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Vice President, Evidence & Partnerships, Global Medical Affairs
Jobbeskrivelse
Are you an accomplished leader with deep expertise in medical affairs or drug development and a passion for driving innovation in healthcare? Novo Nordisk, a global pioneer in life-changing pharmaceuticals, is seeking a Vice President, Evidence & Partnerships to lead our efforts with integrated evidence planning, evidence generation beyond randomized clinical trials and public, private partnerships.
Location: Søborg, Denmark
Reports to: Corporate Vice President, Global Medical Affairs, Evidence & Insights
The position
As the Vice President, Evidence & Partnerships, you will head up our newly established VP area, Evidence & Partnerships, which includes Public Private Partnerships, Insights and Evidence Strategy, and global strategies for Real-World Evidence and Investigator Sponsored Studies across therapy areas.
Your main responsibility will be to:
Lead the Integrated Evidence Planning Process across Global, US Operations, and International Operations.
Orchestrate real-world evidence (RWE) strategies across the product portfolio.
Lead the Investigator Sponsored Studies (ISS) portfolio.
Oversee and lead all Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) spanning across the company.
Manage the budget for evidence generation activities, including RWE, ISS, and PPP.
You will be working across a variety of internal and external stakeholders building and maintaining strong relationships to ensure impactful strategies for evidence generation as well as promoting Novo Nordisk’s scientific leadership and credibility on a global scale.
Qualifications
We are looking for a highly experienced and strategic leader with the following qualifications:
Minimum 15 years of experience in medical affairs or related roles within the pharmaceutical industry.
Proven leadership experience managing multiple teams and driving strategic initiatives.
Strong expertise in evidence generation and scientific communication.
Adept at setting long-term goals and inspiring diverse teams to achieve impactful results aligned with organizational objectives.
Proficient in communicating complex messages in a compelling, confident manner to Senior Management and a broad range of in & external stakeholders.
Skilled in leveraging clinical trial data, RWE, and medical insights to drive data-driven decision-making.
Ability to navigate complex, evolving medical and regulatory landscapes and lead change effectively.
We are looking for a VP, Evidence & Partnerships who leads, inspires, and engages through role modelling and impactful communication. You are bold and ambitious with a ‘can-do’ attitude, and you understand the importance of showing the way yourself when things need to be done in a new way.
About the department
You will be a member of the CVP-leadership team in GMA Evidence & Insights. The CVP area includes Evidence & Partnerships, Patient Voice, and Digital Transformation.
Based at our headquarters, you will work alongside a talented and diverse team in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. Together, we aim to drive innovation and deliver world-class medical affairs solutions that make a tangible difference to Novo Nordisk and the patients we serve.
Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 72,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life-changing.
Contact and Deadline
For further information please contact Senior Executive Search Partner, Marlene Villumsen at mmvq@novonordisk.com or get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers. Apply by 7th August 2025 at the latest.
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.
