Director Corporate Alliance Management

Director in Corporate Alliance ManagementFor a century, we’ve partnered with leading scientists to transform ideas into ground-breaking therapies across more and more therapy areas. As we expand into new areas, we are more than ever in search of high-potential innovation and strategic partnerships to complement our existing capabilities. Corporate Development is where we continue our founders’ quest for bold ideas and outside perspectives. Embodying the same pioneering spirit, we seek partnerships with the potential to revolutionise life science and scout the world for sparks of innovation that we can turn into solutions for patients.
Do you like to build relations and partnerships with the brightest scientific minds and innovators? Would you like to help manage alliances that may create tomorrow’s breakthrough medicines to improve the lives of people living with chronic disease?
Then you might be our new Director in Corporate Alliance Management in Corporate Development. Bring your expertise to Novo Nordisk. Apply now!

The PositionAs our new Director in Corporate Alliance Management, you will have an important and very independent role in supporting the execution of Novo Nordisk’s external innovation strategy. Your responsibilities will involve:• Managing a portfolio of strategic alliances by securing the execution of contractual obligations and mutual agenda, building, and maintaining an interactive relation with the external partners as well as the internal Novo Nordisk teams
• Having the overall facilitating responsibility of securing value generation through our partnerships and alliances, you will prepare and lead strategic recommendations to senior management and be on top of risk mitigation plans
• Be responsible for alliance kick-off meetings, facilitation of steering committees, alliance terminations, conflict resolutions, and you will drive identification and execution of alliance amendments
• Role-model best practice for Alliance Management and connecting stakeholders, and sharing knowledge across, within, and outside of our organisation

Qualifications
• You hold a MA/MSC degree with content focus on e.g., international business, stakeholder management, business communication, or natural sciences
• You demonstrate strong knowledge of the pharma value chain and business and have 10+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology organizations
• You have a demonstrated track record of managing pharma collaborations / alliances
• You have a demonstrated ability to create strong professional networks and build rapport with external partners and internal stakeholders
• You have in-depth understanding of contracts and translate complex contract terms and conditions into simple outlines to support strategic and operational elements
• You have a firm understanding of multicultural impact on business relationships including experience in working in an international context and environmentAs a person you show strong interpersonal skills and can collaborate cross-functionally, across organizations and cultures. You enjoy taking initiative and have a strong personal drive and dedication to your work and to people. You have a strong ability to manage and resolve complex issues and conflicts and bring a can-do attitude. You are a strong communicator and demonstrate proactive stakeholder management at all levels. You understand the value of structure and systematization. You like to challenge current perceptions and drive change.

Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, including internationally is required.

About the DepartmentCorporate Alliance Management handles a complex portfolio of strategic external alliances across the value chain with focus on clinical and commercial stage and across therapeutic areas in Novo Nordisk. Responsibilities include leading the strategic discussions and decision-making processes to effectively lead external collaborations and partnerships. We are currently building a team anchored in Integration & Strategic Alliances in Corporate Development based in Novo Nordisk’s Headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark.
Corporate Development is the corporate strategy and business development unit of Novo Nordisk. Here, we gather best-in-class strategists, analysts, dealmakers, and specialists in post-deal management to form a team of future-focused experts. We define our company strategy, forge external collaborations, and bring in innovation and companies that share our purpose, mission, and values. Our culture of teamwork, transparency, and accountability drives our work to enable leaps of transformation beyond mere incremental change. That’s why we embrace the transformative power of partnerships and collaboration. For us, alliances come down to creating more value than we each could. More scientific breakthroughs. More discoveries. More expertise. More impact. By combining innovative ideas with the experience of bringing them to life, we can create value greater than the sum of its parts. Let's shape our future, together.Working in Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. 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. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.
Contact
For more information, please contact CVP Integration & Strategic Alliances, Corporate Development, Jane Buus Laursen at +4530791175.
Deadline
18 June 2023
Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be planned as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.
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