Are you looking for an opportunity to join a growing organisation and be responsible for driving a range of high impact projects? Are you proactive, hands-on, and ready to bring ideas and make them happen? Are you passionate about drug development and eager to learn more? If yes, our Senior Project Manager position in International Operations Strategic Office (IO-SO) could be for you – and we welcome you to apply!

The position

As Senior Project Manager, you will have a unique opportunity to manage and execute key initiatives for our Cardiovascular and Emerging Therapy Areas (CETA) Medical and Marketing (M&M) organization. You will have visible position that will interface the International Operations M&M SVP, functional leads at a global, regional, and local level and will spar with cross-functional stakeholders at IO-SO level. For this reason, your ability to build successful partnerships with diverse, international stakeholders at all levels will be a key success factor in this position.

There will be breadth and variety in the type of projects which you will be responsible to manage, including strategy development, organisational change but also looking at performance measures and insights.

Your agility and ability to see the big picture, challenge the status quo and adapt the fast-pace and changing priorities will be critical.

Qualifications

• We are looking for a candidate who holds a master’s degree in Business or a Scientific field and has proven track record of interacting and influencing stakeholders at executive level in a cross-functional, international setting.
• You have direct experience managing a range of projects, including holding budget responsibility, working in collaboration with different functions.
• You have proven experience delivering business objectives in alignment with multiple internal and external stakeholders at senior level.
• Tight deadlines and changing priorities energise you and you quickly analyse complex situations, synthesise large amounts of information and succinctly articulate your thoughts.
• You are proactive, organised and a master with MS Office – especially PowerPoint – and are proficient with project and portfolio management methodologies.
• Prior experience in commercial units in the pharmaceutical industry or in a consultancy company working on pharma projects will be very beneficial for this position.

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.

This position is sitting in CETA (Cardiovascular and Emerging Therapeutic Areas), M&M (Medical and Marketing) within International Operations Strategic Office (IO-SO), the strategic office for IO, and is reporting to the VP of the unit.

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 27th January 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.