Brand Marketing Director

Are you ready to lead world-class product launches and make a real impact in the healthcare industry?

We’re looking for a visionary Brand Marketing Director to lead impactful initiatives, enhance patient journeys, and collaborate across teams to deliver results.

Join us in Zurich and shape the future of healthcare!

The position

 We’re seeking an experienced and strategic Brand Marketing Director to lead the launch and growth of innovative therapies in the GLP-1 category.

This is an exciting opportunity to drive market success, ensure operational readiness for new product introductions, and cultivate a patient-first approach throughout the treatment journey.

Based in Zurich, you’ll be at the forefront of impactful healthcare initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional results.

Key Responsibilities:

•           Lead Successful Product Launches: Develop and execute comprehensive launch plans to ensure impactful market introductions for new therapies.

•           Leverage business performance: Drive the growth of obesity therapies in existing markets.

•           Ensure Operational Readiness: Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure all aspects of the product launch are prepared and operational, including readiness assessments and planning.

•           Enhance the Patient Journey: Facilitate a frictionless journey to foster a patient-centric approach and ensure patients’ needs are met at every stage.

•           Strategic Leadership & Collaboration: Lead the strategic alignment between global teams and local affiliates, overseeing forecasting, budgeting, and market analysis to make informed, impactful decisions.

Qualifications

•           Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).

•           Minimum of 8-10 years of brand marketing experience, preferably within an innovative pharma company, with proven expertise in product development, advertising campaigns, and market analysis.

•           Strong strategic visioning skills to align marketing strategies with organizational goals.

•           Expertise in market analysis, identifying trends, consumer behaviour, and competitor activities.

•           Solid financial acumen, with experience in forecasting, budgeting, and managing profitability.

•           Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.

•           Adaptable and resilient, able to navigate changing market conditions and priorities.

About the department

As a key driver of Novo Nordisk’s future growth, International Operations (IO) is the largest operational unit in Novo Nordisk and covers more than 190 countries and 95% of the world’s population. Around 430 million people are living with diabetes in these countries and an estimated 570 million live with obesity. We serve 25 million people each day living with chronic diseases. Novo Nordisk International Operations, Strategic Operations, is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland

At Novo Nordisk, we aim to hire the best talent and support their development by acting as a Talent Incubator. To ensure the development of our high potential talents at Novo Nordisk, the IO-SO Office in Zurich serves as a Talent Hub which offers employees the opportunity to gain exposure to and experience in the strategic office and establish their international network, before moving on to positions in global, the regions and markets where they can share their expertise and make space for future talents to have an opportunity to experience rotations. For a position like this, international mobility within a time horizon of three years is a requirement.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re 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’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

If you believe you are qualified, and are willing to take the challenge, please send your motivation letter, CV and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool.

Deadline

Please submit your application via our online application tool by 14th May 2025.

Please note that we are reviewing applications on ongoing basis, therefore the position will be filled as soon as the successful candidate has been found. Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line manager before applying.

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.