Regulatory Affairs Manager, Diabetes Area

Are you a natural leader who drives ambitious goals, sets direction, and drives success via empowerment? Do you gain energy from supporting individual development, collaborating with others, and guiding individuals towards achieving their goals? Do you thrive in a dynamic global work environment?

If yes, then join our leadership team that will shape the future of our Diabetes area in Global Regulatory Affairs. 

The position
As a Manager in Regulatory Affairs Diabetes, you will lead a diverse team consisting of global regulatory leads, specialists, and regulatory professionals. You will report to the Director of Regulatory Affairs Diabetes and be part of a leadership team with one other manager. 

Your main responsibilities will include: 

• Being accountable for team performance and results
• Providing guidance, instruction, training, and visible leadership to ensure the team is successful
• Aligning team skills and competences with company ambitions and stakeholder expectations, ensuring employee development
• Being available to coach and spar with experts in your team
• Managing the day-to-day operation with challenging and often overlapping timelines
• Actively participating in the leadership teams

We are looking for someone who is a true team player and believes in empowerment, sustainable performance, prioritises individual development and wants to participate actively in ensuring a good atmosphere in the team by being a visible leader in the daily activities. 

Our commitment to innovation also applies to the way we work. We therefore embrace the option of being at the office 3 days per week – with a blend of home office in Denmark and onsite work in Søborg, Denmark where our team is based.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, we expect that you have:

• A master's degree, preferably in relevant life science area such as pharmacy, medicine, chemistry, biology, physiology or similar
• Minimum3 years of leadership experience
• +6 years of experience working within Regulatory Affairs or drug development
• Good prioritisation skills aligned with strategic aspirations and excellent stakeholder management skills
• Professional proficiency in English

On a personal level, you bridge cultural, professional, and geographical distances with ease, always focusing on how to reach sustainable solutions in an ever-changing environment. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, can set ambitious goals, and role model “delivers as promise”.  

Additionally, you can motivate, inspire and empower people to strive for excellence in their job and interaction with stakeholders. You are authentic and honest and provide feedback to maximise performance.  You have strong communication skills and are able to collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation at different levels. Fostering strong relationships and earning the trust and respect of colleagues and employees are deeply ingrained values for you.

About the department
RA Diabetes is an area with close to 20 dedicated and highly engaged Managers, global regulatory leads, specialists and regulatory professionals, organised into two teams. We are currently managing multiple active projects that span a wide array of functional areas.

Our department is charged with delivering and executing global regulatory strategies. These strategies are designed to advance projects across multiple indications, from the early stages of development through to worldwide submission and approval of initial Marketing Authorisation applications. 

We are responsible for driving regulatory strategy, label development, facilitating interactions with health authorities, and overseeing regulatory submissions. These submissions include initial marketing authorisation applications, paediatric plans, and clinical trial applications. We maintain strong ties with our affiliates and global stakeholders, fostering a close collaboration that is integral to our operations.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we do not wait for change. We drive it. We are 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, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we are all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact 
For further information, please get in touch with Jenny Kastberg via email at
jyka@novonordisk.com. 

Deadline 
23 February 2025. 

Please include a few sentences about why you are applying for this position in your resume or CV. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application.  To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to your CV.
 

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.