Associate Director Data, Analytics and AI Strategy

Team: Strategic Marketing & Insights Product & Portfolio Strategy

Job Level: 9

Lead the transformation of data and AI from a support function into a strategic force that shapes how we

compete decide and deliver for patients worldwide.

Your new role

As Associate Director Data Analytics & AI Strategy you will define and execute the organisation's data

analytics and AI agenda – turning complex information into the insights that drive commercial performance

portfolio decisions and customer engagement. This is a role where strategic vision meets hands-on leadership:

you will build advanced analytics capabilities champion AI-driven innovation and partner directly with senior

leaders to influence enterprise-wide decision-making.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Defining and driving a business-aligned Data Analytics & AI strategy and multi-year capability

roadmap advising senior leadership on transformation opportunities while embedding an AI-first

data-driven culture across the organisation

Translating strategic business priorities into analytical frameworks and predictive models that deliver

measurable impact across brand strategy portfolio planning customer engagement market access

forecasting and competitive intelligence

Building and leading a high-performing multidisciplinary team of data scientists AI specialists

analytics professionals and business insight experts through hiring coaching upskilling and

succession planning

Establishing data governance frameworks quality standards and compliance requirements while

partnering with Digital Data & IT teams to ensure scalable architecture and responsible AI practices

Identifying prioritising and deploying AI/ML use cases – including generative and agentic AI – that

create measurable business value and improve decision quality

Building partnerships with technology vendors analytics partners and industry experts while

continuously scanning emerging trends in AI healthcare analytics and digital transformation

Fostering a team culture rooted in psychological safety cross-functional collaboration inclusivity and

shared accountability – where experimentation is encouraged and lessons from failure drive

improvement

Your new department

In Product & Portfolio Strategy we drive commercial strategy medical affairs and business development across

all therapy areas. We act as a connector and compass guiding the new Novo Nordisk portfolio for sustained

competitiveness upstream and maximising portfolio potential through successful commercial strategies and

competitive launches downstream.

You will join Strategic Marketing & Insights at P&PS GBS where we drive commercial strategy medical

communications congress excellence and evidence generation across our key therapy areas – Diabetes

Obesity and Rare Diseases. The team works closely with partners in Denmark the US and Zurich interfacing

upstream with R&D and Product Supply and downstream with Regions and this role you will

elevate the function's strategic influence and build the capabilities that keep Novo Nordisk at the forefront of

data-driven decision-making.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for a strategic leader who combines deep technical expertise with commercial acumen and the

ability to inspire high-performing teams in a complex global environment. You will bring:

Master's degree in Data Science Analytics Statistics Computer Science Engineering Economics

Business or a related field; focus on data analytics and AI in life sciences or pharmaceuticals is an

advantage

12 years' experience in Data Science Analytics AI Commercial Excellence or Strategy with pharma

or life sciences domain experience preferred

5 years of leadership experience building and developing high-performing teams with a proven

ability to influence senior executives and drive transformation programmes

Strong technical fluency across advanced analytics data engineering predictive modelling machine

learning AI (including generative and agentic AI) and business intelligence/visualisation

Demonstrated track record working in global and/or regional environments with the ability to

navigate cross-functional and matrix structures mobilise stakeholders and make decisions under

ambiguity

Fluency in written and spoken English with excellent communication and relationship management

skills