processes.
• Self-sufficiency to query code/databases and identify issues with proposed solutions.
• Knowledge of Salesforce data model, Apex, Flows, databases, integration tools and web-based solutions.
• Ability to act as a project lead in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage product vision defined by product owners.
• Establish and manage the product roadmap with stakeholders and product managers.
• Analyze customer requirements, build and prioritize product backlog.
• Evaluate and mitigate technical risks on an ongoing basis.
• Assess new products for potential value and conduct capability analyses.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and Agile Release Train to ensure product viability.
• Create success criteria for testing and acceptance of products.
• Be an evangelist and subject matter expert for the product suite.
• Understand tech dependencies, user needs, and developer capabilities to assess market position.
• Work with limited direction to define technical objectives and solutions.

Skills

Salesforce

Salesforce Healthcloud

Salesforce Apex

Salesforce Flows

SQL / database queries

Agile

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Business or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Salesforce Healthcloud

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

The Technical Product Manager is driven by a customer-centric mindset to meet business goals by leading the development of new technology solutions. The Technical Product Manager will play a vital role in realizing strategy, roadmap and execution of key capabilities across a suite of products and solutions that align with business goals and serve our customers. It is a role that requires cross-functional collaboration with product managers, product owners and development teams to develop and support a product.

Relationships

Reports to Associate Director, Product Owner and collaborates with architects and development teams in Information Technology for solution delivery.

Essential Functions

• Execute and manage product vision defined by product owners
• Work with stakeholders – mainly product owners and product managers - to establish and manage the product roadmap
• Analyse customer requirements, build, prioritize and maintain product backlog
• Evaluate, handle/mitigate technical risks on an ongoing basis
• Assess new products to measure their potential value and conduct capability analysis regularly
• Align with stakeholders, implementers and Agile Release Train (ART) to ensure product viability
• Create success criteria for testing and product acceptance
• Be an evangelist and subject matter expert to the suite of products and solutions
• Understand several perspectives in the development process including technology dependencies, needs of the user, capabilities of developers, vision of the stakeholders and assess where product(s) stand in the market from a competitive standpoint
• Work with very limited direction. Determines technical objectives of the assignment/project
• Develops technical solutions to complex problems which require regular use of ingenuity and creativity

Physical Requirements

0-10% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field required. Relevant experience may be substituted when appropriate. Advanced degree preferred
• A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in Computer Science, IT, programming/systems analysis or other related experience required
• 1+ year experience in Agile methodologies is required
• Project/initiative lead experience is required
• Proven ability to seek new and innovative solutions
• Experience with Salesforce, preferably Healthcloud/Lifesciences and similar technologies required
• Experience in applying systematic and rigorous analytic methods to improve business processes and their enabling applications is required
• Self-sufficiency and ability to query code/databases, identify issues/gaps and proactively investigate and elevate problems with proposed solutions is required
• Knowledge of Salesforce data model, Apex code, Salesforce Flows, operating systems, relational database architectures, query languages and interface, standard programming environments, data integration tools, data flows, application integration solutions and web-based information solutions
• Ability to act as a project lead to a cross-functional project team in the development and implementation of processes and programs
• Cross-functional team collaboration experience required (e.g. with brand/other LoB stakeholders)
• Self-sufficiency and ability to query code/databases, identify issues/gaps and proactively investigate and elevate problems with proposed solutions is required

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.