Associate Director, AI Strategy

Novo Nordisk A/S; Denmark; Remote; DKK 932,000 - 1,370,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk is seeking an Associate Director, AI Strategy, to define and drive the AI strategy for Product & Portfolio Strategy across the organisation. You will translate priorities into a focused AI agenda, shaping opportunities and directing investment for business value.

The role works with senior leaders in a global matrix, emphasising governance, value realisation, and credible engagement with data, AI, and technical teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field and substantial experience.
• 8+ years in strategy, transformation, digital, AI or related roles with cross-functional responsibility.
• Experience defining strategy and roadmaps, building business cases, prioritising portfolios and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the P&PS AI strategy and multi-horizon roadmap.
• Shape the AI operating model, governance, and portfolio management processes.
• Lead governance for AI portfolio including investment recommendations and scaling decisions.
• Partner with Data Governance and Enterprise AI on data strategy and tech dependencies.
• Drive value-realisation from business-case development to portfolio reviews.
• Coordinate with global leadership across P&PS, R&D, US and International Ops.

Skills

AI fluency

Strategy development

Portfolio management

Influencing without authority

Executive communications

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Job description

Your impact begins here

Novo Nordisk has set the ambition to become the world’s most AI-driven healthcare company. P&PS is accelerating its AI agenda in support of that ambition.

As Associate Director, AI Strategy, you will define and drive the AI strategy for Product & Portfolio Strategy (P&PS) at Novo Nordisk. You will translate P&PS priorities and Enterprise AI direction into a focused AI agenda—shaping which opportunities to prioritise and where to direct investment for greatest business value.

Your work will connect AI ambition with disciplined execution—helping P&PS strengthen long-term portfolio competitiveness, sharpen global strategies and enable successful launches.

What you'll bring

• A Master's degree in Business Administration, Strategy, Digital, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and substantial relevant experience may be considered.
• 8+ years of experience in strategy, transformation, digital, AI, commercial innovation, management consulting or related roles, including material responsibility for complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience defining strategy and roadmaps, building investment cases, prioritising portfolios and translating emerging technology into measurable business outcomes.
• Experience operating with senior leaders in a global matrix organisation and influencing without direct authority across business, technology, risk and functional stakeholders.
• Strong AI fluency, including generative AI, agentic AI and responsible AI, as well as the capability, operating model and change considerations required to scale AI. You will not be expected to code or own engineering delivery but must be able to engage credibly with Enterprise AI and technical teams.

Useful

• Experience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare or another regulated industry.
• Experience connecting functional AI strategy to enterprise direction.
• Familiarity with AI portfolio, value-realisation and responsible-AI governance practices.

What you'll do

You will be responsible for the P&PS AI strategy and portfolio, ensuring initiatives are coherent, scalable and positioned to deliver real business value — without owning individual solution design or technical delivery.

• Define and continuously evolve the P&PS AI strategy, strategic themes and multi-horizon roadmap based on business priorities, external developments and enterprise direction.
• Shape the P&PS AI operating model, including the intake, assessment and governance processes that enable transparent and disciplined portfolio management.
• Shape and govern the AI portfolio — including prioritisation criteria, investment recommendations, sequencing and scale/stop decisions — and prepare decision-ready recommendations for senior governance forums.
• Partner with Data Governance and Enterprise AI to ensure P&PS data strategy, data readiness, enterprise standards and technical dependencies are factored into portfolio decisions.
• Establish a disciplined value-realisation approach, from business-case development and success measures through portfolio performance reviews, challenging underperforming initiatives and recommending corrective action.
• Drive strategic alignment across P&PS, R&D, US and International Operations and Enterprise AI, connecting priorities, capabilities and dependencies to support a coherent AI direction across the organisation
• Lead executive communications and adoption strategy, building senior stakeholder commitment and AI literacy across P&PS.
• Shape strategic engagement with external partners and internal experts, using external insight to strengthen P&PS choices.

Who you'll work with

You will join the Data, Analytics & AI Strategy team within Product & Portfolio Strategy, reporting to the Director of Data and AI Strategy.

Your key partners in P&PS will span, Portfolio Strategy Insights and Access, Business Development, Global Medical Affairs and Commercial Units You will also work across R&D, US and International Operations and Enterprise AI. Externally, you will engage strategic technology, data and consulting partners and relevant industry forums.

The role is global in scope. You will operate with substantial independence within agreed strategic direction and governance, bringing different perspectives together to move AI priorities from strategy to sustained business change.

What you can expect here

This is an opportunity to shape how P&PS turns AI ambition into sustained business value. You will work with senior leaders across the global organisation, helping set the strategic direction, portfolio priorities and governance model for an area of increasing strategic importance across P&PS. The role offers real autonomy, high visibility and the opportunity to influence how Novo Nordisk prioritises and applies AI to strengthen its long-term portfolio and launch ambitions. The pace is high, the complexity is real and the work is driven by curiosity, collaboration and a shared ambition to win together.

For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 931,700 DKK to 1,369,700 DKK corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate's skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits

The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.