Associate Director, Commercial Strategy & Launch Lead - Cardiovascular & Liver Disease

Commercial Strategy & Launch Lead – Cardiovascular & Liver Disease
Zurich

Are you ready to shape the commercial future of breakthrough cardiovascular and liver disease treatments — and help bring them to millions of patients across 194 countries? This is a rare chance to lead strategy and launch readiness at a pivotal moment for Novo Nordisk, as we move beyond diabetes and obesity into new therapy areas with the power to redefine our impact on serious chronic disease.

Your new role
As Commercial Strategy & Launch Lead, you will set the commercial direction for future cardiovascular and liver disease assets across International Operations. You will connect global brand strategy with regional and affiliate execution, ensuring we are ready to launch with clarity, capability and confidence.

Day-to-day, your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing commercial opportunities and defining IO-wide strategies for future cardiovascular and liver disease assets
• Partnering with Global teams to translate brand strategies into actionable regional and affiliate go-to-market plans
• Leading launch readiness for assets within 24 months of launch, ensuring cross-functional alignment and execution excellence
• Representing the IO perspective in global launch teams and strategic decision-making forums
• Identifying capability, resource and operating model needs to support successful launches across Regions and affiliates
• Developing investment plans, business cases, sales forecasts and organisational readiness recommendations for future assets
• Supporting Regions and affiliates in building winning local strategies and the capabilities to execute them

Your new department
As part of International Operations, you will join our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the world's population, more than 18,000 of us work passionately to serve 35 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition, we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk, and to improve health at scale across the globe.

Within IO, you will join the team responsible for shaping the commercial future of our cardiovascular and liver disease portfolio – a therapy space where unmet patient need is high and our ambition is even higher. You will work at the intersection of global strategy and local execution, helping Regions and affiliates prepare for launches that will define the next chapter of our growth.

Your skills & qualifications
We are looking for a strategic commercial leader who can turn ambiguity into clear recommendations and influence senior stakeholders with confidence. You are equally comfortable shaping big-picture strategy and driving the operational detail that makes launches succeed. You will bring with you:

• Min 5-7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (or top-tier pharma consultancy experience) with a strong track record in new product planning, portfolio strategy, launch readiness and market development – ideally in cardiovascular or liver specialty therapeutic areas
• Broad cross-functional exposure across several of the following: commercial evaluation, brand strategy, launch execution, market access, medical and regulatory collaboration, customer insights, value proposition development, commercial excellence, investment planning and matrix project leadership
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with proven experience building commercial forecasts, business cases and investment plans grounded in solid financial planning
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across global, regional and affiliate levels
• Exceptional stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to guide Regions and affiliates through influence – enabling them to develop and execute winning local strategies
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

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
There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Deadline

Please apply before Aug 9th, 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.