Global Market Access Lead Obesity

Shape the market access strategy for tomorrow's therapies – and help ensure life-changing treatments reach the patients who need them most. If you thrive at the intersection of strategy, science and stakeholder influence, this is your opportunity to make a global impact from the earliest stages of asset development.

Your new role
As Global Market Access Lead, you will drive asset evaluation and access planning for early-stage assets, becoming the market access voice in pipeline decisions that shape Novo Nordisk's future portfolio. You'll combine strategic thinking, health economics expertise and cross-functional collaboration to translate scientific innovation into patient access at scale.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Asset strategy & planning: Initiate and develop the target access profile, market access strategy and payer value story for assigned early assets, building deep expertise that benefits the wider market access team
• Pipeline influence: Act as the market access voice for pipeline planning, representing the function and developing materials for key decision-making fora across Novo Nordisk
• Opportunity & landscape evaluation: Assess size of opportunity, market value drivers and the evolving policy, competitive and reimbursement landscape
• HTA (Health Technology Appraisal) & reimbursement strategy: Lead early strategic thinking on HTA and reimbursement, mapping submission requirements and market access barriers across key markets
• Cross-functional alignment: Partner with medical affairs, development, commercial and other functions on early access and additional data requirements
• Matrix leadership: Informally lead the market access matrix team, coordinating contributions across HQ, regions and affiliates

Expect global reach with international travel of up to 5%.

Your new department
In Product & Portfolio Strategy we drive commercial strategy, medical affairs and business development across all therapy areas. We act as a connector and compass, guiding the new Novo Nordisk portfolio for sustained competitiveness upstream, and maximising portfolio potential through successful commercial strategies and competitive launches downstream.

Within Product & Portfolio Strategy, the Global Market Access team plays a pivotal role in shaping how our pipeline reaches patients worldwide. You'll join a community of strategic thinkers who collaborate closely with senior leadership, product CCTs/GPTs, regions and key affiliates – and engage externally with payers, healthcare professionals and government officials to ensure our innovations translate into real-world access.

Your skills & qualifications
We're looking for a strategic, collaborative leader who brings a strong commercial mindset together with deep health economics expertise. To succeed in this role, you'll bring:

• A Master's degree in economics, health economics or a related discipline
• Minimum 4 years' experience in value strategy, value communication or health economics and outcomes research, ideally within the pharmaceutical industry or consultancy
• Solid understanding of healthcare policy, HTA (Health Technology Appraisal) and reimbursement systems across key markets, paired with strong product and therapeutic area awareness
• Proven ability to set direction, drive performance and influence senior stakeholders in complex matrix environments – including Senior Leadership level decision-making fora
• Strong personal leadership, stakeholder management and the ability to communicate with impact across internal teams and external payers, HCPs (Healthcare Professionals) and government officials
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

At Novo Nordisk, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.

Salary:  For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 742,600.00 to 1,091,600.00 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level,  location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Deadline
29th June 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so please submit yours as soon as possible.

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.