SVP HR Business Partner

Do you want to be part of a large, inspirational, global HR Business Partnering community in Novo Nordisk - a community focused on enabling the Line of Business in executing their business strategies - a community on a journey to being proactive strategic partners in a changing environment? Do you define yourself as passionate about helping people and organisations thrive and develop? Do you build strong relations as a trusted advisor to the leaders you work with? If yes, you might be the SVP HR Business Partner for Global Medical Affairs (GMA) in Development that we are looking for!

Apply today and start your life-changing career!

The position

You will be the HR Business Partner to the SVP of Global Medical Affairs and will be part of the leadership team. Furthermore, you will work with your HR Business Partner colleagues in Development on cross-organisational P&O processes and initiatives. We work as one team and aim to provide enterprise, scalable P&O solutions to the business with a close eye on implementing those in a meaningful way in the local business areas. Your work location will be in Søborg.

Your main focus is to understand the business priorities and translate strategy into relevant and impactful HR actions, which among other things include driving:

• Organisational development and effectiveness
• Strategic workforce management
• Change management, culture and engagement
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Talent management & development

In close collaboration with the SVP area’s executive support functions, you will be in charge of continuously reviewing, assessing and evolving the business to drive organisational efficiency and agility. Furthermore, you will be shaping and fostering an engaging, diverse and inclusive employee environment, rooted in our values - the Novo Nordisk Way.

As a trusted advisor, you will build solid, trust based relationships with the business and the P&O organisation, identify challenges and play an advisory role in addressing them. You will be working closely with Centres of Excellence within P&O in defining and executing initiatives to improve the business areas’ ability to seize business opportunities and overcome challenges.

Qualifications

You are characterised by being a robust and pragmatic executor with a strategic can-do mindset. A person people want to work with and who is respected by stakeholders because you drive things forward and because you have a high personal integrity, which allows you to offer your perspectives respectfully.

Other key skills and experiences you will need to succeed are as follows:

• Hold a relevant academic degree within HR, Organization, Business Psychology or similar
• Have 8+ years of experience within HR with at least 5 years of experience partnering with business leaders
• Experience working within a large, international and culturally diverse environment with focus on change management and organisational development
• Ability to think strategically and to translate business into HR actions, based on a thorough understanding of the challenges and future outlook
• Are fluent in English, both written and spoken.

It is natural for you to bridge opinions, among other things, by demonstrating good cultural understanding, situational knowledge, and stakeholder management. You find solutions and get people to collaborate, focusing on what matters most for the end-user, and you are an experienced process facilitator.

About the department

You will become part of the People & Organisation (P&O) Business Partnering unit and report to the Director of one of two P&O teams in Development. The P&O function for Development consists of 17 highly engaged and competent HR professionals who are split in two teams.

Our colleagues in Development strive to deliver best-in class, innovative treatment solutions to the benefit of patients. They are responsible for managing development and approval of new drugs and devices worldwide, from early development phases to product launch and beyond. They provide medical and scientific expertise and documentation for authorities and decisions makers broadly, while ensuring that the process lives up to global standards, regulations, and business ethics.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 70,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Deadline

8 January 2025

Contact

For further information, please contact P&O Director, Per Hessen-Schmidt at + 45 30 79 39 54.

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.

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.