Finance Partner

Bagsværd, Denmark

Join R&D Finance and play a key role in securing robust financial numbers, strategic resource allocation and value creation across late‑stage clinical trials.

Your new role

As Finance Partner, you will be responsible for the financial management of the clinical trials in Novo Nordisk, ensuring compliance in our reporting, driving best in class budget estimates and challenging the clinical projects to ensure value creation in the R&D late-stage drug project portfolio in Novo Nordisk.

The role entails a broad range of responsibilities, such as:

• Financial planning, resource allocation and budgeting
• Financial controlling and financial reporting to senior management
• Ensuring compliance with internal and external financial standards
• Creating transparency and financial insights for decision making
• Collaboration and sparring with stakeholders in R&D projects and Global Trial Portfolio
• Driving process improvement projects and supporting on development and implementation of new digital solutions

This is a great opportunity to get a deep understanding of the R&D projects and value chain, get insights into the strategic priorities in R&D, interact with stakeholders across the organisation and strengthen your finance toolbox.

Your new department

R&D Finance is part of Novo Nordisk Business Finance and is responsible for the financial management of the Research & Development organisation and projects in the R&D pipeline. In R&D Finance you will be part of a young and ambitious team consisting of three teams with employees in Denmark and US, supported by colleagues from Global Business Services in India. Our overall ambition is to create impact by financial steering and finance partnering to our stakeholders by combining strong functional competencies with a solid understanding of the business in which we operate. To do this, we collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation. We invest significant resources in developing our employees through close sparring, frequent feedback and by giving inspiring tasks and a high degree of responsibility.

Your skills & qualifications
To excel in this role, the following qualifications are required:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Financial Controlling, Finance Partnering or other relevant position
• Strong analytical skills, always keeping the overall purpose in mind
• Ability to communicate clear and precise with stakeholders at all levels in the organisation, with proficiency in English both oral & written
• Self-driven and ability to work independently
• Good collaboration skills
• Experience with MS Excel and Power Point
• Basic SAP knowledge is an advantage
• Insights into clinical drug development is an advantage

As a person, you are proactive, self-driven, pleasantly persistent and a team player with strong analytical & problem-solving skills.

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.

Deadline
1. February 2026

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.