Senior Business Operations & Strategy Leader

Novo Nordisk A/S; Søborg; Remote; DKK 743,000 - 1,092,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking a Senior Business Operations Manager to partner with Global Medical Affairs leadership, own the budget process and drive strategic projects across therapy areas. You will turn ambiguity into decisions and enable senior leaders to allocate resources where it matters most.

You’ll work in a global, fast-paced environment with minimal travel, steering governance, analyses and executive communications to support strategy and performance.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of relevant experience leading complex, cross-functional strategic projects and owning process improvement in a complex organisation.
• Experience leading financial planning and budget processes, challenging financial assumptions and aligning Finance and senior stakeholders around priorities and decisions.
• A proven ability to frame ambiguous problems, influence senior leaders, guide contributors and turn analysis into decisions.
• Excellent executive communication, strategic judgement and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence without authority and sustain alignment across senior stakeholder groups.
• Cultural awareness and adaptability, and a collaborative way of coaching colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Advise the head of your assigned GMA area on the annual strategy process and its translation into budget priorities, framing trade-offs and challenging assumptions, dependencies and options.
• Co-own the budget process area with a team colleague, setting direction for templates, guidance and best practice, and leading adoption across GMA.
• Lead highly complex and ambiguous strategic projects: frame the problem, define scope and governance, set milestones and risk responses, and deliver on time, within budget and to the required quality.
• Strengthen governance by clarifying decisions, accountability and follow-up across interdependent work.
• Turn evidence into concise, data-driven recommendations, and prepare analyses, memos and presentations that shape GMA Leadership Team decisions.
• Share what you learn, improve common team methods and mentor colleagues, so the team stays resilient and consistent.
• You will join GMA Business Operations in Product & Portfolio Strategy, collaborating with cross-functional teams to guide Novo portfolio strategy.

Education

Master’s degree in business, finance, sciences, engineering or a similar field

Job description

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking a Senior Business Operations Manager to partner with Global Medical Affairs leadership, own the budget process and drive strategic projects across therapy areas. You will turn ambiguity into decisions and enable senior leaders to allocate resources where it matters most.

You’ll work in a global, fast-paced environment with minimal travel, steering governance, analyses and executive communications to support strategy and performance.