• Job Description

  Req#: 295797

  Global Commercial Strategy Lead

  Category: Commercial Strategy

  Location: Søborg, Capital Region of Denmark, DK

  Are you ready to shape the future of pharmaceuticals? Do you have what it takes to lead from strategic product development from a commercial side? Do you love the Obesity journey in the pharmaceutical’s world? Can you manage risks and drive innovation? If so, our role could be your opportunity to make a significant impact in the industry.

  Apply now and join us for a life-changing career!
  

  The position
  Novo Nordisk recently started the development of future possible Obesity assets: it is an exciting mix of company acquisitions (such as Inversago Pharma), partnership (such as the one with General Electric Healthcare) or from the internal pipeline.

  The primary role of Global Commercial Strategy Lead is to ensure the future success of one or more of these development projects by driving Obesity Commercial Strategy inputs into the Product Development Plan, e.g. developing the Target Product Profile and its optionality’s, assessing the value of the product in the Novo Nordisk Obesity portfolio, and participating in strategic portfolio assessments, as assigned.

  The responsibilities include:

  • Develop Target Product Profile (TPP) and its optionality’s – linking it to market insights
  • Commercial Product strategy development
  • Drive the project(s) from a commercial strategy standpoint towards milestones
  • Lead scenario valuations and forecasting, including building the business model
  • Conduct Commercial risk assessment
  • Evaluate Commercial role of the project(s) in the Obesity market and its impact on the Obesity Portfolio

  Qualifications

  To succeed in this role, you either should have a Master’s/Ph.D. in economics combined with extensive skills in natural science or a Master’s/Ph.D. in chemistry, medicine, biology, or pharmacy combined with an MBA / strong commercial experience and understanding. Pharmaceuticals Commercial experience is a key qualification element to succeed in this role.

  Additionally, our ideal candidate possesses:

  • 5+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including important roles in the commercial area
  • Strategic thinking skills
  • Stakeholder management skills: the candidate should thrive in complex, fast changing and paced environment
  • Valuation, forecasting and business modeling experience
  • Proficient in the development of commercial strategy, evaluating patients and HCP insights, connecting them to Target Product Profiles.
  • Communication skills, where fluency in written and spoken English is a must.

  We are looking for someone with a proactive and ongoing personality, thriving in dynamic and volatile environments – ready to take on quickly the next challenge would the situation change unexpectedly vs the planned scenario.

  About the department

  The key purpose of the Obesity Strategy & Projects Department is to provide strategic and commercial guidance to the product development pipeline and to lead all Commercial actions linked to product development to sustain and expand leadership in obesity. Furthermore, the department ensures that commercial deliverables and insights are in place to support key R&D and Commercial project decisions in order to compete in the marketplace but also be consistent with the overarching portfolio play.

  
  The Obesity Strategy & Projects dept. drives advanced analyses such as disease segment opportunity mapping, project portfolio analyses, disease landscaping analyses, key competitor analyses, disease segment asset explorations, peak sales analyses, and full business case analyses for individual projects, linking these analyses to the Target Product Profiles. Roles in Obesity Strategy & Projects are in general very dynamic, complex, and multifaceted, dealing with the Obesity portfolio play in the disease area and managing implications and trade offs with others (such as diabetes, CVDs, …).

  
  Obesity is a very dynamic and changing market that requires an outstanding collaboration attitude even under pressure and a great balance between focus and flexibility, both internal and external.

  Working at Novo Nordisk

  At Novo Nordisk, we do not wait for change. We drive it. We are 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 to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we are all working to make a difference for millions of patients living with chronic diseases.

  Contact

  For further information concerning this job please contact Vice President Sergio Rossi – Obesity at srqo@novonordisk.com

  Deadline

  January 15th 2024

  Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. It is desired but not mandatory to attach a cover letter to your application; please include anyhow a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV.

  Novo Nordisk and Obesity Therapeutic Area are special place to work, and we are committed to finding candidates that love the workplace on top of the type of job. Please visit Novo Nordisk website its Obesity area for more information.

  
  To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

  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.

• About the company

  Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in eight countries, and affiliates or offices in 5 countries.

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