Innovate. Impact. Inspire with Novo Nordisk!

Are you passionate about making a difference in the healthcare landscape? Do you possess expertise in bringing innovation to the market and explore new ways of supporting people with chronic disease?

As a Commercial Innovation Manager at Novo Nordisk, you’ll lead projects that prioritize patients while forging strategic partnerships to advance the future of healthcare. This is your chance to shape the future of care.

Ready to make it happen? Join us and apply today for a life-changing career!

The position

In this dynamic role, you will lead the initiation and execution of innovative commercial projects with a clear link and prioritization towards our overall ambition. Collaborating closely with strategic partners, you’ll drive key initiatives that improve access to high-quality care while supporting Novo Nordisk’s long-term vision.

You’ll work alongside cross-functional teams to explore new business opportunities, pilot fresh approaches, and ensure that innovation remains at the heart of the affiliate's growth strategy.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead and execute business innovation projects that align with the affiliate’s patient-centric goals, driving transformative initiatives across the portfolio.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop strategic partnerships, identifying and exploring new business opportunities that support the company’s vision for future growth.
• Pilot new digital solutions and spearhead innovative approaches, acting as the go-to expert for launching and testing cutting-edge projects.
• Facilitate innovation workshops at both strategic and operational levels, engaging customers and cross-functional teams to generate forward-thinking ideas and initiatives.
• Identify and deliver sustainable growth opportunities across the affiliate’s existing and future portfolio, ensuring projects align with business goals and foster long-term success.

Qualifications

To excel in this role, candidates should have a background in innovation management or digital business administration, with a strong preference for experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Strong expertise in digital solutions and business innovation, along with a proven understanding of business dynamics and external partnerships, is essential.

Key Qualifications:

• Educational background in innovation management or business innovation.
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech or Healthcare sector.
• Solid experience in digital solutions and business innovation.
• Strong understanding of business operations and external partnerships.
• Explorative mindset, open to experimenting with unproven business models.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, and networking skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, with experience in starting or considering a business.
• Fluency in both Danish and English.

About the department

The Customer Engagement & Commercial Innovation department in Novo Nordisk Denmark is a truly customer oriented organisation supporting the Danish affiliate with in-depth customer understanding and insights to ensure that we cater to the needs of our customers, to future-proof a commercial model that supports sustainable business growth, closely aligned with our ambitions for ‘A Healthier Danmark’ – specifically in regards to reaching more and new HCPs with high quality and ensuring that we serve the right patients with the right treatment.

The department consists of a diverse group of highly dedicated professionals. The team is characterised by a lot of energy, enterprise thinking and trust. The team is ambitious, and the pace is high, and the tone is informal and there is a fun and good spirited atmosphere in the department.

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 have any questions, please contact Sr. Director of Customer Engagement & Commercial Innovation chau@novonordisk.com

Deadline

Please submit your CV via our online application tool no later than 21 October 2024.

Please submit your CV and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool as we don’t accept directly sent CV’s

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.