Associate Program Integrity & Effectiveness Director

Facility:
Market Access

Location:

Plainsboro, NJ, US

About the Department

Novo Nordisk’s Market Access and Public Affairs team engages diverse stakeholders across political and healthcare landscapes to forge solutions that drive patient access to innovative products. We strive to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients with diabetes, obesity, growth hormone deficiencies and rare bleeding disorders through mutual wins for both Novo Nordisk and our Market Access customers. Our passion for helping people live better lives and our award-winning product pipeline can only be as effective as our ability to provide information to healthcare providers, key stakeholders and policymakers.

Our Market Access and Public Affairs professionals ensure that the latest therapies and products reach the people who need them most, by creating an environment where innovation and chronic disease management drive optimal health outcomes. Are you ready to realize your potential?

The Position

This position is responsible for leading the financial governance, performance measurement and fraud prevention efforts across Novo Nordisk's affordability portfolio. This role serves as the primary business partner to Finance, providing strategic oversight of affordability investments, forecasting, budget management, financial approvals and portfolio performance. The individual will leverage data, insights and analytics to optimize affordability programs, identify emerging risks and opportunities and ensure appropriate stewardship of affordability investments while advancing sustainable patient access.

This leader will oversee financial planning, fraud prevention and detection strategies and portfolio performance governance across Novo Nordisk's Affordability initiatives. In addition, this role will manage and coordinate the overall PSS planning process, including annual operating plans, forecasting cycles, budget reviews, investment prioritization and resource allocation activities. The position will also drive enterprise-wide cost optimization initiatives, identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency, maximize return on investment, reduce unnecessary spend and enhance the effectiveness of patient support services.

Relationships

Reports to the Director, Patient Support Enablement. Works closely with Market Access, Finance, Customer Call Center, Enterprise Insights, Supply Chain, Procurement, Public Affairs, Public Policy, Regulatory, Legal, IT, Trade, Patient Safety and Compliance. External relationships include affordability program vendors.

Essential Functions

• Affordability Programs Financial Strategy and Forecasting
• Serve as the primary business partner to Finance for affordability programs and investments
• Lead affordability budget planning, forecasting and financial performance reviews
• Monitor financial risks, utilization trends and forecast accuracy, providing actionable recommendations to leadership
• Evaluate vendor investments and contract economics to ensure alignment with financial, operational and strategic objectives
• PSS Budget Planning, Cost Optimization & Performance Governance
• Lead the overall Patient Support Solutions budget and planning process, including annual operating plans, forecasting cycles, budget reviews, investment prioritization and resource allocation
• Partner with PSS leadership and Finance to develop and manage operating budgets aligned with organizational priorities and business objectives
• Coordinate financial planning activities across PSS functions and programs, ensuring consistency, visibility and accountability
• Drive cost optimization across PSS by identifying efficiency opportunities, evaluating spend effectiveness, assessing vendor expenditures and recommending investment trade-offs
• Develop and execute cost optimization plans that improve operational efficiency, reduce unnecessary spend and maximize the value of patient support investments
• Lead cross-functional reviews to identify optimization opportunities, resource needs and potential investment adjustments across PSS
• Support business case development, investment evaluations and strategic prioritization decisions across the PSS portfolio
• Vendor Strategy, Negotiations & Value Optimization
• Lead negotiation strategy for key PSS and affordability vendors in partnership with Procurement and relevant cross-functional stakeholders
• Develop negotiation objectives, financial analyses, business cases, benchmarks and value…