Agile Coach

Location

Plainsboro, NJ | United States

Job description

About the Department 

Our Commercial Strategy and Marketing group creates and delivers human-centered experiences, where innovation meets customer-centricity, driving the ultimate experience for our patients. Our focus extends beyond transactions to craft experiences as one fully integrated, aligned and connected organization that puts empathy at the center, powered by insight and foresight.

We develop an end-to-end approach to strategy, focusing on every touchpoint that impacts our customers. We leverage data and insights to inform our decision-making processes, ensuring that our strategies are rooted in a deep understanding of customer needs and behaviors. Our 'test and learn’ mindset and approach enables us to iterate rapidly and refine our strategies based on real-world results.

We are building an intentional team culture that is made up of diverse skillsets, united by the shared belief that reinvention and learning is what fuels continuous growth. Do you get excited about exploring the unknown? Does the idea of driving value through human-centered design pull you in? Are you ready to experiment with us? 

The Position

The Agile Coach plays a crucial role in guiding and coaching the TA marketing agile HCP/consumer squads to ensure effective task execution in alignment with agile methodologies. Acting as a scrum master, this role fosters a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement, ensuring the squad delivers high-quality outcomes aligned with business goals. The initial focus of this role will be in support of the diabetes therapeutic area, specifically the upcoming Icodec launch.

Relationships

Reports to Executive Director Icodec. Collaborates closely with Consumer & HCP Experience leads within marketing execution.

Essential Functions

• Guidance and Coaching: Provide coaching to HCP/consumer squads using agile principles and practices. Act as a scrum master by facilitating daily stand ups, conducting sprint planning / reviews and retrospectives
• Agile Best Practices: Implement and enforce agile best practices to improve team efficiency and the delivery of high-quality outcomes. Ensure tasks align with sprint goals and overall product marketing strategy, emphasizing product/TA value delivery
• Cultural Fostering: Promote a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement within the HCP/consumer squads. Encourage self-organization and cross-functional collaboration among team members
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business goals and translate them into actionable tasks for the HCP/consumer squads. Facilitate decision-making processes within the squads, fostering accountability and responsibility
• Task Execution and Alignment: Ensure smooth and efficient execution of tasks within agile sprints, meeting sprint goals and timelines. Align agile practices with overall product marketing strategies, contributing to successful outcomes
• Problem Resolution: Proactively identify and resolve challenges, keeping the HCP/consumer squads on track and adapting to changing priorities

Physical Requirements

Approximately 20-30% overnight travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; agile certifications (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster) are a plus
• Minimum of 5 years of experience including progressively responsible experience within agile methodologies
• Experience within life sciences preferred
• Proven experience as an Agile Coach or Scrum Master in a product marketing context
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and best practices
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Ability to foster a collaborative and transparent team culture
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Adaptability to changing priorities and a fast-paced environment

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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