Director of Digital Product Incubation & -Ownership

Are you ready to lead transformative digital product incubation and -solution initiatives within the life science and digital health area?? Do you thrive in coaching and developing product teams to deliver impactful solutions that means a real change for patient and caregivers/Health Care Professionals? If so, we want to hear from you! Apply now to drive digital product incubation and -development in the pharmaceutical sector.

The Position

As the Director of Digital Product Incubation & -Ownership, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and enabling multiple product teams to deliver high-quality digital health solutions. The role is based in the commercially focused part of Digital, Data & IT, within Novo Nordisk. You will be responsible for:

• Leading product incubation and -ownership, with a strong focus on patient/care giver unmet needs, focused on commercial part of Novo Nordisk value chain
• Build strategic partnerships with stakeholders across Novo Nordisk Commercial Product Strategy, Commercial Operations and Global Development to ensure strategic fit and for the digital solutions brought to market, and other functional areas to align digital product strategies with business priorities.
• Manage and guide the digital product portfolio in close collaboration with Commercial LoB and internal/external developer teams.
• Coaching product teams in applying modern product discovery techniques (JTBD, Design Thinking, Lean Startup) to identify and validate new digital solutions.
• Developing capability-building programs to enhance product ownership skills and foster a user-centric mindset.
• Through your team, overseeing product lifecycle management in close collaboration with commercial ‘business owners’, ensuring continued product evolution and -success with end-users.
• Driving measurable outcomes in product delivery, focusing on value creation, patient engagement, and business impact.

Qualifications

We expect the ideal candidate will have: 

• Experience working in a larger company undergoing transformation towards a product-centric digital model, with demonstrated success in navigating organizational change while maintaining product delivery excellence.
• Proven track record of driving individual product successes within corporate environments, effectively navigating established processes and organizational resistance to implement pilots, experiments, strategic bets, or lighthouse initiatives that delivered measurable business outcomes and demonstrated pathways for broader transformation.
• Proven expertise in coaching product teams through the full product lifecycle, particularly in digital health products.
• Strong background in agile frameworks and their application in digital health contexts.
• Experience working with regulatory requirements in digital health (e.g., SamD, HealthSoftware, HIPAA, GDPR, GxP).
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Product Management, Business or Digital Health. MBA or relevant Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in digital product ownership, product management, or similar role
• 2+ years of experience leading, coaching, and developing product managers/owners or other members of product teams.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.

On a personal note, you are a dynamic leader and a master coach who thrives in empowering teams to reach their full potential. You are a strategic thinker with a passion for building high-performing, outcome-focused product teams. You foster a culture of learning and adaptability, promoting user-centricity while navigating regulatory complexities.

About the Department

You will join the ‘Commercial Digital Data & IT’ unit, which is a part of the larger Digital, Data & IT unit in Novo Nordisk with +4000 employees at global level. The position is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and local presence is expected. Commercial DD&IT is committed to rewire, digitalize and scale digital solutions and platforms in the commercial part of the Novo Nordisk value chain. Part of this aspiration is also to drive the incubation and development of digital product, which ultimately augment and enhance the customer experience and -outcome.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark. For 100 years, we have been driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. As a result, our treatments today benefit millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. We are proud of that.

We are proud of our people too, and we employ more than 67,000 bright and diverse minds in 80 offices worldwide. With us, your bright mind and commitment help us change lives for people worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a seat in a rewarding and purpose-driven culture where your professional and personal development is highly valued. That said, opportunities are many in Novo Nordisk. Discover the cutting-edge technologies behind Novo Nordisk's life-changing innovations.

Not the right job for you? Explore other digital areas within Novo Nordisk.

Even if this job is not the right match for you, Novo Nordisk might still have something to offer. Our many digital teams work in various areas of technology every day – from front-end to back-end, from artificial intelligence to machine learning, and from cloud systems to quantum computing. Our digital expert make a tangible impact on lives worldwide. Want to learn more about how we do this? Go explore on Tech.life at Novo Nordisk

Contact

For further information please contact Vice President, Matt Dugan at MYDU@novonordisk.com

Deadline

2 June 2025

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume.

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.