Commercial Data Project Management and Enablement Manager

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 Commercial Data Project Management and Enablement Manager is accountable for supporting the day-to-day execution and operational delivery of Novo Nordisk's US Commercial Data & Analytics Strategy team — providing project management, coordination, and hands-on operational delivery across the Data Management and Master Data Management pillars, while enabling the broader team to consistently plan, track, and report on its work. Serving as the operational engine for the Data Management and MDM functions, this role coordinates activities, manages timelines, tracks dependencies, and directly executes ongoing operational tasks that keep Data Management and MDM processes running smoothly — enabling functional leaders and subject matter experts to focus on their areas of expertise. In parallel, this role helps establish and maintain standardized project tracking and reporting approaches across the broader Data & Analytics Strategy team, supporting the development of the KPI framework that communicates how the organization is performing and progressing against its commitments.

By bringing structure and consistency to day-to-day delivery within the Data Management and MDM pillars, carrying forward the operational work that keeps those functions running, and enabling the broader team to speak about its work with a consistent, data-driven voice, this role plays a meaningful part in ensuring Novo Nordisk's US Commercial data strategy is executed with discipline and visible progress.

Relationships

The Commercial Data Project Management and Enablement Manager reports to the Director / Senior Director, Data & Analytics Strategy. This role maintains frequent interaction with the broader Data & Analytics Strategy organization, to ensure day-to-day operational delivery is coordinated and that project tracking, reporting, and performance measurement standards are consistently applied. This role engages with relevant partners across Commercial, Enterprise Insights & Analytics and IT functions to coordinate dependencies and communicate progress on data management and MDM initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Project Management for Data Management & MDM Pillars
  • Manage the planning, scheduling, and coordination of initiatives and ongoing workstreams across the Data Management and MDM functions, ensuring timelines, milestones, and dependencies are clearly defined and actively tracked
  • Maintain visibility into the status of in-flight projects, proactively surfacing risks, issues, and dependencies to functional leaders and supporting timely resolution
  • Facilitate recurring team meetings, status check-ins, and working sessions, capturing decisions, action items, and follow-ups to keep work moving forward
  • Coordinate across internal teams and external partners to ensure project dependencies are managed and deliverables stay on track
• Operational Delivery Support for Data Management & MDM
  • Execute day-to-day operational tasks that keep Data Management and MDM processes running smoothly, including routine data operations support, request intake and triage, and follow-through on recurring operational work
  • Document and maintain operational processes, workflows, and runbooks across the Data Management and MDM pillars, ensuring continuity and consistency of execution
  • Support the onboarding, tracking, and fulfillment