Job Description

Team : Access & Forecasting, Product & Portfolio Strategy

Location :Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS) Bangalore, India

Guide strategic investment decisions that shape our innovative product portfolio and bring life-saving treatments to millions of patients worldwide.

Your new role
As our Global Forecasting Lead, you'll be a trusted internal partner, conducting detailed valuations and preparing forecasts that inform critical portfolio decisions. Working closely with the Director of Portfolio Valuations, you'll drive valuation excellence in an increasingly dynamic product portfolio, directly contributing to our commitment to better health for people around the world.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting portfolio and asset valuations, ensuring accuracy and relevance in all reporting outputs to empower strategic investment decisions
• Maintaining and applying established valuation methodologies with rigorous adherence to best practices and data governance standards
• Contributing actionable insights from portfolio valuation analysis to senior management, enhancing their decision-making capabilities
• Preparing high-quality forecasts for key products on regional and global levels, including long-term forecasts (LTF) that inform business planning
• Developing scenarios to analyse the most important value drivers and help identify relevant strategic actions
• Collaborating with key internal partners across therapy areas to ensure valuation insights are integrated into business strategies and decision-making
• Seeking opportunities for continuous improvement in analytical tools, processes, and templates within the team

Your new department
In Product & Portfolio Strategy we drive commercial strategy, medical affairs and business development across all therapy areas. We act as a connector and compass, guiding the new Novo Nordisk portfolio for sustained competitiveness upstream, and maximizing portfolio potential through successful commercial strategies and competitive launches downstream.
The Portfolio Valuations/Strategic Forecasting team sits within the Portfolio Strategy, Forecasting and Valuations unit of the broader Portfolio Strategy, Insights & Access (PSIA) organization. Our team focuses on producing accurate and robust forecasts and valuations that inform investment strategies and business decisions, driving optimal financial performance across our expanding therapeutic portfolio. In this role, you'll work in a collaborative environment where your insights directly shape the future of our product portfolio.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a driven, ambitious, and collaborative professional who thrives on analytical challenges and strategic thinking. You'll bring with you:

• A minimum of 5 years' professional experience in valuations, strategic forecasting, financial analysis, or a related field, ideally within the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector
• A degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline
• Strong understanding of valuation methodologies and financial modelling concepts, with the ability to apply them accurately and rigorously
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to clearly document assumptions, limitations, and insights for diverse stakeholders
• A collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams to gather data, validate inputs, and ensure timely delivery
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer
There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind. This position offers flexible working options, allowing you to balance your professional responsibilities with your personal life.

Deadline: 28 May 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis

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

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.