Senior United States Operations Consulting Manager
Novo Nordisk
August 18, 2026
Remote friendly (Plainsboro, NJ)
United States
Operations
The Senior Manager, US Operations Consulting will deliver high impact, enterprise consulting projects to activate and accelerate US strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and deliver consulting projects with a wide range of stakeholders
- Manage projects, including proactive issue escalation and resolution
- Prepare project plans/scopes (objectives, timeline, milestones, stakeholders, responsibilities)
- Ensure quality of team outputs (accuracy, clarity, messaging)
- Drive problem-solving (identify, structure, prioritize issues)
- Prepare document storylines and structured communications
- Serve as a trusted advisor to functional leaders
- Understand the value chain and consulting approaches/frameworks
- Participate in recruitment activities to attract external consulting talent
- Coach/mentor junior team members and lead capability-building initiatives
Physical Requirements:
- 0–10% overnight travel
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s in commercial, economic, scientific, engineering, or related field (required)
- 6+ years relevant professional experience; Master’s/advanced degree (preferably MBA) may substitute for up to 2 years
- 2–4 years proven project and/or consulting experience
- Prior tier 1 consultancy experience (beneficial, not required)
- Prior biopharma experience (beneficial)
Skills/Requirements:
- Experience with consulting and financial frameworks/approaches
- Executive presence; comfort working with top executives
- Structured written/oral communication and presentation skills
- Strong analytical and visualization skills
- Leadership/interpersonal skills
- Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel
- English fluency (written and oral)
- Flexible with tight deadlines and ambiguity
Compensation/Benefits:
- Base compensation range: $120,000–$222,000; eligible for company bonus; long-term incentive/vehicles depending on level
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k); flexible spending; employee assistance; tuition reimbursement; voluntary benefits; sick time, flexible vacation, parental leave
Application Instructions:
- For accommodation requests only: call 1-855-411-5290.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and deliver consulting projects with a wide range of stakeholders
- Manage projects, including proactive issue escalation and resolution
- Prepare project plans/scopes (objectives, timeline, milestones, stakeholders, responsibilities)
- Ensure quality of team outputs (accuracy, clarity, messaging)
- Drive problem-solving (identify, structure, prioritize issues)
- Prepare document storylines and structured communications
- Serve as a trusted advisor to functional leaders
- Understand the value chain and consulting approaches/frameworks
- Participate in recruitment activities to attract external consulting talent
- Coach/mentor junior team members and lead capability-building initiatives
Physical Requirements:
- 0–10% overnight travel
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s in commercial, economic, scientific, engineering, or related field (required)
- 6+ years relevant professional experience; Master’s/advanced degree (preferably MBA) may substitute for up to 2 years
- 2–4 years proven project and/or consulting experience
- Prior tier 1 consultancy experience (beneficial, not required)
- Prior biopharma experience (beneficial)
Skills/Requirements:
- Experience with consulting and financial frameworks/approaches
- Executive presence; comfort working with top executives
- Structured written/oral communication and presentation skills
- Strong analytical and visualization skills
- Leadership/interpersonal skills
- Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel
- English fluency (written and oral)
- Flexible with tight deadlines and ambiguity
Compensation/Benefits:
- Base compensation range: $120,000–$222,000; eligible for company bonus; long-term incentive/vehicles depending on level
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k); flexible spending; employee assistance; tuition reimbursement; voluntary benefits; sick time, flexible vacation, parental leave
Application Instructions:
- For accommodation requests only: call 1-855-411-5290.