Communications Project Manager

Do you want to be part of a high-performing, motivated and collaborative team at the headquarters of one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies? Are you ready to work on exciting projects bridging business needs, technology and legal guidance and training programs to enable the compliant development and commercialisation of medicines that improve the lives of patients? Then the opportunity is here, as Novo Nordisk is searching for a talented and driven Communication Project Manager. Apply now for a life-changing career! The Position As Communication Project Manager, your core responsibilities will be to set and drive the strategic direction for our communication activities, which includes developing, driving, and implementing key guidances, tools and trainings. You will also drive projects to optimise processes across the Pharma Law team. We expect you to demonstrate a high degree of independence and initiative, including recommending innovative ideas to optimise our legal education, communication, training and guidance across the value chain. Due to the global nature of Pharma Law, this job will expose you to the global legal organisation and will further significantly enhance your project and stakeholder management skills from affiliate collaboration to senior management communication. You will be engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders both within Global Legal and across the organisation as well as external counsels and third parties. You will have independent responsibility for key tasks but also work together with the lawyers in the team and abroad. Your key responsibilities: • Strategic communication and change management on key strategic projects and business priorities • Develop and drive overall communication and training flows and platforms • Prepare materials and present them company-wide, e.g. Board, Forums, and Group meetings • Project management and communication sparring partner to Pharma Law Management and Teams • Responsible for process optimisation and digitalisation • Drive team prioritisation of tasks to maximise impact on projects and reach business goals As part of the Global Legal organisation, you would also be involved with cross-functional Global Legal projects. Additionally, various opportunities within Novo Nordisk, both in Denmark and abroad, offer potential for further personal development. Qualifications • Master’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, or similar • 2 to 3 years of experience within corporate communications, with a primary focus on strategic communication and training programmes • Strong project management and stakeholder management skills, and to take a strategic approach to prioritisation • Excellent communication skills and ability to distil complexity into clarity for many different target groups, including fluency in English • Creative and effective communicator, with experience using communication tools and ability to advise and support managers and team members in their use. • Strategic thinking and ability to lead and set direction in a complex global stakeholder landscape On a personal level, you are curious and have a “can-do”, solution-oriented, and positive attitude, which enables you to establish strong professional relationships internally and externally. Attention to detail combined with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet tight deadlines. Studies show that members of underrepresented communities often refrain from applying unless they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we ask you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. About the department You will be a key part of the high performing, dynamic and international Clinical and Commercialisation legal team consisting of 12 lawyers in Denmark and 6 lawyers in Bangalore that are legal business partners to Marketing, Commercial, Clinical Development, Regulatory and Medical Affairs, Public Affairs and Corporate Communication. The team is part of the Pharma Law team in Global Legal & Patents, located in Novo Nordisk’s headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark. Novo Nordisk’s global legal organisation consists of more than 300 legal colleagues situated at +40 locations around the world. 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 For more information, please contact Andrew Muir at +45 3079 4252. Deadline 14 December 2023 All applications should be in English and interviews will be conducted in English. We will review the applications on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 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.