
Senior Manager, Business Operations
Novo Nordisk
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Kfar Saba • Israel
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About the role
- Lead and optimise workforce planning and capacity management, aligning with global strategies.
- Drive clinical performance management through prioritised metrics and local industry insights.
- Provide strategic oversight of vendor relationships, including selection, onboarding, performance monitoring, and compliance oversight.
- Oversee clinical trial site payments, ensuring timely and accurate processing and compliance with budgets and policies.
- Act as the main point of contact for local Legal, Ethics, and Compliance initiatives.
- Drive data-driven decision-making and performance management for the Clinical Development Centre (CDC).
- Lead project management of key initiatives within workforce, productivity, and performance management.
- Ensure adherence to quality standards and compliance with external regulations and internal policies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Health Sciences, or related field (advanced degree such as Master’s, MBA, or PhD preferred).
- 8–15+ years of relevant industry experience in Clinical Trials, business planning and financial analysis.
- Strong understanding of business operations, Clinical Trials matrix drivers, and market dynamics.
- Proven leadership experience and ability to foster collaboration across diverse stakeholders.
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills; able to extract actionable insights from large datasets that will ensure changes based on data driven decisions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in complex, matrixed environments and adapting to evolving business needs.
- Experience in strategic executive coordination or leading cross-organizational projects and familiarity with local external industry trends related to performance and productivity will be an asset.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
workforce planningcapacity managementclinical performance managementvendor relationship managementclinical trial site paymentsdata-driven decision-makingproject managementfinancial analysisquantitative skillsanalytical skills
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationpresentationstakeholder managementadaptabilitystrategic oversightinsight extraction
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeMBAPhD