Senior Manager - Strategic Partnerships, Consumer & Patient Engagement

About the Department The Finance & Operations department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making and drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. It works closely across the organization to guide enterprise‑wide resource allocations, investment choices, core operations and develop insights that drive growth and operational excellence. The team regulates accounting, upholds workplace safety, manages the supply chain, supports technological and data innovation, maintains facilities, and ensures the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. The Position The Senior Manager – Strategic Partnerships, Consumer & Patient Engagement identifies, structures, and scales high‑impact partnerships to advance Novo Nordisk's digital innovation and consumer engagement strategy. The role intersects business development, digital health, and consumer experience, owning key partnerships end‑to‑end and connecting strategic priorities with external opportunities. Relationships The role collaborates across the enterprise and provides a holistic perspective on digital transformation, integrating opportunities across the healthcare ecosystem. Primary internal stakeholders include senior leaders from Marketing/Commercial, MAPA, legal & compliance, and IT, in addition to external ecosystem players. Essential Functions Partnership sourcing & opportunity development: Collaborate with business units to identify priorities and needs. Proactively identify and evaluate new partnership opportunities across digital health, consumer platforms, and healthcare ecosystems. Translate business needs into partnership theses and opportunity areas. Conduct market scans and landscape assessments to identify high‑potential partners. Develop clear value propositions and strategic rationale for partnerships. Attend and represent Novo Nordisk in tech and health tech events and conferences. Deal structuring & execution: Lead end‑to‑end partnership execution, including outreach, opportunity shaping, solution design, commercial structuring, negotiation, and contracting with legal/compliance. Build business cases, success metrics, and financial models. Ensure partnerships are structured for scalability and long‑term value. Partnership management & growth: Serve as primary relationship owner for key external partners. Drive ongoing performance, optimization, and expansion of partnerships. Identify opportunities to scale, extend, or evolve partnerships over time. Ensure alignment between partner activities and internal business priorities. Cross‑functional leadership: Lead cross‑functional teams across marketing, medical, digital & IT, legal, and market access. Align stakeholders around partnership goals, timelines, and success metrics. Navigate ambiguity and resolve blockers to ensure successful execution. Act as central point of coordination across multiple initiatives. Digital health & consumer innovation: Contribute to innovative partnership models, including direct‑to‑consumer engagement, digital therapeutics, companion solutions, and API‑enabled platform integrations. Support piloting and scaling of new partnership‑driven solutions. Strategic contribution & internal influence: Provide input into broader partnership and digital innovation strategy. Bring external insights on consumer behavior, digital trends, and emerging technologies into internal decision‑making. Influence prioritization of partnership opportunities and investments. Act as a thought partner to internal stakeholders and leadership. Physical Requirements 20-30% overnight travel, including limited international travel. Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred. Degree in Business, Innovation, Engineering, Product Development, or a relevant specialty. Experience: Minimum 7 years in strategic partnerships, corporate business development, digital health strategy, or similar. Experience working in venture capital and/or growth‑stage start‑ups is a plus. Strong commercial and negotiation skills. Track record in strategic partnerships and eight‑figure value creation. Previous responsibility for partnership performance metrics and budget. Ability to operate independently and manage ambiguity. Strategic thinking with strong execution orientation. Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills. Understanding of digital health and/or consumer engagement ecosystems. Compensation and Benefits The base compensation range for this position is $120,300 to $222,600, determined by a number of factors. The role is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance. Novo Nordisk offers long‑term incentive compensation and/or company vehicles depending on position level or other company factors. Employees may participate in benefit programs including medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; an employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and auto/home insurance. Time off is provided pursuant to sick time, flexible vacation, and parental leave policies. EEO Statement We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all applicants. Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. 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