Head of Public Affairs & Sustainability

Are you passionate about shaping public policy and driving sustainability initiatives? Do you have the strategic vision to influence key stakeholders and enhance our company's reputation? If so, we invite you to apply for the position of Head of Public Affairs & Sustainability at Novo Nordisk. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career. 

About the department
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company celebrating 100 years of innovation in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and abilities that also enable us to help people to defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders and other serious chronic diseases.
Novo Nordisk in Thailand has been working closely with the stakeholders for more than 40 years.  Our purpose in Thailand is to defeat diabetes, obesity, and other serious chronic diseases, as it is globally. Novo Nordisk Thailand is certified as the “Best Place to Work in Thailand in 2020-2023 and Best Place to Work for Women 2022 and 2023”. 
For us, it involves offering an inclusive and diverse working environment where everyone can bring their whole self to work. We believe that diversity and inclusion drive value for Novo Nordisk by enabling a diverse line of thought, increasing innovation and stronger risk management. These beliefs are core to who we are and an integrated part of our Novo Nordisk Way. 

The position
As the Head of Public Affairs & Sustainability, you will build and lead a robust public affairs team. This position directly reports to the Director of Market Access & Public Affairs (MAPA). In this role, you will devise and implement engagement strategies for external stakeholders, including parliamentarians, policymakers, pharmaceutical industry bodies, health professionals, trade organizations, and patient groups. The main scope of accountabilities includes but is not limited to:

• Develop and implement comprehensive public affairs, communications, and sustainability strategies that align with the company’s goals and values, while providing planned counsel on these issues. Lead and manage government relations activities, including monitoring and influencing public policy and regulatory developments. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including policymakers, industry associations, medical societies and patient advocacy groups, such as MoPH, MoF, PReMA, EABC, NCD Alliance, Diabetes Associations, Cardiology Associations etcNavigate in a policy setting environment and create platforms to engage external stakeholders. Engage relevant policy stakeholders, patient advocacy organizations, and policy champions in the Thai health environment.
• Collaborate with Market Access and Management team members to ensure the policy strategy bolsters the access and reimbursement plans for Novo Nordisk products. Ensure advocacy strategies are included in Access/Brand plans. Work closely with patient advocacy organizations to know and address patient needs. Ensure patient voices are represented in policy discussions and company initiatives.
• Oversee the development and execution of external communication plans, ensuring consistent messaging across all channels. Enhance the company’s brand and reputation through planned storytelling and content creation relating to Novo Nordisk’s portfolio. 
• Drive the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives that enhance the company’s goals on environmental andsocial responsibilities
• Coach, develop a team of mid- to senior-level managers and lead a high-performance team, fostering a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Pharmacy, Public Affairs, Public Relations or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in public affairs, communications, and sustainability roles in Thailand preferably in pharmaceutical industry and with strong team management experience (people management). 
• Strong experience in managing government relations and public policy advocacy.
• Proficiency in Thai is required, along with good communication skills in both written and spoken English.

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can live a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact       
Please send your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).
 
Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged 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 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.

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