Senior Director, Commercial Business Area South & West

Are you a visionary commercial leader with a strong strategic mindset and the ability to drive impactful initiatives across diverse markets?
Do you excel in dynamic, high-ambition environments where collaboration with senior leadership and cross-functional partners is key?
If you are passionate about shaping commercial strategy, accelerating business performance, and creating long-lasting impact across Region EUCAN, then this could be your next life-changing opportunity. The role is located in Denmark, Orestad! Apply today and become Novo Nordisk’s Senior Director, Commercial Business Area South&West!

Your new role

As our new Senior Director, Commercial Business Area South&Wes (Sr Director, Commercial BA S&W), you will play a pivotal role in defining, implementing, and accelerating commercial priorities across the South & West Business Area. You will work closely with the Corporate Vice President (CVP) and the regional Leadership Team (LT) to ensure commercial excellence, strategic alignment, and effective execution across markets.

You will act as a trusted strategic partner to senior leadership, ensuring that insights, analyses, and recommendations support data-driven decision making and sustainable business growth.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Leading and driving strategic commercial projects and initiatives across the South & West Business Area in alignment with the regional strategy.
• Preparing and coordinating high-quality decision materials, presentations, and commercial analyses for internal and external meetings on behalf of the SVP and Leadership Team.
• Supporting the LT in project management, governance, performance monitoring, and business transformation activities.
• Designing and driving Leadership Team agendas, ensuring focus, alignment, and strong follow-through on decisions.
• Engaging with stakeholders across affiliates and regional functions to understand market needs, opportunities, challenges, and capability gaps.
• Ensuring consistent implementation of commercial frameworks, standards, and business processes across the Business Area.

You will play a central role in ensuring cross-market alignment, enabling commercial readiness, and driving business performance across a dynamic and diverse region.

Your new department

You will join a high-performing and ambitious team in the Executive Office, Corporate Affairs, supporting the South & West Business Area within Region EUCAN.

The Executive Office works as a strategic “Swiss army knife,” accelerating cross-functional projects, enabling senior leadership excellence, and strengthening organisational alignment. We work in close collaboration with Communications, Insights & Analytics, and other Corporate Affairs teams to create an environment built on curiosity, innovation, and strong collaboration.

Your skills and qualifications

To succeed in this role, we expect you to:

• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Management, or a related field.
• Bring substantial commercial leadership experience within the pharmaceutical industry or a similar highly regulated sector; consultancy experience is an advantage.
• Demonstrate strong process and project management skills, with the ability to navigate high complexity and manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.
• Have experience working in international or cross-market settings within global, regional, or affiliate organisations.
• Possess a deep understanding of value chains, competitive landscapes, and market dynamics in pharma or similar industries.
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and convincingly in both written and spoken English.
• Demonstrate high business acumen, the ability to simplify complexity, and strong stakeholder management skills.

As a person, you are structured, proactive, and highly trustworthy. You are a strong team player who builds relationships with ease, acts as a catalyst for change, and continuously drives improvement across markets and functions.

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 willing-ness 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
If you would like to hear more about the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager,
Blandine Lacroix, blmi@novonordisk.com.

Deadline

Apply until 30th November 2025.

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process.

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

We’re 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.