Portfolio Valuations Associate Director

Do you bring deep expertise in pharmaceutical asset valuations and thrive on influencing high-impact strategic decisions? Are you motivated by partnering with senior leaders to shape the future direction of a global pipeline? If so, you may be the Portfolio Valuations Associate Director we are looking for.

Your new role

As Portfolio Valuations Associate Director, you will act as a trusted strategic advisor, supporting some of the most important portfolio and investment decisions within Novo Nordisk. Operating at the intersection of science, finance, and strategy, you will deliver rigorous asset valuations and strategic insights that shape the future of our pipeline and drive value creation.

You will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across Research & Development, Commercial, Finance, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and Business Development. Through methodological leadership, capability development, and continuous improvement initiatives, you will help ensure high-quality, data-driven decision-making across the portfolio.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading strategic valuations of development assets, lifecycle opportunities, and evidence-generation activities, while continuously enhancing valuation methodologies, modelling standards, and governance.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to Therapy Area leadership teams, providing clear perspectives on asset value, key uncertainties, and strategic implications.
• Challenging commercial and development assumptions, translating complex analyses into actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Supporting portfolio prioritisation by assessing value drivers, risks, and trade-offs across development programmes.
• Contributing to portfolio-wide evaluations and mentoring colleagues to strengthen valuation capabilities across the organisation.

In this role, you will operate in a global environment with close interaction across headquarters functions. You will report directly to the Director of Portfolio Valuations and play a key role in shaping valuation excellence.

Your new department

The Portfolio Valuation function is a centralised team responsible for assessing the value of projects across multiple therapy areas. As part of a broader organisation that includes Portfolio Strategy, Strategic Forecasting, and Platforms & Tools, the team plays a crucial role in enabling strategic decision-making.

You will join a diverse and highly skilled team with backgrounds spanning consulting, finance, commercial, and science. Together, we collaborate across the entire value chain and all therapy areas to ensure robust portfolio decisions and long-term commercial success.

You will be based in our offices in Copenhagen (Søborg), Denmark

Your skills and qualifications

We’re looking for a strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities and the ability to influence senior stakeholders in a complex environment. To succeed in this role, you should bring:

• A Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Business, Natural Sciences, or a related field.
• At least 7 years’ experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, ideally spanning both commercial and clinical/scientific environments. Experience working in a global matrix organisation will be a strong advantage.
• Proven hands-on experience in pharmaceutical asset valuations, including NPV/eNPV modelling and business case development.
• Strong expertise in valuation methodologies and a deep understanding of value creation across the drug development lifecycle and portfolio management principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analyses into clear recommendations for senior audiences.
• Fluent 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

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

• Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 847,000.00 y 1,245,100.00 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

22th July 2026

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.