Strategy & Transformation Lead

This role isn’t about managing change — it’s about designing it. You’ll lead enterprise-wide mid- to long-term transformation (e.g., AI across the organisation, end-to-end Customer Journeys), turning leadership vision into action that reshapes how the business works.

Your new role

Reporting to the Sr Manager, Strategy & Transformation, you will play a key role in the management of the affiliate transformation programs. This is an opportunity for you to:

• Manage and coordinate strategic and transformation plans and programs entrusted by the General Management and the Management Committee (e.g., AI across the organisation, end-to-end Customer Journeys).
• Frame projects: define mid- to long-term objectives, scope, roadmap, resources, priorities and impact indicators, ensuring alignment with overall strategy.
• Drive long-term vision, scenarios and planning: Pilot business cases and anticipate organizational transformation (e.g., monitor disruptive market & regulatory trends, identify scenario-based responses)
• Ensure clear and regular visibility on progress: map projects, monitor risks and trade-offs, and report to General Management and the Executive Committee.Align business teams: coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, facilitate committees, workshops and decision-making bodies. Manage high-impact ad hoc strategic projects.

Your new department

You will join the Corporate Affairs Department whose main activities are: Strategy & Transformation, CSR, Internal & External Communication. You will join a team of four talented individuals and will interact with many internal departments (Sales, Marketing, Medical, Finance, Market Access) and external consulting firms.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone for this position who:

• Has a Master’s degree in business, engineering or science or equivalent significant experience
• Has a solid experience of minimum 6 years in consulting, strategic program management and transformation ideally in the pharmaceutical sector
• Proven experience in cross-functional coordination, including the facilitation and alignment of senior leaders, and in the management of complex projects (locally and/or regionally).
• You appreciate and are comfortable building relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• You are comfortable understanding and communicating in French and English (oral and written).

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical laboratory owned by a foundation and has been present in France for 60 years. Novo Nordisk focuses on diabetes, hemophilia, growth disorders and obesity. A world leader in the treatment of diabetes for nearly 100 years, Novo Nordisk now produces 50% of the insulin used in the world. Novo Nordisk's R&D is diversifying to cover the broader field of cardio-metabolic diseases.

Located in Paris (about 360 employees) and Chartres, Novo Nordisk employs around 2000 people in France. Novo Nordisk La Défense is committed to clinical research (18 studies over the period 2018 – 2020) and supports numerous initiatives to support patients, such as the Cities Changing Diabetes program in partnership with the city of Strasbourg: https://www.novonordisk.fr/presse/cities-changing-diabetes-strasbourg.html

We are proud that diversity and inclusion are an integral part of our employees' careers: we regularly invite them to participate in various engagement activities and also offer all our employees the opportunity to volunteer one day per year.

For Novo Nordisk, driving change in society requires concrete actions. Join us now!.

What we offer

At Novo Nordisk, you'll be part of a global healthcare company with a unique culture and remarkable results. We offer further training, career development opportunities and benefits tailored to your personal and professional situation.

Salary: For this position, the annual base salary is between 69420 € and 97190 €. [MD6] The position in this salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process, based on the suitability of skills, qualifications, knowledge, and experience relevant to the requirements of the position.

Bonuses: Depending on the level of the position and various other factors, the salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives.

Benefits: Eligibility for specific benefits may vary by position and location

Application Deadline
The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

Novo Nordisk is not your average healthcare company. In a modern world focused on quick fixes, we are focused on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our extraordinary state of mind is at the heart of everything we do. We seek new ideas and put people first while pushing the boundaries of science, making healthcare more accessible, and treating, preventing, and even curing diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an extraordinary approach to drive real and lasting change in health

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.