Global Diabetes Market Access Director — Launch Strategy

Novo Nordisk; Gladsaxe Kommune; On-site; DKK 932,000 - 1,370,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk seeks a Global Associate Market Access Director to lead global access launch readiness for key diabetes assets, shaping the payer value story and tools for regions and affiliates to secure patient access.

You will own the access strategy, drive cross-functional leadership across Market Access, HEOR, Pricing, and Payer Evidence, and engage markets to tailor global tools locally while supporting payer negotiations and trainings.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, economics, health economics or a related discipline.
• Minimum six years' experience in market access, value strategy, pricing, or health economics and outcomes research, ideally within the pharmaceutical industry or consultancy.
• Solid understanding of healthcare policy, HTA and reimbursement systems across key markets, paired with strong product and therapeutic area awareness.
• Proven ability to set direction, drive performance and lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong stakeholder management, ability to communicate with impact and influence senior stakeholders in complex matrix environments.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the global access strategy, including HTA, reimbursement, payer value story, launch readiness roadmap and key market prioritisation.
• Anticipate emerging payer trends, portfolio trade-offs and pricing-policy spill-over, and translate them into clear options and recommendations.
• Lead the cross-functional access team across Market Access, HEOR, Pricing and Payer Evidence, ensuring clear roles, coordinated execution and timely decisions across governance forums.
• Work with strategic markets and regions to pressure-test strategy, identify access barriers and submission requirements, and agree how global tools are adapted locally.
• Support affiliates with payer engagement, negotiation preparation and tailored value arguments, and run trainings and workshops on the payer value story and objection handling.
• Generate insights through payer research, advisory boards and engagement with healthcare professionals, payers and government officials.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Master’s degree in public health/economics/health economics

Job description

Novo Nordisk seeks a Global Associate Market Access Director to lead global access launch readiness for key diabetes assets, shaping the payer value story and tools for regions and affiliates to secure patient access.

You will own the access strategy, drive cross-functional leadership across Market Access, HEOR, Pricing, and Payer Evidence, and engage markets to tailor global tools locally while supporting payer negotiations and trainings.