Senior Director - Pipeline and Portfolio Strategy, Cardiometabolic

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About the role

About The Department Our Marketing and Patient Solutions group creates and delivers human-centered experiences, where innovation meets customer-centricity, driving the ultimate experience for our patients. Our focus extends beyond transactions to craft experiences as one fully integrated, aligned and connected organization that puts empathy at the center, powered by insight and foresight. We develop an end-to-end approach to strategy, focusing on every touchpoint that impacts our customers. We leverage data and insights to inform our decision-making processes, ensuring that our strategies are rooted in a deep understanding of customer needs and behaviors. Our 'test and learn’ mindset and approach enables us to iterate rapidly and refine our strategies based on real-world results. We are building an intentional team culture that is made up of diverse skillsets, united by the shared belief that reinvention and learning is what fuels continuous growth. Do you get excited about exploring the unknown? Does the idea of driving value through human-centered design pull you in? Are you ready to experiment with us?

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Responsibilities

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• list. List items: - The Senior Director, Marketing for Pipeline Products and Portfolio Strategy will be at the forefront of shaping the future of the Novo Nordisk cardiometabolic portfolio & pipeline by owning the commercial strategy for pharmaceutical assets in development within the US Marketing & Patient Solutions (MPS) organization. This is a high-impact, highly visible leadership role that sits at the critical intersection of commercial strategy, pipeline development and portfolio strategy. - Developing commercialization strategies to maximize the value of pipeline assets and the portfolio as well as providing strategic input into clinical trial strategy and regulatory development. - With a holistic overview across the pipeline portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market unmet needs, to ensure the voice of the U.S. commercial organization is integrated into product development decisions. - As a player-coach, leading a team and contributing as a subject matter expert in commercial strategy development. - Playing a defining role in shaping Novo Nordisk's Cardiometabolics pipeline by influencing which products advance, how clinical trials are designed and how new products are positioned for successful U.S. market entry and long-term commercial success. - Focusing on a time horizon of approximately L-24 months from commercialization (or commitment to phase 3 trials) and enabling seamless transition to pre-launch teams. - Reporting to the Associate Vice President (AVP) of Commercial Portfolio and Pipeline Strategy; collaborating with cross-functional teams and leading a team of pipeline strategy marketers. - Leading the development of comprehensive U.S. commercial strategies for pipeline products across the Cardiometabolics portfolio, defining "where to play," and "how to win," for each asset, by driving competitive strategy and market positioning; co-creating the full lifecycle plan for each asset. - Driving a unified U.S. commercial perspective for each asset, aligning to Therapeutic Area Strategies (TAS) while reflecting the unique needs and dynamics of the U.S. market; considering strategic implications across the portfolio, considering in-market brands, pipeline assets and competition. - Leading and aligning cross-functional partners, ensuring all functional inputs included in asset strategy; driving accountability across functions including Market Access, Health Economics, Medical Affairs, Sales, Brand/Promotional Marketing and Insights and Analytics. - Identifying and proactively addressing gaps, risks and opportunities; providing actionable commercial insights that inform Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trial designs and investment decisions; providing strategic input ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and commercialization goals. - Evaluating and sizing commercial opportunities for pipeline assets, including revenue potential, market sizing, patient segmentation and competitive positioning. - Leading the development and maintenance of strategic portfolio plays, to optimize value creation and enable profitable growth across NNI; advising annual planning for early products and providing pipeline and portfolio prioritization recommendations that aim to maximize potential revenue and meet business goals; identifying potential risks and challenges in the development and commercialization process, developing mitigation strategies to address them. - Monitoring industry trends and competitive landscape changes to anticipate potential impacts on pipeline assets and adjust strategies accordingly. - Driving a unified U.S. commercial perspective for the portfolio plan, which supports achievement of corporate strategy and TAS ambitions; considering strategic implications and enabling investment recommendations. - Shaping marketplace strategy well ahead of launch, identifying opportunities to influence the competitive landscape, payer environment and prescriber behaviour; overseeing the early execution of the commercial strategy (e.g., market development activities). - Providing commercial evaluation support for external business development assessments within the Cardiometabolics space. - Developing and presenting rigorous commercial assessments and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders; collaborating with the Financial Valuations & Forecasting team to develop robust financial models and commercial forecasts in support of pipeline asset development and portfolio prioritization decisions. - Identifying emerging trends, disruptive technologies and potential market shifts that may impact the company's pipeline and portfolio decisions; developing strategic initiatives and investment priorities to position the company for long-term success and sustainable growth in the evolving healthcare landscape. - Shaping and leveraging market research, analytics, competitive intelligence and health economic insights to support commercial strategy development and decision-making; ensuring the team delivers high-quality, insight-driven analysis to guide strategic choices. - Making recommendations regarding all asset transitions and the timeline; supporting the transition to internal therapeutic area stakeholders to ensure operationalization of the commercialization of new assets and maximization of US entry in those new therapeutic areas; bridging strategic planning from early development to therapeutic area; responsible for smooth transition into TA commercial teams. - Setting and communicating clear individualized role expectations for each direct report based on position, skills, talents and objectives; ensuring that reporting personnel have strengths-based individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business; providing regular coaching of reports that prioritizes appropriate challenging, development, feedback, regular recognition and support; managing the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures and Novo Nordisk Way. - Approximately 20-30% overnight travel. 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  Qualifications

  list. We need to include bullet list: - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred - 15+ years of experience, including 10+ years of progressive marketing and/or commercial strategy experience in the pharmaceutical industry - Demonstrated history in early commercialization strategy or related roles within the pharmaceutical industry - 5+ years People management and team leadership experience required, with a proven track record of development and coaching, inspiring, motivating and retaining talent - Experience supporting business development evaluations, including in-licensing or M&A assessments preferred - Experience working in a global/matrix organization, including collaboration with global headquarters teams preferred - Demonstrated success in product marketing / brand management, early commercial planning and product launches, including P&L ownership/management, prioritizing pipeline assets and managing products - Strong knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, including competitive market dynamics and trends, especially within diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular, liver and kidney diseases preferred - Strategic mindset and problem-solving skills with ability to develop and execute innovative pipeline strategies aligned with NNI objectives and market opportunities - Strong understanding of clinical trial strategy, regulatory requirements and market access considerations - Experience with local and global operations within life sciences preferred - Strategic Planning, Execution and follow-through skills required; Experience with market research and commercial analytics methodologies - Proficiency in financial analysis (commercial forecasting, business cases and investment decision support), budget management and resource allocation to pipeline and early product strategy decisions and maximize ROI across the pipeline portfolio - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence senior leaders and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization - Embodies leadership behaviours, including authenticity, servant leadership, will, empathy, decisiveness and driving focus and simplicity Now

  Skills

  maybe we can extract some skills not already in Qualifications. But many overlap. To avoid duplication, we could still list skills like: - Strategic mindset and problem-solving - Clinical trial strategy understanding - Market research and commercial analytics - Financial analysis (commercial forecasting, business cases, investment decision support) - Communication and stakeholder management - Leadership behaviors (authenticity, servant leadership,