Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs Diabetes & Obesity (Denmark, Søborg)

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Søborg, Denmark

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Reg Affairs & Safety Pharmacovigilance

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We are looking for an experienced Regulatory Affairs Leader who will develop and deliver best in class regulatory strategies, enabling Novo Nordisk to continue bringing new and innovative products to markets, for the benefit of people living with serious chronic diseases.

In this exciting role you will lead the area in Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA) and will be responsible for two of our core therapeutic areas; Diabetes and Obesity. You will play an important role in executing on our key strategic initiative, an expansion of portfolio. In this high-impact role you will get a chance to work with a diverse international team of industry leading regulatory affairs professionals and collaborate with a large number of stakeholders from across the whole value chain.

About Global Regulatory Affairs
Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA) is responsible for regulatory approval and maintenance for current and future products responsive to the worldwide business needs of Novo Nordisk. GRA is a headquarter function located in both in Greater Copenhagen and Bangalore and works in close collaboration with regulatory colleagues in the Novo Nordisk affiliates across various countries. The Regulatory Affairs Diabetes & Obesity area consists of approximately 60 colleagues, with three teams based in Denmark and one team in India.

The position is based in Søborg, Greater Copenhagen area, Denmark. We welcome applications from candidates based in Denmark and those that are willing to relocate.

The position
Reporting to the Corporate Vice President of GRA you will head up GRA Diabetes & Obesity area and will be part of GRA leadership team.

One of the key responsibilities of the role is driving the development and execution of global regulatory affairs strategies throughout projects and products lifecycles. This includes negotiating with authorities to obtain regulatory approval of new products with strong labels and developing new area strategies at portfolio level.

You will be accountable for maintaining and updating marketing authorizations with the focus on maximizing the value of diabetes and obesity pipeline and ensure that high regulatory science standards are observed throughout the assigned portfolio.

As a leader of the team of 60 employees, setting the direction as well as coaching and developing first class regulatory affairs competencies among your direct reports and the broader team is an important part of the role. You will enable knowledge sharing and collaboration across your teams and the wider organization.

As part of your area, you will lead the regulatory business development team, which is responsible for driving strong regulatory assessment of external innovative opportunities for Novo Nordisk.

Qualifications
We are looking for an experienced leader with the following qualifications and skills:

• Master of Science degree coupled with 15 plus years’ experience gained in pharma industry.
• Substantial Regulatory Affairs experience in a big pharma company and proven track record of developing and executing regulatory strategies preferably within diabetes and obesity or closely aligned therapy areas.
• Extensive experience negotiating with health authorities in major markets globally.
• Broad value chain experience including from within clinical development and commercial functions at either regional or country level, supporting a truly global Regulatory Affairs perspective.
• Genuine interest in developing people and teams and proven track record of line management and matrix leadership. Inclusive leadership style and focus on phycological safety.
• Experience managing multiple senior stakeholders from various parts of the value chain and natural ability to operate in multi-functional and multi-national environment.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to drive change and innovation.
  

This is an ideal position for an ambitious and value driven leader that would like to build their career with Novo Nordisk. As an organizational leader you will be expected to drive innovative initiatives focused on developing your team and GRA organization such as growth and learning mindset and phycological safety.

Deadline
We look forward to receiving your application latest by Friday, 1st of November, 2024.

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.