Global Portfolio Strategy & Insights Leader

Novo Nordisk; Gladsaxe Kommune; On-site; DKK 1,345,000 - 2,242,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk seeks a Senior Leader to head Portfolio Strategy, Insights & Access (PSIA) within Product & Portfolio Strategy. Based in Copenhagen with global scope, you will shape where Novo invests across its portfolio and translate market, patient and access insights into clear recommendations for Executive Management.

You will lead a large, diverse team, balance patient impact with access feasibility and financial value, and influence C-suite and SVP stakeholders to drive strategic decisions

Qualifications

• 15–20+ years of experience 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, such as the Portfolio Committee.
• Translate market, customer (healthcare professionals, patients and consumers), competitor and healthcare system 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 to support resource allocation.
• Integrate payer, reimbursement and health technology assessment (HTA) considerations into portfolio decisions and make sure access strategies are reflected in development and commercialisation plans.
• Raise the quality and speed of decision support by improving scenario planning methods, competitive assessment approaches and shared decision frameworks.
• Provide strategic leadership across NPP, Early Pipeline & Exploratory, helping shape the future portfolio and translate early opportunities into clear strategic choices. You will work closely with R&D and other key functions to bring patient, market and commercial perspectives into early asset and indication strategies, while driving senior-level alignment on portfolio priorities and investment decisions.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive storytelling

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA, MSc, PhD, PharmD or MD or related advanced degree

Job description

Novo Nordisk seeks a Senior Leader to head Portfolio Strategy, Insights & Access (PSIA) within Product & Portfolio Strategy. Based in Copenhagen with global scope, you will shape where Novo invests across its portfolio and translate market, patient and access insights into clear recommendations for Executive Management.

You will lead a large, diverse team, balance patient impact with access feasibility and financial value, and influence C-suite and SVP stakeholders to drive strategic decisions