Policy Partnerships Lead - Cardiovascular Health

Do you have a track record in developing, shaping, and reforming health policy? Are you passionate about navigating complex issues and stakeholder landscapes? Are you motivated by improving the lives of people living with chronic diseases? 

Then you might be our new Policy Partnerships Lead for Cardiovascular Health. Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!

The position
The Policy Partnerships Lead for Cardiovascular Health will play a crucial role in shaping and advancing Novo Nordisk's public affairs strategy and objectives related to cardiovascular health. This position involves developing and managing strategic partnerships with key external stakeholders, including medical societies, academia, patient organizations, policymakers, and other relevant entities, to drive advocacy and ensure policies that improve cardiovascular health outcomes.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and develop the established relationships, partnerships and alliances between Novo Nordisk and key external stakeholders within the cardiovascular health community that are focusing on driving policy change on EU and international level. 
• Explore new potential partnering opportunities to drive advocacy and political priotisation of cardiovascular health.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams internally in Novo Nordisk to align public affairs activities with broader organizational objectives e.g. across obesity, diabetes, liver disease etc.
• Gathering external insights and trends through engagements and translating this into strategic recommendations to the public affairs team, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership.
• Represent Novo Nordisk in relevant industry forums, conferences, and meetings to promote cardiovascular health policy initiatives in line with the interest of Novo Nordisk.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, reports, and other communication materials to support advocacy efforts.
• Driving and leading execution of events in collaboration with external partners at prioritised and relevant platforms such as World Health Assembly, World Economic Forum, World Heart Summit etc.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, the ideal person will possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree in public health, political science or a related field. Other key experiences and skills required are as follows:

• Proven experience in public affairs, policy advocacy, or a related field, preferably within the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience working with organisations in multi-stakeholder coalitions, alliances, or partnerships in a policy setting.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of global health policy frameworks and regulatory environments with an understanding of cardiovascular health policy and the broader healthcare landscape is beneficial.
• Professional fluency in both written and verbal English is essential, and fluency in multiple languages is advantageous.

An ideal candidate like yourself possesses outstanding communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, enabling you to engage effectively with various stakeholders. Your ability to cultivate and sustain relationships with a diverse range of partners is complemented by adept analytical and strategic thinking abilities. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, excelling both independently and as part of a team.

About the department
Global Public Affairs and Patient Relations (GPAPR) is part of the Global Public Affairs and Sustainability area in Novo Nordisk. We aspire to be a proactive and solutions-oriented partner to patients and policymakers in the joint ambition of raising the standards of care in our therapy areas, to help solve society’s fundamental challenges.

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
For more information, you can reach out to the Global Head of Policy for Cardiovascular, Victoria Breck at [email protected] 

Deadline
1 January 2025

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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.