Corporate Planning Lead

Corporate Planning Lead 
Customer Excellence
Seoul, Korea

Are you passionate about driving strategic growth and fostering impactful partnerships? Do you have a proven track record in business development and product launches within the pharmaceutical industry? If you’re ready to lead initiatives that shape the future of healthcare, we want to hear from you. Apply now for the Corporate Planning Lead position!

Your new role 
As a Corporate Planning Lead, you will: 

• Strategic Planning & Integration: Lead and coordinate end-to-end planning processes of annual wheel including brand plan and game plans; Ensure alignment across functions (Sales, Marketing, CE, RA, CAMA, Medical); Translate global/regional direction into locally actionable plans

• Business Performance Management: Drive regular business performance tracking and review; Identify gaps vs targets; Highlight key risks and opportunities; Provide structured insights to leadership for decision-making; Ensure consistency in KPIs, targets, and reporting frameworks.

• Cross-functional Governance & Alignment: Establish and manage clear governance structure (e.g., RACI/DAI); Facilitate alignment across functions on priorities, resource allocation, execution focus; Resolve conflicts or misalignment in planning and execution.

• Process Optimization & Operating Model: Continuously improve planning processes, business review cadence, cross-functional collaboration; Drive simplification and consistency across planning tools and frameworks; Support evolution toward a more integrated and agile operating model

• Executive Support & Communication: Prepare high-quality materials for GM / Leadership Team and APAC / IO stakeholders; Ensure messaging is clear, structured and insight-driven

Your new department
The Corporate Planning and Business Development team is at the heart of Novo Nordisk’s strategic initiatives. The position reports to Customer Engagement Director. Based in Seoul, Korea, our department excels in a dynamic and collaborative atmosphere, where innovation and strategic thinking drive our mission to improve patient outcomes. With a strong focus on fostering partnerships and launching impactful products, we work closely with cross-functional teams to shape the future of healthcare. 

Your skills & qualifications 
We’re looking for a new Corporate Planning BD Lead who will appreciate working in a high-paced, dynamic environment. You’ll bring with you:

• Minimum 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry with relevant experiences to manage and lead business development, alliance management, and/or product management.
• Proven success in leading product launches and managing strategic partnerships.
• Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical market, including trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory environment.
• Knowledge and learning agility to expand the view and insight beyond the medicine to the broader ecosystem including data, digital, emerging tech, etc.
• Strategic and analytical thinking to manage multiple projects.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a solution / business impact driven action.
• Strong collaborative relationships to influence multiple stakeholders.
• Enterprise mindset to maximize the synergy in line with the company priorities.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Internal candidates are requested to inform their Line Manager when applying.