Global Head of Portfolio Strategy & Access

Novo Nordisk A/S; København; Remote; DKK 2,000,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S in Søborg, Denmark, seeks a senior leader to shape portfolio strategy, insights and access, guiding investments across therapy areas with a global scope.

You will translate market, payer and competitor insights into recommendations for Executive Management, balancing patient impact with financial value.

The role leads a large, cross-functional team and requires an advanced degree and 15–20+ years in strategy or portfolio management, with senior-level communication skills.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MBA/MSc/PhD/PharmD/MD or Economics/Public Health) or equivalent.
• 15-20+ years in strategy, consulting, pharmaceuticals, market access, forecasting, commercial excellence or portfolio management.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership and governance boards, with strong executive-ready storytelling for decision forums.
• Proven people leadership and stakeholder management experience, including leading large, diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Strong strategic, commercial and analytical capabilities - you are data-driven and able to make decisions under uncertainty.
• A proven ability to balance patient impact, access considerations and financial outcomes.
• The confidence to challenge and influence C-suite and SVP-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive long-term portfolio strategies across therapy areas, assessing pipeline, lifecycle management and business development opportunities.
• Lead strategic evaluations of portfolio investments and prioritisation and bring clear recommendations to Executive Management and governance committees.
• Translate market, customer insights into actionable direction, supported by ongoing competitive intelligence and horizon scanning.
• Shape long-range forecast assumptions, scenario planning and business cases for pipeline assets, launches and strategic investments.
• Integrate payer, reimbursement and HTA considerations into portfolio decisions and ensure access strategies are reflected in development and commercialization plans.
• Raise the quality and speed of decision support by improving scenario planning methods and shared decision frameworks.
• Provide strategic leadership across NPP, Early Pipeline & Exploratory, shaping the future portfolio with R&D and other key functions.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Executive storytelling

Data-driven decision making

Influence C-suite

Education

MBA / MSc / PhD / PharmD / MD or Economics/Public Health degree

Job description

Novo Nordisk A/S in Søborg, Denmark, seeks a senior leader to shape portfolio strategy, insights and access, guiding investments across therapy areas with a global scope.

You will translate market, payer and competitor insights into recommendations for Executive Management, balancing patient impact with financial value.

The role leads a large, cross-functional team and requires an advanced degree and 15–20+ years in strategy or portfolio management, with senior-level communication skills.