Commercial Director Diabetes

If creativity, energy, and generating ideas that enlighten people's hearts sound like music to your ears, go no further—apply for this job!

Join Novo Nordisk as a strategic marketing leader, shaping the future of our diabetes portfolio across international markets! You will get to work with household brands and much more!

Your new role

In this pivotal role, you will shape the commercial success of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes portfolio by driving strategic brand growth across International Operations (IO) markets. You will define and monitor performance metrics, ensure seamless market execution, and orchestrate regional alignment for campaigns and congresses. With a focus on world-class launch readiness and high-impact strategic initiatives, you will partner with cross-functional and regional teams to translate insights into bold actions that accelerate brand impact and support Novo Nordisk’s mission to improve lives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and oversee brand performance KPIs, identify gaps, and drive mitigation strategies with regional teams.
• Ensure flawless market execution of diabetes marketing plans and tactics.
• Align regional and affiliate inputs for campaigns, tactical plans, and congresses.
• Develop and lead launch readiness frameworks for IO markets, including new indications.
• Drive IO-wide strategic initiatives to accelerate brand growth, such as launch market prioritisation and volume allocations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to optimise product development, pricing, and market strategies.
• Monitor market trends, consumer behaviour, and competitive activity to identify opportunities.

Your new 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 head quartered 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.

Your skills & qualifications

We are seeking a seasoned marketing professional with a strong strategic vision, deep expertise in brand development, and a proven ability to deliver impactful results in complex, cross-functional environments. The ideal candidate will combine analytical acumen with creative thinking, leveraging market insights to shape bold strategies and drive world-class product launches.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business Administration, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience, ideally in roles spanning affiliate, consolidation, or global levels.
• Proven track record in brand strategy, market analysis, and successful product launches.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong blend of analytical insight, innovative thinking, and financial acumen.

Above all, you are someone renowned for an unparalleled ability to generate innovative ideas, often described as a relentless source of energy and creativity that inspires those around you!

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

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.

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 Sep 8th, 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. 

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.