Public Affairs Lead

Are you passionate about building and maintaining positive relations with diverse stakeholder groups? Do you have the drive to position Novo Nordisk as a trusted partner in the healthcare environment of Korea? If so, we invite you to apply for the role of Public Affairs Lead and join us in making a difference.

About the department
The Corporate Affairs department at Novo Nordisk is devoted to maintaining and enhancing positive relations with external audiences, including the general public, shareholders, investors, and government entities. Our team is actively involved with the communities in which we operate, addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges while promoting our organization’s image positively. Based in Korea, our department thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic atmosphere, working collaboratively to advance our business interests and organizational goals.

The position
As a Public Affairs Lead, you will:

• Develop and execute a public affairs stakeholder strategy and action plan aligned with business objectives, mapping, identifying and prioritizing key stakeholder groups with based on company goals and strategy.
• Build a healthcare ecosystem to drive change and address evolving customer and patient needs by understanding stakeholder challenges and incorporating insights into strategies.
• Develop innovative solutions and foster long-term, sustainable partnerships with stakeholders, ensuring a mutual value proposition compliant with global and local regulations.
• Lead and coordinate efforts with the Corporate Affairs team and cross-functional departments, including marketing, medical, and legal, to align strategies and initiatives.
• Oversee agency management, budgets, and project timelines to ensure the successful execution of all assigned initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 10+ years of experience in public or corporate affairs, especially in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in pharma industry or at least collaboration with pharma clients is a must.
• Candidates are expected to have experiences with disease awareness campaign, external stakeholder mangaement and policy shaping efforts for pharma reimbursement price, proactive communication and interactions with HCP and patient association. Experience in cross-functional projects, partnerships, and environment shaping, with an entrepreneurial mindset are required, together with skills in negotiation, influencing, and the ability to deliver results in fast-paced environments.
• Fluent in English and Korean, with strong communication skills to convey complex messages effectively
• Strong collaboration skills in a matrix environment to drive strategic initiatives.

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 cover 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
Kindly upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Internal candidates are requested to inform their Line Manager when applying. 

Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment.
Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
 

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 perspec-tives, 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.