Sr Manager Corporate Affairs

Your impact begins here

Do you want to shape the future of healthcare policy and patient access in Pakistan? Are you passionate about building meaningful partnerships with government stakeholders, industry leaders, and healthcare decision-makers while advancing Novo purpose of defeating serious chronic diseases?

We are looking for a Senior Manager Corporate Affairs to lead our corporate affairs agenda in Pakistan. In this role, you will drive government and public affairs, market access and pricing initiatives, and corporate communications, helping create an environment that supports better healthcare outcomes for patients while strengthening Novo Nordisk's reputation and long-term business success.

What you'll do

As Senior Manager Corporate Affairs, you will:

• Develop and execute the corporate affairs strategy to support Novo business priorities and patient access ambitions in Pakistan.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with government authorities, policymakers, regulatory bodies, industry associations, and healthcare stakeholders.
• Monitor healthcare policy, legislative, and regulatory developments, assess their impact, and lead evidence-based advocacy initiatives.
• Drive market access, reimbursement, pricing, and policy engagement activities to support sustainable patient access to Novo Nordisk therapies.
• Lead pricing initiatives, including pricing strategies, submissions, approvals, and access optimization in alignment with local, regional, and global stakeholders.
• Represent Novo Nordisk in industry forums, healthcare platforms, and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
• Own external corporate communications, media engagement, executive visibility initiatives, reputation management, and crisis communication activities.
• Lead internal communications efforts that strengthen employee engagement, support organizational change, and communicate strategic priorities.
• Act as a trusted adviser to local leadership by identifying and managing policy, access, and reputational opportunities and risks.
• Ensure all activities comply with applicable laws, industry codes, and Novo Nordisk policies while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

What you'll bring

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

• A bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Communications, Business, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related field. A postgraduate qualification is considered an advantage.
• Significant experience in Corporate Affairs, Government Affairs, Public Affairs, Market Access, Pricing, Corporate Communications, or related functions, ideally within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of Pakistan's healthcare ecosystem, pharmaceutical policy landscape, and regulatory environment.
• Proven experience engaging with policymakers, industry associations, media representatives, and senior business stakeholders.
• Knowledge of market access, reimbursement, and pricing principles within the healthcare sector.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, influencing, and advocacy skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Fluency in Urdu will be an advantage.
• High levels of integrity, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity effectively.

Who you'll work with

You will work closely with colleagues across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Finance, Legal, People & Organisation, and regional and global Corporate Affairs teams. You will also collaborate with external stakeholders, including government institutions, industry associations, healthcare organizations, policymakers, and media representatives to advance Novo purpose and strategic priorities.

Working at Novo 

For more than 100 years, we have been improving the lives of people living with serious chronic diseases. Our success is built on the talent, passion, and diversity of our people, who work every day to create innovative solutions that benefit patients, society, and healthcare systems around the world.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic self to work.

 Deadline

20.11.2026. Applications will be reviewed 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.