Director of Regulatory Advocacy and Policy, International Operations

Are you passionate about shaping future regulatory frameworks and policies? Do you thrive in solving unique and complex problems that have a significant impact on the patient access to innovative therapies? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join as our new Director of Regulatory Advocacy and Policy at Novo Nordisk. Apply today for a life-changing career!

The position

Novo Nordisk is seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Regulatory Advocacy and Policy to lead international regulatory efforts, driving policies that support patient access to innovative therapies. Focused on aligning with the company’s purpose of improving lives, this role will shape regulatory environments across diverse markets, ensuring Novo Nordisk remains a trusted partner in addressing global health challenges.

With a dual focus on advancing long-term regulatory policies and addressing immediate market needs, this position will foster collaboration between internal teams, global health authorities, and industry stakeholders. The Director will play a pivotal role in addressing regulatory barriers, enabling faster access to patients, and driving competitive advantage in key markets.

This is an opportunity to lead transformative change in the global regulatory environment, ensuring Novo Nordisk’s products reach patients efficiently and equitably.

Qualifications

• You have an advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, or Master’s) in regulatory affairs, public policy, health sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in regulatory advocacy, policy development, or regulatory affairs within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry with a proven track record of influencing global regulatory environments and achieving tangible business outcomes.
• Experience collaborating with global policy and public affairs teams to align advocacy strategies with organizational goals.
• You have deep knowledge of global regulatory frameworks, healthcare systems, and drug development processes with strong understanding of regulatory challenges and opportunities in emerging and established markets.
• You are well networked and have established relationships with regulatory authorities, multilateral organizations, and industry associations.

As a person, you are an effective leader able to navigate in complex, matrix environments, you excel at leading cross-functional teams and influencing outcomes.  You are skilled at building consensus among diverse internal and external stakeholders, including commercial, regulatory, and policy teams, fostering the adoption of new frameworks and solutions.

About the department

Headquartered in Zurich, International Operations (IO) covers 22 time-zones and has over 14,000 employees around the world working passionately to change over 20 million patients’ lives each day. As a key driver of Novo Nordisk’s growth, and a geographical scope of 7 Regions covering 194 countries, IO offers a dynamic environment and a world of opportunities.

The ambition of the IO-SO and Region Emerging Markets units in Hub Zurich is to be a talent incubator where mobile talents have an opportunity to gain international experience, broaden their skill-set and closely collaborate across functions, geographies and with Senior management. Employees in these units will get exposure and commercial insights, allowing for life-changing international career opportunities. From a business perspective, we strive to move the talent, knowledge and expertise across the value chain and through this rotation, organically feed the succession and skill needs of Novo Nordisk. Therefore, it is expected that employees move to other parts of the organisation outside Hub Zurich (e.g. affiliate, BA, regional office, or other EVP areas) after 3-5 years in order both to benefit the business with their skills and experience and to give the opportunity to other talents to rotate into the talent incubator.

This position is sitting in the Clinical and Regulatory function within International Operations Strategic Office (IO-SO) and is reporting to the VP of Regulatory Affairs for International Operations.

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

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line Manager before applying.

Deadline
Apply before 13th February, 2025

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.