Department: Global Medical Affairs (GMA) Study Programmes
Are you motivated by solving complex challenges and driving change in a dynamic environment? Do you thrive in an area where close collaborations with key stakeholders and strategic alignment is essential? Do you have a can-do attitude with continuous improvement as one of your career objectives? Then we might have the right position for you. Apply now and join a Global team, working in an exciting, high-paced, ever-changing environment.
The position
As Global Project Manager you will work closely with a team of other Senior/Associate Global Project Managers in the Denmark-HQ and Bangalore offices. You will develop and implement initiatives to ensure successful recruitment and retention of patients in our most important clinical trials. We call it Scientific Recruitment & Retention Programmes (SRR). Furthermore, you will be working as a team player in a dynamic environment, collaborating with stakeholders across several organisation layers and functions. You are expected to have excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to drive effective col-laborations across multiple countries, albeit remotely during majority of the time.
Additionally, you have a strong and independent personal drive, while being enthusiastic, energetic, and confident. You thrive in developing new solutions to solve the challenges we meet and to help us work smarter as a team.
You will have the opportunity to work very closely with stakeholders from Global Medical Affairs, Medical & Science and Clinical Operations in HQ, as well as colleagues in Novo Nordisk affiliates and regional centres. This is the ideal position for a science-driven professional with project management experience and a well-developed communication toolbox, who wishes to drive high impact projects as part of Novo Nordisk Development. You are entrusted to fulfil the following responsibilities:
• Partner with Novo Nordisk affiliate stakeholders on planning & execution of SRR programmes in the trial-participating countries and ensure motivation is high.
• Develop and implement (scientific or other) educational materials as part of the Development programme/Clinical trial.
• Communicate & align with both internal stakeholders and external experts.
• Support and guide cross-organizational colleagues in engaging Global/Local Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to drive patient retention and trial success.
• Manage internal communication channels, e.g. SharePoint and training sessions on Teams and Vendor management.
• Budget and contract management and administration of SRR materials.
Qualifications
• Educational qualification: business, communication or science degree combined with min 4 years work experience from the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in both global and local roles.
• You have strong project- and change-management skills as well as a high level of proficiency in verbal and written English.
• Detail-oriented with demonstrated editorial skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders through building trusting relationships across countries and cultures.
• Good presentation and overall communication skills.
• You have experience/a track record with planning, driving and implementing projects successfully across organisational functions.
• Ability to drive change through others to ensure uptake of messages and materials across global organisation.
• You are self-motivated with a strong personal drive to move things forward for yourself and the team and not afraid of challenging status quo.
• You can work independently.
• You can work on multiple tasks in parallel and cope well under time pressure while maintaining your good sense of humour.
• You can travel internationally (approximately 5-10%).
About the department
Global Medical Affairs (GMA) is responsible for driving the scientific dialogue with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and Health Care Professionals (HCPs). We are part of the Development organization in Novo Nordisk, one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies and the market leader within diabetes care and obesity and exciting development programs in other serious chronic diseases. Study Programmes is a team of 35+ dedicated project managers. We are a diverse team representing 18 nationalities and with high level of synergy through a variety of personal profiles and professional backgrounds, ranging from scientific at the PhD level to specific business-oriented and communication experts. Our work environment is inspiring and ambitious, with a focus on high-impact work and a healthy work-life balance.
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 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise 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
To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions)
Deadline
17th March 2025
Disclaimer
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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.