Senior Digital Portfolio Manager

Keen on developing better insight on and supporting the strategic management of the large Novo Nordisk International Operations (IO) Digital Portfolio? Then this role might be for you!

This role is about creating transparency, driving decision-making, and establishing new ways of working across one of the world's most complex healthcare operations. You will be in close contact with and supporting IO regions and the IO Digital Portfolio Group with representation from all IO Regions, Finance, Commercial Transformation and Legal & Compliance.

Another aspect of the role is also to support the unit AVP and Novo Nordisk Customer Service Process Owner in managing the Customer Service Process and supporting & guiding affiliates with following the process.

Your new role

As Senior Digital Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining International Operations (IO) Digital Portfolio data and insights to ensure transparency across the unit. You will do so by leading portfolio analysis and contributing to frameworks and analytics that inform prioritisation and decision‑making.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Driving portfolio transparency by collecting and validating data from regional and functional owners, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring the IO digital portfolio serves as a single source of truth

• Strategic Portfolio Management and Reviews - developing strategic analytics and insights that enable smarter portfolio management and support critical decision-making for IO Digital Portfolio Governance

• Leading the redevelopment and enhancement of the digital portfolio tool – defining requirements, coordinating with consultants, and validating outputs to create an intuitive front-end for portfolio insights
• Partnering with Regional and Functional teams to embed portfolio management practices, champion enterprise technology standards, and identify reuse opportunities across the organisation
• Acting as Customer Service Process Manager, collaborating with Process Owners and QA to maintain simple, stable, and compliant processes while leading required reviews.
• Coaching and motivating stakeholders across the matrix to adopt new portfolio ways of working, influencing without authority to drive organisation-wide alignment

Your new department

As part of International Operations, you will join 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.

You'll be part of the IO Digital Portfolio and ACE Program Office – a central team responsible for bringing clarity and strategic direction to IO's digital investments. You will report to the AVP of the unit. We work at the intersection of technology, operations, and strategy, ensuring that digital initiatives deliver maximum value to patients and the business. Your role will be pivotal in establishing portfolio management as a cornerstone of how IO makes decisions.
You will be in close contact with and supporting IO regions and the IO Digital Portfolio Group with representation from all IO Regions, Finance, Commercial Transformation and Legal & Compliance.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for someone who thrives on bringing order to complexity and can translate data into actionable strategy. You'll bring:

• Master's degree in Business Administration or similar field
• 5-8 years of professional experience with proven digital portfolio management experience; pharmaceutical experience is a great advantage
• Demonstrated experience managing portfolio data, reporting, and analysis – including collecting, validating, and maintaining data at scale
• Ability to prepare compelling portfolio insights, dashboards, and presentations that support reviews and drive decision-making
• Familiarity with portfolio tools and reporting solutions, including the ability to define requirements and validate outputs
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience collaborating across matrix organisations to establish common ways of working
• Fluent English

You bring strategic thinking paired with analytical rigour and problem-solving capabilities; you're collaborative, proactive, and results-oriented with the ability to navigate complexity and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

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. As a leader within our Spanish affiliate, you'll have the opportunity to shape strategy during one of the most exciting growth periods in our company's history.

Contact

Submit your application including your CV in our platform. A cover letter explaining why you're the ideal candidate to lead this transformation is always welcome!

Deadline

Please submit your application by 30th March 2026. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.