Global Product Director

Do you want to make a difference in rare blood disorders? Do you have an analytical eye, desire to bring early assets to launch, insatiable curiosity and a keen interest in evaluating future business opportunities? Are you familiar with the rare diseases space and how to launch products into this space? And do you get inspired by translating patient needs into R&D requirements? If yes, then you could be our next Global Product Director, Early Assets, Rare Blood Disorders.

About the department

Biopharm Operations, based in Zürich, Switzerland, is the global head office of the rare disease arm of the company (Biopharm), driving change for patients in rare blood and rare endocrine disorders. With sales of over 2.5 billion USD, Biopharm is a key part of Novo Nordisk and its corporate strategy.

The position

The position is anchored in the Rare Blood Disorders (RBD) team and reporting to the Sr Brand Director Early Assets RBD. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure launch readiness for two internal assets currently approaching Phase 2. In addition to this, you will be leading the commercial research and market understanding that will define and shape the Novo Nordisk Vision and Commercial Strategy for RBDs. The work supports the long-term growth of the RBD franchise through accelerating its early pipeline in close collaboration with R&D, Medical and Science, and Business development.

The position will be responsible for the pre-launch readiness of a launch product including naming and brand strategy, alignment with the Haemophilia portfolio and close collaboration with the in-market brand team. In addition, building market awareness and understanding of the patient journey in Sickle Cell Disease to support the transition of one of the assets into phase 2 and phase 3. As the portfolio grows within RBD, this position will be working in close collaboration with new product planning as well as supporting the commercial due diligence efforts for external business development opportunities with aspirational TPPs. Integration of the Diagnostic, Device and Digital (3D) strategy across all TPPs is a must.

The focus of the position is both internal (e.g. new product planning commercial support) and external (e.g. KOLs engagements). The director is also expected to have a broad understanding of rare drug environments. He/she is expected to be able to articulate commercial needs into R&D requirements and to be comfortable in engaging with experts and KOLs to gauge current and future insights.

This is a limited position for 12 months.

Qualifications

• You ideally hold master’s degree within natural science or business.
• You have 10+ years of work experience in global pharmaceutical industry with preferred experience across multiple functional areas in marketing / medical affairs /research and development /business development. You hold a master’s degree or above, preferably within natural sciences or business.
• Knowledge of competitive landscape and understanding of the underlying science is a must. The role is expected to lead pre-launch readiness for established assets and drive early strategy development, commercial insights into clinical development programs and opportunities mapping. You will be comfortable in doing a deep dive and engaging directly with key markets, hence, affiliate experience will be considered a plus.
• You are curious, integrative mindset, able to utilise the matrix organisation at best and to build efficient relationships to bring projects forward to appropriate governance.
• Rare blood disease experience is a plus, rare disease experience preferable.

Working at Novo Nordisk

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!

At Novo Nordisk we recognise 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 the communities we operate in.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. We are happy to discuss flexible working, depending on the role and subject to business needs.

Contact

If you believe you are qualified, and are willing to take the challenge, please send your motivation letter, CV and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool.

Deadline

Please submit your application via our online application tool by Friday 6th August 2021.

Millions rely on us

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive change. 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. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees to change the lives for the better for millions of patients living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.