Market Access Lead

Are you highly motivated by being able to make a difference in improving patients’ lives? Are you a high-performing executive energized by challenges and able to influence people around you? If so, you might be the Market Access Lead we are looking for. Apply today, and join us for a life-changing career!

About the Department 
Novo Nordisk’s Market Access team engages diverse stakeholders across political and healthcare landscapes to forge solutions that drive patient access to innovative products. We strive to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients with diabetes, obesity, growth hormone deficiencies and rare bleeding disorders through mutual wins for Novo Nordisk and our Market Access customers.  

The Position

As a Market Access Lead, you will establish Market Access (MA), Value Communications and Health Economics (HE) strategies in line with local and global business priorities. Provide leadership in developing and implementing the strategic affiliate market access plans, creating supportive HE value documentation and aiding tools for use in their Pricing and Reimbursement (P&R) and Formulary works (national payer levels).
 
Key tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and advocate Market Access strategic plans for the function that aligns functional objectives with regional strategy and aspiration. Constantly communicate the shared vision and business priorities for the Market Access functional area and align with the cross-functional teams. Be an ambassador for Business Ethics and ensure full compliance with all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). 
• Monitor intelligence on the MA landscape from competition access, healthcare system changes, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) developments and general trends in the field. Execute MA plans based on local needs and strategy aligned with affiliate and global aspirations. Implement and execute strategic MA frameworks such as payer engagement, negotiation, and objection handling in close collaboration with Affiliate Management Team and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Communicate local HE evidences and Value Communication to create tailored local value messages that resonate with local patients, payers, health care providers and other decision-makers. Develop local HE Communication Tools to ensure Novo Nordisk drug’s value proposition will be recognized and local market uptake will be maximized. Identify and communicate to International Operations (IO) the HE evidence and publication needs that will leverage local business opportunities and drive stakeholder engagement strategies needs for MA. Develop a local submission value dossier, ensuring a coherent storyline that will resonate with local payers in collaboration with IO/Regional/ local Management Team. 
• Submit complete pricing cases in line with IO pricing strategies and SOP pricing promptly. Reflect a clear understanding of the business impact and general MA implications by collaborating closely with CMR (Clinical, Medical, Regulatory), Marketing and Sales to create solid business/pricing cases. Monitor local pricing developments, ensure pricing SOP compliance and communicate pricing insights and analyses, ensuring broader business implications are reflected. Participate and represent NN in local pricing platforms with plans/tactics in collaboration with the field-based market access team and align negotiation tactics with internal pricing policies.

Qualifications

• Completed bachelor’s or master's degree, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry-academic area. 
• Advanced knowledge of pharmaceutical market access environmental factors to foster pricing & reimbursement strategies, public and government affairs.
• At least 10 years of experience in a Market Access, Government Relations and/or Health Technology.
• Track record of successful change management and delivering market access.
• Proficiency in both oral and written English is essential. 

Working at Novo Nordisk

For over 100 years, we've been driven by a singular purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and create lasting change for long-term health. This dedication shapes everything we do, from the way we approach challenges with curiosity and determination, to how we collaborate with mutual respect and shared purpose. Here, you'll be part of a culture where diverse perspectives are valued, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution matters. When you join Novo Nordisk, you're not just advancing your career – you're becoming part of a story that transforms millions of lives across generations.

What we offer

Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop all around you. You'll experience our investment in your personal and professional growth, benefit from cross-functional exposure, and work within a culture that values your wellbeing and career aspirations. Our benefits are designed with your career stage and life needs in mind, supporting you to perform at your best while creating meaningful impact.

Contact
Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are requested to inform their line Manager when applying.

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