Vice President, Medical & Science, Diabetes

Would you like to lead Medical & Science for Diabetes area in Novo Nordisk?
We are looking for an experienced leader to join an ambitious and creative team of medical doctors and clinical pharmacology specialists and to set the direction and drive the development of the Diabetes area.
The diabetes market is changing rapidly with significant implications on what future treatments need to offer. As a leader of the Medical & Science department, you will have an exciting opportunity to work with an innovative product pipeline and drive impact at scale in both clinical drug and device development to secure the future success of Novo Nordisk.
The position is placed in the Greater Copenhagen area, Denmark. We welcome applications from candidates based in Denmark and those that are willing to relocate to Denmark.
The Diabetes area
The Diabetes project area is anchored in Clinical Drug Development under our Development organisation. We are responsible for an exciting pipeline of clinical development programmes targeting people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Our trial activities range from phase 1 to phase 4 and includes Real-World Evidence activities, virtual and decentralised trials, and non-interventional studies. We collaborate closely across many skill areas and together we all contribute with our high level of expertise. We strive to remain a best-in-class development organisation.
In Diabetes, you will be part of a high-performance culture with focus on patient needs, science, cross-functional collaboration, and personal development. We work in close collaboration to move the diabetes pipeline forward and have a caring culture with an open and honest tone.
The position
The VP of Medical & Science is a highly visible position in the organisation. Reporting to the CPVP- Diabetes, the VP works with a diverse landscape of global senior stakeholders and the Global Medical & Science Leadership Council and is a member of the Diabetes Leadership team In addition, the VP builds and maintains partnerships with investigators, key opinion leaders, and health authorities.
You will be responsible for short-, mid-, and long-term planning and will help run and further develop Diabetes Medical & Science area in alignment with the wider business strategies.
Together with the team, you will be responsible for medical and scientific matters related to diabetes product development. This includes product development strategies, medical and scientific input and interpretation across the value chain and interactions with health authorities.
People leadership is an important part of the role. You will lead a fast-growing team of 70+ people and will play an active role in coaching and developing their direct reports and setting direction for the whole area. Supporting and enabling knowledge sharing across the team and the wider organisation and promoting collaboration will be vital for the team success.
You will play a key role in driving innovation through leading and participating in important global projects across the value chain and ensuring strategic partnership with research, development and commercial teams as well as external business development stakeholders. In addition, you will ensure that the knowledge of the therapeutic areas and competitive environment is kept up to date.
Qualifications
You are an experienced leader with a strong clinical and/or research background, holding an MD Degree and a PhD Degree or DMSc, and having solid experience from the pharmaceutical industry and preferably within the diabetes therapy area.
You will bring a successful track record of strategic planning within clinical drug development and/or regulatory submission.
To be successful in the role, you will demonstrate strong people leadership skills and a proven track record of leading through others and developing and coaching high performing teams of talented and creative individuals.
You are a team player that will foster and encourage collaboration across the team, within the organisation and externally. You can navigate a complex senior stakeholder landscape and operate in a multi-national matrix environment.
This is an ideal position for a driven and ambitious leader who is passionate about our purpose and therapy areas and will be able to convey this passion to the team and stakeholders.
Deadline
Please submit your application latest by Friday, July 21 2023. If you believe that you are qualified and are interested to take up the challenge, please submit your application as soon as you can. Due to urgent nature of the role, we will evaluate the applications as we receive them.
Contact
Please send your CV and relevant documentation via our online application tool. If you have questions, please contact Yana Zusman at [email protected].
About Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk, a leading global healthcare company, with 100 years of heritage owned by Novo Nordisk foundation that has strong corporate, scientific, social, and humanitarian interests.
Novo Nordisk is currently the 2nd most valuable pharma company globally based on market cap. Employing 55,000 colleagues in 80 countries who are making a difference for 32 million people living with serious chronic diseases, every day.
Through Novo Nordisk Values we foster an open and honest culture. People are empowered to take responsibility and recognized for their efforts. Our ambition goes beyond being a leader in our therapy areas. We believe in being a sustainable active player in society and we invest in education, in our alliance partners, physicians, the public, and the people we serve. Defeat serious chronic diseases is our social responsibility and our promise and we work to help society rise to the biggest challenges. And we are ready to step it up. 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.