STRATEGY PROJECT MANAGER WITH FLAIR FOR CHANGE MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT

Are you passionate about strategy and change management? Are you an experienced project and stakeholder manager? Do you want to play a key role in driving the sustainability strategy forward in a drug development context? Do you have solid experience translating strategy into concrete, meaningful, and impactful initiatives, and do you thrive in co-creating and facilitating engaging dialogues with leadership teams? Then this is your chance to join and help shape our Sustainability agenda in Development! About the team The Sustainability team is anchored in the Development Sustainable Business area, together with Diversity & Inclusion and Executive Communications. You will be directly supporting the Head of Sustainability and Executive Assistant to our CVP, thus making up the Sustainability team, with your main stakeholders being across and outside of our EVP area. Development Sustainable Business is a small department, rich in collaborations and social activities, and we work closely together to analyse, strategize, and realise behavioural change across Development. We work organically in a cross-functional way and engage with people at all levels in the organisation. The position In this position, you will act as a project manager through conceptualization, execution, and evaluation, with a rich stakeholder landscape around you, to identify and design solutions for sustainability integration into product development and activities during clinical development phases. In addition, you will be a go-to person on Sustainability sparring in Development, keep up to date with latest research, best practice tools, frameworks, and approaches to drive ESG/Sustainability initiatives. You will also help secure a common understanding of environmental and social responsibility across Development by developing presentations, trainings and communication material. You will be responsible for

Executing on strategic priorities in the Sustainable Business aspiration for the Development EVP area

Planning, defining, and executing strategic projects to support leaders and employees in alignment with business priorities

The Sustainability team is responsible for driving the annual process of the Development Sustainability Roadmap with senior leadership teams and sustainability agents. You will also:

Update and drive this process to incorporate it into existing strategy processes and ensure key milestones are implemented and followed up on

Prospect to work directly with senior leadership teams and use your experience in change management when engaging stakeholders to build trusting, collaborative relationships.

Finally, you will support a cultural change across Development and drive the sustainability agenda forward. The position is new and taking shape from earlier temporary positions. By being proactive, creative, and hungry for more, you can shape the position and direction of the role with the team. We warmly welcome new ideas, ways of working, and innovative methods. You will directly report to and act as a close sparring partner to the EA and Head of Sustainability in Development, while working with stakeholders across Development and Novo Nordisk. Qualifications As the ideal candidate, you have…

A master’s degree

Strong project management skills with a proven track record

Strong pharmaceutical business understanding – 3-5 years working in international/corporate context

Ability to turn complex issues into simple solutions

Solid experience in presenting, communicating, persuading, and negotiating

Fluency in written and spoken English

General understanding and a keen interest in the sustainable business agenda alongwith excellent skills in MS Office tools (Powerpoint, Teams, and preferably a flair for Virtual Design) will be an added advantage. On a personal level, you are pro-active with a high drive and can-do attitude. You can work independently but also engage in collaborations as a strong team player. Your stakeholder management skills are great, and you take pride in delivering high quality strategic material at senior management level. You possess an innovative mindset and flexible attitude and are ready to work in an exciting environment close to the senior management in Development, where things happen at a fast pace and where priorities change on a frequent basis. Finally, you possess a good sense of humour and an open mind. About the area In Novo Nordisk, the Development EVP area is at the heart of the pharmaceutical value chain. We tie together the organisation, translating drug discoveries into medicines for people while at the same time working with the commercial organisation to bring new products to those who have unmet medical needs. Development Sustainable Business is - in close collaboration with other functional areas in Development – responsible for driving the social responsibility and environmental sustainability agenda across the Development area. We initiate impactful strategic projects, and anchor and support these projects correctly in the line of business. Our aim is to create future products that leave less of an impact on the environment and are available to all patients who need them. Both for the Development area, and also supporting the transformation for all of Novo Nordisk. Working in Novo Nordisk At Novo Nordisk, we do not wait for change. We drive it. We are 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. Should you wish to learn more about working at Novo Nordisk, here may be a good place for you to begin: https://www.novonordisk.com/careers/working-at-novo-nordisk.html Contact For more information, please contact the Head of the Sustainability team, EA & Sustainability Manager Sasha Tolstoy at +45 3079 2035 until 01 March, between 02-10 March, please reach out to Kenny Fredsted at +45 3075 2643. Deadline
10 March 2023. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We aim to close the recruitment process in March with ideal starting date no later than 01 May 2023. 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.