Director, Global Launch & Commercial Excellence Rare Disease

Ready to lead game-changing launches in rare diseases?

At Novo Nordisk, you’ll drive global strategy, power commercial insights, and shape the future of care—turning bold ambition into real impact.

The Position

This position will give you the opportunity to lead the cross-functional launch process from start to finish, contribute to business strategy within the Rare Endocrine therapy area, and steer commercial analytics across Rare Diseases. You will work closely with global teams, strengthen cross-country collaboration, and drive data-driven insights to build a competitive advantage within the global focus markets. This is your chance to shape the future of patient care in an innovative and dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Global Launch Leadership for somapacitan: Lead the full launch planning process, from pre-launch framework development to post-launch execution, ensuring alignment and readiness across functions.
• Commercial Effectiveness & Resource Management: Drive commercial success by overseeing resource allocation, sales forecasting, and KPIs for Growth Hormone Therapy (GHT), while optimizing field force effectiveness and commercial operations.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Lead the cross-functional Launch and Execution Group (CLG) for GHT, ensuring alignment on launch strategies, sequencing, and organizational readiness for market entry.
• Strategic Analytics Leadership: Lead the Rare Disease (RareD) Commercial Analytics function, with the support from our colleagues in Global Business Services (GBS), ensuring the successful implementation of data-driven strategies and driving adoption of insights across the organization.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Manage relationships with strategic partners, vendors, and internal stakeholders, while advancing the integration of new data sources to continuously improve analytics capabilities and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in business, pharma, consulting, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in commercial, launch, commercial excellence (CE), or analytical roles.
• Prior experience with indirect leadership and Global Business Services (GBS) is a plus.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in additional languages is an advantage.
• Strong ability to collaborate and drive change across departments, engaging stakeholders from HQ, NOA, IO, regions, and key affiliates.
• Independent, proactive, and results-driven with a focus on continuous improvement and simplification opportunities.
• Intellectual curiosity with the ability to think creatively and take initiative to solve complex problems.
• Accountable and capable of delivering high-quality results while meeting deadlines.

About the Department 

Rare Disease, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the global head office of the rare disease arm of Novo Nordisk. We are focused on improving the lives of people with serious chronic rare diseases. Patients are at the centre of everything we do. Our vision is to be a leader in rare blood disorders and rare endocrine disorders. We live the Novo Nordisk Way and draw on the company’s rich heritage. Our working environment is entrepreneurial and fast-paced, and we are an ambitious team that values curiosity and generosity. If this spirit is appealing to you, then we may be the right place for you.

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 60,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact 

If you believe you are qualified, and are willing to take the challenge, please send your motivation letter, CV and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool.

Deadline 

Please submit your application via our online application tool by 6 June 2025.

Please click on 'apply now' to submit your resume and motivational letter in English. Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line manager before applying.

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

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.