Director, EA & Strategic Partner (Parental Leave cover - 1 year)

Associate Director, EA and Strategic Partner (Parental Leave cover – 1 year)

Region Europe & Canada (EUCAN); Ørestad, Denmark

Are you passionate about driving strategic projects and initiatives? Do you thrive in a dynamic and ambitious environment where you can work closely with senior leadership? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Join us as Associate Director, EA & Strategic Partner in the Executive Office, Corporate Affairs of Region Europe & Canada (EUCAN) in International Operations. Read on and apply today!

Your new role

In this role, you will:

• Drive and manage strategic projects for the Senior Vice President (SVP) and the leadership team of the region, such as driving the regional strategy design
• Proactively prepare and coordinate decision materials, presentations, and analyses for meetings (internal and external) on behalf of the SVP and the Leadership Team (LT)
• Support the LT with project management, governance, decision making, and business transformation activities
• Ensure high-quality agendas and drive LT meetings to ensure alignment across the organization
• Engage with stakeholders across the organisation to understand processes, challenges, opportunities, and needs

Your new department

The Executive Office team is a small, dynamic, and highly ambitious group that serves as a “Swiss army knife” across the organisation to accelerate initiatives and drive strategic projects. The team is part of the Corporate Affairs function, working closely with complementary teams such as Communications and Insights & Analytics. Together, we create a collaborative and innovative atmosphere to deliver impactful results.

Region EUCAN is a part of International Operations, our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the world’s population, more than 18,000 of us work passionately to serve 35 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition, we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk, and to improve health at scale across the globe

Your skills & qualifications

You are an ideal candidate if you can provide strategic guidance to senior leadership, objectively present all sides of complex issues, demonstrate ongoing innovation and improvement across organisational and cultural boundaries, work independently, and make informed decisions that anticipate organisational needs from conception through to execution.

To succeed in this role, you:

• Hold a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in business administration or a relevant field
• Have 7-8 years’ experience from consultancy/Executive Assistant or similar roles from strategic units
• Showcase excellent process and project management skills, including the ability to manage a significant volume of projects while exercising good triage and judgement skills;
• Have covered international assignments or experience, preferably from working within different levels of a global organization (global, regional, or affiliate offices)
• Possess excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English and is independent and an interconnector amongst functions

Having gained experience for the pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated industry, will be considered as an advantage.

Additionally, you should be adept at expanding your internal network, acting as a catalyst for change, and effectively communicating organisational requirements.

As a person, you have a high level of integrity, are open-minded and curious, and a strong team player.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary

results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and

develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

More information

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

Deadline
16 November 2025. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis)

Novo Nordisk is not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.