Director Real World Evidence

Passionate about driving impact through data?

Join us as Director, Real-World Evidence, where you’ll lead the development and delivery of strategically aligned RWE across global markets!

In this high-impact role, you’ll support regional and local teams, help operationalize the RWE strategy, lead key studies, and bring innovative approaches to evidence generation.

Collaborate across a global matrix and ensure the insights you generate drive differentiation and action.

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The position

In this key role, you will drive the design, execution, and communication of impactful RWE studies that support product differentiation, market access, and stakeholder engagement.

You will act as a strategic partner to regional and local teams, guide the operationalization of RWE strategy, and champion innovative approaches to evidence generation. Collaborating across Medical, Market Access, and Commercial functions, you will play a critical role in shaping the value narrative of our therapies on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and execution of RWE studies across IO to generate evidence that supports product differentiation, access, and value demonstration.

• Drive innovative RWE approaches through novel partnerships, advanced protocol design, and strategic use of real-world data.

• Act as a strategic advisor to regional and local teams, providing guidance on study design, methodology, and operational execution.

• Oversee the selection and delivery of high-priority RWE studies from the IO office, ensuring strategic alignment and scientific impact.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including Medical, Marketing, and Market Access—and ensure alignment with global and US (NNI) RWE strategies.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD, or PharmD) in a relevant field such as Epidemiology, Public Health, biostatistics, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Medical Affairs and significant number of years with responsibility for Real World Evidence (RWE), HEOR, or similar within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.

• Demonstrated experience in relevant therapeutic areas within the cardiometabolic space and innovative products within that field.

• Excellent English writing abilities and track record of publications in English peer-reviewed journals

• Expertise in clinical and statistical validation of endpoints, statistical modelling, time-to-event analysis, comparative effectiveness etc.

• Experience in establishing relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs).

• Preferably with experience in generating HTA- and regulatory-grade evidence.

About the department

As a key driver of Novo Nordisk’s future growth, International Operations (IO) is the largest operational unit in Novo Nordisk and covers more than 190 countries and 95% of the world’s population. Around 430 million people are living with diabetes in these countries and an estimated 570 million live with obesity. We serve 25 million people each day living with chronic diseases. Novo Nordisk International Operations, Strategic Operations, is head quartered in Zürich, Switzerland

At Novo Nordisk, we aim to hire the best talent and support their development by acting as a Talent Incubator. To ensure the development of our high potential talents at Novo Nordisk, the IO-SO Office in Zurich serves as a Talent Hub which offers employees the opportunity to gain exposure to and experience in the strategic office and establish their international network, before moving on to positions in global, the regions and markets where they can share their expertise and make space for future talents to have an opportunity to experience rotations. For a position like this, international mobility within a time horizon of three years is a requirement.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

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 27 June 2025

Please note that we are reviewing applications on ongoing basis, therefore the position will be filled as soon as the successful candidate has been found. 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.