Senior Director, Corporate Affairs

Do you wish to make a difference in the lives of patients and to lead an organisation that will bring innovation to the market?

Are you prepared to embrace and tackle challenges as part of your daily work and use your excellent business and people leadership skills to develop and grow our business?

If so, then seize the opportunity and apply to become our new Director of Corporate Affairs, UK.

The Position

You will be responsible for leading the Corporate Affairs and Communications Strategy for our products, fostering cross functional collaboration with other functions to meet the corporate needs. Serving as an ambassador for the company you will be responsible for strengthening the overall UK Corporate Affairs position.

Your responsibilities will include the development of a 3 to 5-year strategic plan for the function that aligns functional objectives with the local business unit and corporate direction; identifying opportunities to shape policy to support this strategy.

You will plan and manage the resources of the directorate to meet short- and long-term needs, identify and develop strong relationships with all key stakeholders and promote the visibility of Novo Nordisk amongst key Government, NHS and industry influencers in order to enhance our corporate image and ensure we are viewed as a credible partner in the challenge to improve patient outcomes.

You will manage the delivery of the day-to-day objectives of the function by ensuring the team is fully engaged behind the plan and clear on their contribution and responsibility including adherence to compliance with quality systems and procedures.

Together with, or in place of, our UK General Manager you will represent Novo Nordisk at key external events which may include government, NHS and ABPI related activities.

Qualifications

Educated to degree level, preferably in health sciences, economics, or business-related qualification. It is essential that you have extensive knowledge of the UK healthcare system and its regulation, together with a deep understanding of Healthcare and Policy environment.

In your previous senior positions, you will have gained broad leadership experience; steering commercial, business or medical teams to work in a cross functional way, ideally across large and diverse teams.

A strategic thinker with the ability to analyse complex issues and implement tactical plans, you will be experienced in change management and stakeholder management.

From a technical perspective you will have a thorough understanding of UK Government health care policy development and the NHS. Experience in our key therapy areas of Diabetes, Rare Disease and Obesity is highly desirable but not essential.

This job will require travel within the UK, Europe and internationally on a regular basis.

About the Department

Following a recent change of structure, the Director of Corporate Affairs will lead a newly formed department, created to elevate the focus of the function within the UK. The team comprises 5 direct reports and 9 FTE in total for the department, to include government affairs, external relations specialists, and communications (both internal and external). You will report to the General Manager UK and be a key member of the UK Leadership Team.

What we offer?
We offer a competitive salary plus bonus, private healthcare, life assurance, income protection and a pension scheme. Novo Nordisk offers an excellent inclusive culture with a focus on healthy living, flexible working, and corporate social responsibility activities. The Novo Nordisk Way includes our vision, our values, and our commitment to ensure we are a great place to work, and we want you to be a part of that.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

Please submit your application via the Novo Nordisk website. We are unable to accept direct CVs.

Deadline

22nd May 2022

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.