Job Description

Health Economics Manager (UK)

Shape the reimbursement strategy that brings life-changing therapies to millions of patients across the UK.

Your new role

As Health Economics Manager for the UK, you'll be the strategic architect behind our health technology assessment approach – ensuring our portfolio of treatments reaches the patients who need them most. You'll own the full HTA journey from strategy development through to successful submissions and implementation, working at the intersection of health economics, policy, and patient access.

Day-to-day your responsibilities will include:

• Defining and executing the health technology assessment strategy for Novo Nordisk's UK portfolio, ensuring alignment with global objectives while meeting local market needs
• Leading the development and submission of HTA dossiers for UK payer agencies including NICE, SMC and AWMSG, directing external agencies and managing all stakeholder communications
• Developing innovative solutions to access challenges, including Patient Access Schemes and Managed Entry Agreements, in close collaboration with Strategic Pricing teams
• Providing strategic input to Product Development Plans to ensure health economic needs are addressed and reimbursement pathways are secured
• Building and maintaining an external stakeholder network to influence HTA policy and strategy, representing Novo Nordisk in negotiations with payer agencies
• Creating bespoke economic evidence, tools and publications that substantiate our value story and support implementation at national and local levels
• Leading evidence generation activities including cost-effectiveness models, systematic literature reviews, network meta-analyses and real-world evidence studies

Your new department

As part of International Operations, you will join our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the world's population, more than 18,000 of us work passionately to serve 35 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition, we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk, and to improve health at scale across the globe.

Within International Operations, the UK Market Access team plays a pivotal role in translating clinical innovation into patient access. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams including Field Based Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Commercial colleagues to ensure our therapies navigate the complex UK reimbursement landscape successfully. Your work will directly influence how millions of patients access treatments for serious chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and MASH.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a Health Economics Manager who thrives in a complex stakeholder environment and can translate robust economic evidence into successful market access outcomes. You'll bring with you:

• Proven track record of successful UK HTA submissions and in-depth knowledge of UK reimbursement processes, particularly NICE and SMC pathways
• Degree in Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Business or related field with substantial Market Access experience (Masters Degree and Health Economics qualification preferred)
• Expertise in developing and evaluating economic models, systematic literature reviews, network meta-analyses and indirect evidence generation methodologies
• Strong project management capabilities with the ability to direct external agencies, manage multiple submissions simultaneously and deliver to tight deadlines
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience building relationships across geographies, functions and with external payer bodies
• Advanced analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex health economic concepts for diverse audiences
• Fluency in English and advanced proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and relevant databases

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. Here, you'll work alongside some of the most driven and talented colleagues in the industry, united by a shared mission to expand access to life-changing treatments for patients who have been left on the sidelines. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations, where your expertise directly influences how millions of people access the care they need.

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. You'll have the backing of a company that invests in your growth as a whole person, with competitive rewards, genuine commitment to wellbeing, and a culture that supports you at every stage of your career.

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.