Associate Director - Research Partnerships (remote)

About the Department                                                                                                                                               

The Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department at Novo Nordisk is one of the most diverse and collaborative groups within the organization. From health-care-provider interactions and developing and implementing regulatory strategies with the FDA to providing medical education and collecting data to support efficacy and new product development, CMR is involved. The one thing that keeps us all marching to the same beat is our patient-centered focus. At Novo Nordisk, you will help patients around the world. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life. We’re changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?

 

The Position

The Associate Director, Research Partnerships (RP) serves as the external facing-arm of the larger Clinical Development and Outcomes Research team, executing research with external healthcare stakeholders across a number of channels. The RP team plays an important role in executing the evidence generation plan for the organization by actively conducting research with external researchers; the AD will be focused within a specific therapeutic area (e.g., obesity, diabetes, etc.)

 

The Associate Director, RP will work within a matrixed environment at NNI alongside HEOR Strategy, Medical Affairs, Real-World Data Science and Innovation, Market Access, and Clinical Development, among others. Externally, this individual will be the lead for research within specific therapeutic areas and is accountable for study specific partnerships as well as project timelines, budget, deliverables, and publications, all while complying with Novo Nordisk policies and procedures.

 

The key deliverable for this role will be the execution and publication of innovative research projects that are compelling to decision makers and are aligned with NNI evidence needs and research strategy.

 

Relationships

This position reports to the Senior Director, Research Partnerships. The Associate Director leads the execution of real-world evidence in collaboration with customers. This role works very closely with a number of NNI functions including Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, HEOR Strategy and Real-World Data Science & Innovation, Legal, and other key internal stakeholders.  In the execution of specific projects, the Associate Director, Research Partnerships will convene the NNI cross-functional project team to co-develop the research protocol and analysis plan, interpret results, and publish findings with the external partners. The AD RP will assume the role of Novo Nordisk Primary Investigator (PI) on the studies which they manage.

 

Essential Functions

• Provide research leadership in the areas of real-world evidence (RWE) and HEOR. The incumbent must understand the US market landscape and customer research activities In addition, she/he must work closely with Medical Affairs on customer engagements that include research
• Responsible for all aspects of effective project management, including RfP development, due diligence on partner selection, study protocol design, analytic plan development, oversight of data collection/acquisition, data analysis, and development of research findings into publications in alignment with therapy area strategies
• Continually communicate with internal stakeholders and especially the Evidence Generation Planning team on Research Partnerships active projects, and study results to ensure and increase visibility and use of the team’s work
• Investigate cutting edge and innovative research ideas underway at partner organizations and bring those insights back into NNI for future research strategy development
• Responsible for research execution, coordination, and associated budget within assigned therapeutic areas
• Design tools and materials based on the research for Novo Nordisk internal communication and also, when applicable, for external communications by FMA and other functions
• The incumbent will have a proven track record of strong methodological expertise in addition to impeccable stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• The individual in this role must also be a quintessential team-player, due to the team-based nature of this type of research

 

Physical Requirements

10-20% overnight travel required.

 

Qualifications

• Advanced Degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) or Master’s degree in appropriate healthcare-related field (heath economics, epidemiology, outcomes research, public health, business/health services research, biostatistics, medicine, biomedical sciences). Doctorate can be considered in lieu of years of experience