Vice President, Corporate Alliance Management

Vice President, Corporate Alliance ManagementVice President, Corporate Alliance Management
For a century, we’ve partnered with leading scientists to transform ideas into ground-breaking therapies across more and more therapy areas. As we expand into new areas, we are more than ever in search of high-potential innovation and strategic partnerships to complement our existing capabilities. Corporate Development is where we continue our founders’ quest for bold ideas and outside perspectives. Embodying the same pioneering spirit, we seek partnerships with the potential to revolutionize life science and scout the world for sparks of innovation that we can turn into solutions for patients.An exciting new opportunity exists for an experienced Alliance Management professional to build and lead a new Corporate Alliance Management team. We are seeking an individual who will drive business needs and opportunities across the portfolio of our strategic alliances to meet our future ambitions; build and cultivate relationships and partnerships with the brightest scientific minds and innovators; and manage alliances that may create tomorrow’s breakthrough medicines to improve the lives of people living with chronic disease.In addition to leading the team, you will have responsibility for: • Implementing strategic initiatives to enhance our alliance management capability to grow our reputation as a premier alliance partner
• Establishing and role-modeling best practices for Alliance Management in Novo Nordisk and driving engagement in the company-wide Alliance Management community
• Managing and optimizing the value of strategic alliances across Novo Nordisk development and commercial, ensuring partnerships deliver value according to agreed goals and objectivesQualifications• MA/MSC degree with content focus on e.g., international business, stakeholder management, business communication, or natural sciences
• 10 or more years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology organizations and business development and/or alliance management with a thorough understanding of the pharmaceutical value chain and business, especially IP, development, regulatory, manufacturing and marketing processes and matters
• Demonstrated track record of driving Alliance Management methodology and capability development in the pharmaceutical industry
• Demonstrated track record of managing pharma collaborations / alliances, creating strong professional networks and building rapport with external partners and internal stakeholders
• Strong understanding of Novo Nordisk’s therapeutic and commercial areas preferred
• Firm understanding of multicultural impact on business relationships including experience in working in an international context and environment
• Proven track record of leadership or people management experience
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, including internationally is required.The successful candidate will: enjoy challenging perceptions, ways of working and driving change; have interpersonal skills and can collaborate cross-functionally, across organizations and cultures; enjoy taking initiative and have a strong personal drive and dedication to work and to people; have a strong ability to manage and resolve complex issues and conflicts and bring a can-do attitude. In addition, we are seeking a strong leader of people, a communicator who demonstrates proactive stakeholder management at all levels, and a person who understands the value of structure and systematization and can successfully navigate in a global matrix organization.

About the DepartmentCorporate Alliance Management handles a complex portfolio of strategic external alliances across the value chain with focus on clinical and commercial stage and across therapeutic areas in Novo Nordisk. Responsibilities include leading the strategic discussions and decision-making processes to effectively lead external collaborations and partnerships. We are currently building a team anchored in Integration & Strategic Alliances in Corporate Development based in Novo Nordisk’s Headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark.Corporate Development is the corporate strategy and business development unit of Novo Nordisk. Here, we gather best-in-class strategists, analysts, dealmakers, and specialists in post-deal management to form a team of future-focused experts. We define our company strategy, forge external collaborations, and bring in innovation and companies that share our purpose, mission, and values. Our culture of teamwork, transparency, and accountability drives our work to enable leaps of transformation beyond mere incremental change. That’s why we embrace the transformative power of partnerships and collaboration. For us, alliances come down to creating more value than we each could. More scientific breakthroughs. More discoveries. More expertise. More impact. By combining innovative ideas with the experience of bringing them to life, we can create value greater than the sum of its parts. Let's shape our future, together.Working at Novo NordiskAt 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 For more information, please contact CVP Integration & Strategic Alliances, Corporate Development, Jane Buus Laursen at +4530791175.Deadline30 June 2023
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.