Senior Project Manager - Medical & Scientific Affairs

Medical & Scientific Affairs
Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Lead strategic, high‑impact projects across Internal Operations to align medical and marketing areas, optimise portfolio processes and deliver projects that advance Novo Nordisk’s mission.

Your new role
As Senior Project Manager you will drive and oversee execution of strategic projects owned by the Internal Operations-Strategic Operations (IO-SO) Medical & Scientific Affairs (MSA) Associate VP (AVP). You will support the AVP in shaping strategic direction for the VP area, ensure medical and marketing alignment across IO‑SO, and deliver excellence across lifecycle and launch‑relevant projects that enable organisational impact.

Day‑to‑day your tasks will include:

• Proactively identify, prioritise plan and execute strategic projects aligned with organisational capacity and Novo Nordisk priorities; secure endorsement from AVP and Directors.
• Lead initiation and delivery of large‑scale, complex projects with high internal and external impact, using advanced project planning tools to drive timelines and outcomes.
• Optimise and align cross‑portfolio processes, identifying improvements and ensuring cross‑functional alignment and project endorsement.
• Manage GBS PM resources located in Bangalore, India and coordinate project execution across internal stakeholders, ensuring synergies with existing projects and efficient resource allocation.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder networks (internal and external), anticipate needs, and involve stakeholders to gain commitment and enable decision‑making.
• Share project results and learnings with relevant stakeholders - from external opinion leaders to senior management and affiliates - while ensuring compliance with external regulations.

Your new department
You will be part of Medical & Scientific Affairs within IO‑SO, working closely with the AVP, Directors and cross‑functional teams across Regions, Affiliates, R&D and HQ. The role requires strong collaboration with GBS, Legal, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, IT and other project teams to deliver strategic priorities. We strive towards a fun working place and good personal development opportunities for each individual.

Your skills & qualifications
To succeed in this role, you should:

• Hold a Master’s degree (in business or a related field) or equivalent experience.
• Have 5-8 years’ relevant experience, including a minimum of 5 years’ project management delivering cross‑functional and preferably global projects.
• Demonstrate advanced project management skills, including use of planning tools, portfolio management, and ability to manage complex, interdependent deliverables.
• Possess excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills — able to present to senior/executive management and negotiate across divergent priorities.
• Be highly independent with strong decision‑making capability, able to prioritise and drive initiatives in a complex matrix environment.
• Be fluent in written and spoken English, resilient under pressure, a good team player and demonstrate an agile, can‑do mindset with a preference for speed in deliverables.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. In IO‑SO you will join a team that combines scientific ambition with strategic execution to create real impact for patients. We value an unordinary mindset - curiosity, warmth and determination - and offer a collaborative environment that supports development and cross‑functional learning.

Deadline 1st February (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis)

Novo Nordisk is 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.

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.