Associate Director, Publishing & Verification

Company – Novo Global Business Services (GBS)

Department – Research & Development
Location – Bangalore, India

Your impact begins here

As an Associate Director - Publishing & Verification, you will lead the team that makes sure Novo’s regulatory submissions reach health authorities well structured, compliant and on time. Your team will hold Novo’s eCTD expertise and decide on submission structure across eCTD countries, including Europe, the US, Japan and China. As the company transforms, you will help set the area’s direction and keep your team delivering at pace. Your work helps get medicines approved and into the hands of the people who need them.

What you’ll bring

You are an experienced leader who stays steady in a complex stakeholder environment and in a company going through change. You bring:

• A Master’s degree and a minimum of 6–8 years of relevant pharma experience, including at least 3 years of leadership experience.
• Expert knowledge of drug development processes and a profound understanding of GxP and regulatory guidelines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align senior management, cross-functional teams and external parties.
• Personal resilience and strategic thinking: you challenge the status quo, make tough decisions for the greater good and stay calm under pressure.
• A collaborative leadership style that inspires and develops others and drives high performance without compromising integrity.

What you’ll do

You will lead global publishing activities in line with the area strategy, and make sure every submission leaves your team ready for review. You will:

• Lead and develop your team in line with The Novo Way: clarify direction, coach talent, coordinate priorities and make the best use of resources across publishing deliverables.
• Drive business performance by setting clear targets, improving team output and keeping focus on key deliverables and deadlines.
• Own quality, compliance and environmental management for the team, establishing and maintaining the local QMS in line with the Novo Nordisk Quality Manual.
• Manage complex stakeholder relationships across the organisation and with external health authorities, industry peers and IT vendors.
• Work in the leadership team to shape clear strategic direction for the area.

Who you’ll work with

You will join the RIM & Publishing department in Regulatory Operations, part of Research & Development, based in Global Business Services in Bangalore. In R&D, colleagues explore scientific ideas and advance them towards clinical testing, combining curiosity, data, technology and collaboration. Publishing is where that work becomes structured, compliant submissions for health authorities across all eCTD countries globally.

You will lead the Publishing team and your closest partners will be colleagues in Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Scientific Writing, R&D, Global Safety, QA and DD&IT, as well as senior management. Externally, you will work with health authorities, industry peers and IT vendors. Across these relationships, you will create clarity on priorities and keep submissions moving.

What you can expect here

You will be trusted to own your area and supported to perform at your best. You will have a voice in setting the strategic direction through the leadership team, and the chance to lead your team through a period of transformation. You will grow through the breadth of the role, working across functions, regions and senior stakeholders.

Start now

Your impact begins today. If you are ready to lead the team that turns scientific work into submissions ready for health authorities worldwide, apply for the Associate Director, Publishing & Verification role by 26 November 2026. We review applications 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.