Global Health Equity Lead

Are you passionate about driving social sustainability and health equity? Do you have the expertise to embed health equity considerations across a global value chain? If so, we invite you to apply for the position of Global Health Equity Lead for Access & Affordability at Novo Nordisk. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position
As the Global Health Equity Lead for Access & Affordability, you will:

• Represent health equity objectives in Development through the Sustainability Blueprint.
• Act as the GHE lead for vulnerable patient reporting in collaboration with a matrix team.
• Support the ESG team with subject-matter expertise for external social indices.
• Establish and maintain an overall GHE access & affordability project tracker.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should have:

• A master's degree in business, public health, health policy, social sciences, data science, project management or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in commercial, project management, health equity, public health, or a related field.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across a complex matrix.
• Experience in impact measurement, target setting, and reporting.
• Data-driven project management execution across multiple priorities.
• Proven ability to bring structure to complex tasks.

About the department
Global Public Affairs & Sustainability (GPAS) department is a dynamic global team focusing on Global Health Equity, Corporate Environmental Strategy, Global Public Affairs and Patient Relations, and ESG Strategy & Intelligence.

The Global Health Equity team is dedicated to Novo Nordisk’s social responsibility strategy, aiming to improve access and affordability for vulnerable patients with diabetes or other serious chronic diseases such as obesity. We collaborate with patient organisations, NGOs, and other partners to tackle health equity challenges in low-resource settings worldwide. The department comprises a Global Diabetes Health Equity team, a Global Obesity Health team, and an Advocacy and Strategic Partnerships team.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 72,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing.

Contact
For further information, please contact Carissa Vados on CAVQ@novonordisk.com
 
Deadline
3rd March 2025

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. Applications will be handled as they are received, so please do not hesitate to apply.

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.