SVP Personal Assistant

Novo Nordisk; Gladsaxe Kommune; On-site; DKK 570,000 - 838,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Free choice account

Holiday allowance

Job summary

Novo Nordisk, based at our Bagsværd headquarters, seeks an experienced Personal Assistant to be the trusted right hand to the SVP and leadership team. You will operate with autonomy, discretion and initiative, supporting complex executive, organisational and cross-functional activities while mentoring newer colleagues.

Your day-to-day includes confidential calendar management, travel, representing the SVP, coordinating cross-functional activities, onboarding new hires, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in administrative support roles.
• Ability to work independently, optimise processes and mentor colleagues.
• Experience with IT systems, SharePoint site management and onboarding processes is highly desirable
• A structured, organised and efficient way of working, combined with a service-minded, flexible and solution-oriented mindset
• Discretion and loyalty in handling confidential information, and a professional, proactive and change-ready approach
• Role model behaviour aligned with the Novo Nordisk Way, and fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Providing proactive, confidential and highly independent administrative support to the SVP and SVP leadership team, including complex calendar management and travel coordination
• Acting as ambassador and trusted representative for the SVP and the SVP area, and communicating on behalf of the SVP to progress collaboration
• Coordinating SVP- level cross-functional activities, meetings, events and seminars across the area
• Collaborating with stakeholders on annual processes such as budgets, investments and HR cycles
• Acting as proxy/delegate in relevant IT systems and owning department/area SharePoint sites
• Facilitating onboarding of new employees, ensuring a smooth integration and administrative setup
• Driving continuous improvement of administrative processes and ways of working, and providing informal leadership through mentoring, coaching and capability building for less experienced colleagues.

Skills

Administrative support

Independent work

Mentoring

SharePoint

Onboarding

Process improvement

Discretion

English fluency

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

Bagsværd, Denmark

Are you an experienced Personal Assistant who thrives on being the trusted right hand to senior leadership? Do you want to bring your organisational excellence to a role where your judgement, discretion and initiative genuinely shape how a leadership team operates?

People & Organisation & Corporate Affairs

Bagsværd, Denmark

Are you an experienced Personal Assistant who thrives on being the trusted right hand to senior leadership? Do you want to bring your organisational excellence to a role where your judgement, discretion and initiative genuinely shape how a leadership team operates?

Your new role

As SVP Personal Assistant, you will act as a trusted and highly independent administrative partner to the SVP and the SVP leadership team. You will operate with significant autonomy and judgement, supporting complex executive, organisational, and cross-functional activities, while exercising informal leadership across the administrative community.

Your Day-to-day Responsibilities Will Include

• Providing proactive, confidential and highly independent administrative support to the SVP and SVP leadership team, including complex calendar management and travel coordination
• Acting as ambassador and trusted representative for the SVP and the SVP area, and communicating on behalf of the SVP to progress collaboration
• Coordinating SVP- level cross-functional activities, meetings, events and seminars across the area
• Collaborating with stakeholders on annual processes such as budgets, investments and HR cycles
• Acting as proxy/delegate in relevant IT systems and owning department/area SharePoint sites
• Facilitating onboarding of new employees, ensuring a smooth integration and administrative setup
• Driving continuous improvement of administrative processes and ways of working, and providing informal leadership through mentoring, coaching and capability building for less experienced colleagues.

Your new department

Global Corporate Affairs is Novo Nordisk's integrated communications and public affairs organisation, bringing together around 150 colleagues primarily based at our headquarters in Bagsværd. As integrators, interpreters and storytellers, we strengthen and protect Novo Nordisk's reputation, help shape our external environment, and ensure a clear and consistent enterprise narrative across our internal and external engagements. We connect business priorities with stakeholder expectations to help enable long-term success for Novo Nordisk and the patients we serve.

You will be based at our headquarters in Denmark, working closely with the SVP, the SVP leadership team, the SVP Executive Assistant, the SVP admin team and the wider POCA PA community. This is a role where trust, discretion and collaboration are at the heart of everything you do, and where you will have a genuine platform to shape how administrative excellence is delivered across the SVP area.

Your Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for an experienced and highly independent Personal Assistant who takes pride in enabling senior leaders to perform at their best. To succeed in this role, you likely bring:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in administrative support roles, including complex calendar management, travel coordination and cross-functional collaboration
• Proven ability to work independently, optimise processes and mentor colleagues, with demonstrated indirect leadership skills
• Experience with IT systems, SharePoint site management and onboarding processes is highly desirable
• A structured, organised and efficient way of working, combined with a service-minded, flexible and solution-oriented mindset
• Discretion and loyalty in handling confidential information, and a professional, proactive and change-ready approach
• Role model behaviour aligned with the Novo Nordisk Way, and fluency in English.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What We Offer

At Novo Nordisk, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.

Salary and Benefits:

The Annual Base Salary ranges from 570,200.00 to 838,100.00 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.

A competitive benefits package is offered, including a pension scheme (currently 13% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution) in accordance with the applicable Collective Agreement for Salaried Employees (Industriens Funktionæroverenskomst or "IFO").

Benefits package also includes a free choice account of currently 10% and 4% holiday allowance.

Deadline

August 17th 2026.

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

At Novo Nordisk, we’re not chasing quick fixes - we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.