Public Affairs Manager

1 month ago

North Sydney, Australia Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Full time

Are you a dynamic professional with a track record of building strong relationships and networks in public affairs? Do you have the ability to lead and implement cross-functional strategies and projects? Are you ready to leverage your knowledge of the Australian Health System and drive change in the healthcare sector with Novo Nordisk? Then you might be our new Public Affairs Manager. Apply now
 

About the department
Novo Nordisk (NN) is a global healthcare company with 100 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders, rare diseases, and other serious chronic diseases. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs over 55,000 people globally and markets its products in more than 170 countries.

As part of a globally successful pharmaceutical business, Novo Nordisk Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) is a high-growth affiliate with an exciting growth trajectory and pipeline in new products and therapy areas in the coming years. We proudly live our purpose of improving the lives of patients within the therapy areas our products treat and put both patients and people firmly in the centre of everything we do.

The position
This role will be an integral member of our Public Affairs and Communications team and together with the Novo Nordisk Oceania cross functional business units will lead the day-to-day responsibilities of planning and executing our engagement with public affairs and advocacy stakeholders to help improve the lives of people living with chronic disease through shaping Federal and State healthcare policy. 

The key responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

  • In close collaboration with the Novo Nordisk business units, develop and implement the public affairs strategy for the disease areas we work in ensuring long-term, credible relationships with public affairs and advocacy stakeholders.
  • In partnership with external stakeholders develop and implement joint advocacy initiatives (with clear KPIs) to help improve the lives of people living with chronic disease and ensure chronic diseases are prioritized by our health system.
  • In collaboration with patient organizations provide platforms to improve the lives of people living with chronic disease. Assesses gaps and opportunities for the involvement of Novo Nordisk in policy and decision-making processes. Ensure all activities comply with relevant laws, codes and the Novo Nordisk Business Ethics framework.
  • Maintain ongoing stakeholder mapping and prioritization for the disease areas we contribute to identifying gaps and opportunities where Novo Nordisk can drive and lead change. Monitor the external health and policy environment relevant to the disease areas we operate in to generate public affairs analyses and insights for the relevant business units. Managing assigned budgets including active efforts to secure funding for initiatives. 
  • Assist the Communications team in delivering the Oceania communications strategy as required and actively share best practices and participate in our APAC and global public affairs and patient relations networks. 

Qualifications

  • A university degree preferably in health, business, science or public health/policy related area.
  • Experience planning and executing public affairs strategies in pharmaceutical/health care from consultancy or industry and with a good understanding of the Australian health system. 
  • Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with external stakeholders such as Government, trade associations, policy groups and patient organizations. Strong social skills and ability to enable effective relationships locally, across a global organization and with external agencies and partners.
  • Business acumen, ability to work collaboratively on project execution with a variety of internal/external stakeholders and has excellent project management and communication skills. 
  • Must either be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or have a current residency Visa to live and work in AU/NZ.

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 cover 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
Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions). 

Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
 

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.

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