Manager - Public Affairs

Department : DIT, IB & MAPA & Corp Com

Location : Bangalore

Can you implement, manage and drive country-wide Public Affairs strategies at central Govt. level and at state Govt. level? Do you have the interpersonal skills to navigate in a complex stakeholder landscape and are you able to motivate, set direction and deliver results? Then this is your moment. Apply today to be our Public Affairs Manager.

Position

The Public Affairs Manager will hold key responsibilities for implementing, managing, and driving country-wide Public Affairs strategies at central Govt. level and at state Govt. level. Responsible for supporting the MAPA (Market Access and Public Affairs) strategy with local business priorities. As part of the NNIPL, provides leadership in the implementation of strategic MAPA tactics including but not limited to Reimbursement (P&R), Formulary work (national and regional payer levels), Stakeholder mapping of public and private policy makers, payers, and other key entities. Responsible for monitoring, shaping and responding to local external policy and regulations to support market access and relevant business interests, while enhancing and protecting the reputation of the company with relevant stakeholders.  You will also be responsible for-

• Advocate Public Affairs strategic plan for the function, align functional objectives with NN India strategy and ambition.
• Project Management and Implementation of all public affair initiatives in state/s and NGO.
• Government liaison
• Supporting the other related projects in the state/s, Identification of partners.
• Develop and monitor intelligence on the public affair landscape with respect to NN and competition access, healthcare system changes, and general trends in the field. 
• Collaborate closely with public affair team at India, APAC and IO on various projects and implementation.

Qualifications

• You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in public Affairs.

• You hold at least 8-10 years of relevant experience.
• Has strong partnership and collaboration skills.
• Has strong experience in government liaison Ing and project management.

About the Department

Novo Nordisk India affiliate office is in Bangalore & has more than 1,400 people working across the country in various functions. MAPA(Market Access & Public Affair) is the newly established department into Novo Nordisk India affiliate with a focus to drive access and acceleration to care coupled with large scale policy work into NCD (Non-communicable diseases) like Diabetes, Obesity and Rare Disease. The Manager Market Access position is based in Bengaluru and reports to the Director- MAPA & Corporate Communications.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we are driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic conditions. Our treatments today are benefiting millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. From our labs to our factory floors, we are discovering and developing innovative biological medicines and making them accessible to patients throughout the world. Since the company was founded in Denmark more than 100 years ago, we have been translating the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases into innovative medicines and delivery. Our focus is on these diseases, which affect hundreds of millions of people and are among the most urgent global health challenges. By combining our innovation and commercial excellence, we draw upon insights from patients and partners to transform bold ideas into life-saving and preventive medicines. Our ambition is to take the lead in each of these areas, driving change with an unfailing belief that it can be done.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). 

Deadline

5th May 2023.

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.