Strategic Partnerships Manager
Category:
Project Management & Agile
Identify, Develop and Accelerate with Novo Nordisk!
Are you passionate about making a difference in the healthcare landscape? Do you possess expertise in identifying, developing and driving commercial partnerships and bringing innovation to the market supporting people with chronic disease?
Ready to make it happen? Join us and apply today for a life-changing career!
The Position
As a Strategic Partnerships Manager, you will be responsible for formulating and executing on collaborative partnerships to enhance our business performance and identify new opportunities for growth. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to leverage insights and drive innovative initiatives that align with Novo Nordisk's mission.Your expertise will help navigate new therapy areas and market opportunities while building robust stakeholder relationships.
- Identify, develop, implement, and manage commercial strategic partnerships, ensuring alignment with affiliate business objectives and monitoring partnership performance.
- Lead and drive business development deals, evaluating emerging technologies and patient solution programs that enhance patient access and adherence.
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with external and internal stakeholders at all levels to influence decision-making and support innovative business solutions.
- Assess new market opportunities by analysing trends and identifying potential for diversification and growth.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Life Sciences, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in business development within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
- Proven track record in negotiating and closing external innovation deals.
- Experience in developing and executing on strategic business initiatives and identifying new market opportunities.
- Understanding of the healthcare ecosystem, including trends and challenges facing the industry.
- Fluent English is a requirement, and fluent Danish would be highly beneficial
About the department
The Customer Engagement & Commercial Innovation department’s goal is to optimize and innovate our commercial activities, always with the customer and patient at the centre. The team will be tasked with modernizing our commercial model, identifying, developing and managing commercial partnerships and go-to-market activities based on data and insights to support people living with chronic disease.
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. We value trust, openness, an innovative spirit, and a lot of fun.
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.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
Contact
This position will report directly into Charlotte Hauge Grønvald, Sr. Director of Customer Engagement & Commercial Innovation.
Deadline
Apply before 28/04/2025
Applications will be reviewed, and interviews will take place on an ongoing basis therefore do not hesitate to apply if interested.
Are you interested in this opportunity? We look forward to your online application before the application deadline. Please include your CV in English.
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.