Personal Assistant to SVP of Global Trial Portfolio

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive individual to support our Senior Vice President (SVP) and management team in the Global Trial Portfolio (GTP). As a PA/SVP Assistant, you will provide independent administrative support, coordinate cross-functional activities, manage the SVP's calendar and travel arrangements, and act as an ambassador for the SVP area.

Your responsibilities will include communication, budget, supporting meetings, note taking and events planning.

The position

As PA/SVP Assistant, you will act as an ambassador for the SVP and the SVP area, providing independent administrative support to the SVP and management team.

You will coordinate cross-functional activities and collaborate with stakeholders on annual processes. It will also be your task to ensure optimal cross-functional administrative team collaboration and plan and execute SVP reorganizations and manage the SVP's calendar and travel arrangements.

Your responsibilities will also include: 

• Maintain and update the SVP area website and communication platforms.

• Support the SVP management team with meetings, events, and seminars.
• Take decisions on behalf of the SVP and act as a proxy/delegate for relevant IT systems.
• Drive the line of business budget process and contribute to organizational development processes.
• Coordinate onboarding for new senior managers and support with guidance in day-to-day tasks.

Qualifications:

To thrive and succeed in this role, we expect you to have:

• Administrative education or similar
• 5+ years of related experience
• Excellent English skills, both orally and written
• Structured way of working
• Service-minded, flexible, and proactive mindset
• Solution-oriented and ready to handle change with a positive mind-set

On a personal level, you possess a structured, positive and systematic mindset, enabling you to manage a variety of tasks and commitments. You excel in dynamic environments with shifting priorities. You demonstrate a keen sense of diplomacy while maintaining assertiveness and fostering team spirit. Your curiosity drives your commitment across all levels of the organization.

About the department

The position as an PA is based in the Global Trial Portfolio SVP area. The vision for this area is to drive operational excellence and innovation in the execution of our clinical development activities. The Novo Nordisk approach to clinical development has long been a competitive advantage. Taking offset in this position of strength, with this new area we are seeking to strengthen our operations by focusing on timely, cost-efficient, best-in-class clinical trial planning and execution in collaboration with CMR.

The Global Trial Portfolio organization will be comprised of four main CVP areas and an executive Office/Strategic Development function. All areas will be collaborating closely with colleagues across the CMR organisation and within Development, to progress the clinical trial portfolio.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life-changing.
 

Contact
For further information, reach out to Per Hessen-Schmidt, Director of People & Organization P&O Global Trial Portfolio at +4530793954.
 

Deadline
2nd January 2025
 

Kindly note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews conducted on a rolling basis.

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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.