Novo Nordisk

Pharmacy Partnership Manager

Novo Nordisk  •  Johannesburg, ZA (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

Pharmacy Partnership Manager

Pharmacy Partnership Manager

Are you driven to build strategic partnerships that expand access to treatments and improve patient care? Do you enjoy working closely with pharmacies and cross‑functional teams to create practical, high‑impact solutions? Join Novo Nordisk as our Pharmacy Partnership Manager. Learn more and apply today.

Your new role

As the Pharmacy Partnership Manager, you will develop and lead strategic collaborations with pharmacy partners to drive access, growth and patient activation for Novo Nordisk products. You will act as the national point of contact for pharmacy relationships, translating commercial priorities into tailored partnership plans while ensuring compliance, operational excellence and close collaboration with internal teams.

Some of your responsibilities will be:

  • Design and execute a pharmacy partnership strategy that aligns with business objectives and opens new channels for growth.
  • Build and sustain long‑term relationships with pharmacies, serving as their primary contact and ensuring delivery on contractual commitments.
  • Create and implement promotional activities and disease‑awareness campaigns, in collaboration with the brand and communications team, that support patient activation and brand strategy at pharmacy level.
  • Work with internal stakeholders (Marketing, Sales Ops, Medical, Legal & Compliance) to integrate pharmacy initiatives into broader commercial plans and share actionable customer insights.
  • Manage partner risk and compliance: run due diligence, maintain Alliance Board records, monitor partner behaviour and provide training to support compliant collaboration.

Your Skills and Qualifications

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced professional with the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Pharmacy, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years of experience in sales, partnerships, or account management, preferably within the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
  • Proven track record of building and managing relationships with pharmacies and healthcare professionals.
  • Proven ability to translate market and sales data into focused partnership actions and measurable results.
  • Strong relationship building and negotiation skills to establish lasting pharmacy partnerships.

As a person, you build trust quickly and turn insights into practical commercial actions. You combine strategic thinking and sales acumen with deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical landscape, communicating clearly and negotiating effectively to create win‑win partnerships. You make data‑driven decisions, collaborate across functions, and adapt with resilience in a fast‑moving environment.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

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.

More information

For more information, visit novonordisk.com, Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube.

To complete your application, click on "Apply now", attach your CV and follow the instructions.

Deadline

Please apply before January 30th, 2026

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.

Novo Nordisk

About Novo Nordisk

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic disease and create long-term health.

Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and work to treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Founded in Denmark in 1923, today we employ more than 77,000 people in 80 offices around the world – all united by our bold purpose to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Want to learn more? Visit www.novonordisk.com.

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Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Bagsværd, DK
Year Founded
1923
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