Associate Global Director - IES

Experienced professional in evidence strategies to join Global Medical Affairs

Do you seek an opportunity to join and shape an evolving area where you can make a substantial impact? Do you want to drive the development of cross-functional evidence strategies to inform the development of new treatment solutions for chronic diseases? Are you skilled in navigating a complex stakeholder landscape and are you able to motivate, set direction, and deliver results?

Then this is your moment. A unique position in the Integrated Evidence Strategy team within Global Medical Affairs (GMA) is open for candidates with experience in strategic evidence planning.

Apply now and be part of Life-Changing Careers at Novo Nordisk!

The position

You will become a key member of a global team of evidence-strategy specialists from different countries and backgrounds. You will act as a strategic partner to cross-functional Global Project Teams by driving the development of cross-functional evidence strategies for diabetes, obesity, and other serious chronic diseases.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Initiate and drive the development of cross-functional evidence strategies within assigned therapy areas and their periodic updates in collaboration with various functions, like Clinical Drug Development, Market Access, Data Science, Public Affairs etc.
• Drive the implementation of the Global Integrated Evidence Strategy (IES) framework in collaboration with internal HQ stakeholders and in alignment with Operations, Regions, and Affiliates
• Identify opportunities for further development and improvement of the IES process and align evidence strategies with other relevant functional strategies (e.g., communication strategy, medical strategy, commercial strategies)
• Proactively identify and lead opportunities for innovation and common projects within your own and adjacent business areas

In this role, you will be based in Copenhagen and report to the Head of Integrated Evidence Strategy within Global Medical Affairs.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this position should have:

• A master’s degree in a relevant field such as medicine, public health, pharmaceutical sciences, drug development, market access, health economics or outcomes research. Formal project management training is preferred.
• Extensive experience in driving evidence strategies in functions such as market access, medical affairs or commercial functions
• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry
• Direct experience with leading evidence strategies, preferably in a cross-functional setting (payer evidence planning, medical affairs evidence planning, etc), will be considered as an advantage.
• Deep understanding of drug development process and commercialization, including evidence needs for value access and patient outcome
• Medical Affairs/ Health Economics/Outcomes Research /Research &Development business value chain understanding
• Broad experience with planning and managing projects of medium- and high-complexity
• Fluency in written and spoken English

As a person, you are organised, and structured and have a high degree of personal self-management and independence. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you apply an innovative approach to problem-solving and have outside-the-box thinking.

You have a personal drive and are enthusiastic, energetic, confident, and able to work on multiple tasks to meet personal and team goals, you have experience in collaborating successfully with many different stakeholders across functions and at different organisational levels, including senior-level management with strong verbal and written communication skills and capability to facilitate strategy development processes and galvanize key stakeholders.

About the department

The Integrated Evidence Strategy department is part if the Global Medical Affairs area in the Novo Nordisk HQ (Denmark). The department is responsible for driving the development of cross-functional evidence strategies within a variety of therapy areas and transforming the way evidence is planned and used across the value chain.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk we use our skills, dedication, and ambition to help people with chronic diseases and change their lives. We don’t wait for change, we drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development to manufacturing, marketing, and sales, we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

For further information, please contact Mette Holt at mtxh@novonordisk.com.

Deadline

10 March 2025

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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.

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.