Job Description

Strategic Projects Lead
International Operations
Warsaw, Poland

Do you want to be part of dynamic and innovative organization? Do you want to shape the strategic agenda of Novo Nordisk in Poland – and help translate bold ambitions into tangible results for patients living with serious chronic diseases. Are you an experienced project manager with business processes understanding and strong stakeholder management skills? Come and join our Novo Nordisk team, as our new Strategic Project Lead reporting directly to GM of Novo Nordisk in Poland.

Your new role
As Strategic Projects Lead, you will work closely with the General Manager (GM) and the Novo Nordisk Poland (NNPL) Leadership Team to drive the strategic priorities that shape our affiliate's future. You will act as a trusted partner and connector – ensuring alignment, momentum and executive support & drive across some of our most important business initiatives.

Your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Driving GM-assigned projects tied to NNPL business priorities and ensuring consistent follow-up and discussion of these priorities within the management team
• Coordinating strategic processes upward in the organisation and within the affiliate, including Strategy Process and Business Exchange Meetings (BEMs) with BA East leadership
• Planning and coordinating strategic projects and events with NNPL, such as Leadership Forum meetings,
• Providing executive support for the GM and representing the NNPL Leadership Team in relevant forums
• Collaborating with the Internal Communication Manager to ensure strong internal and external communication and representation of PL management
• Exploring the external pharmaceutical and healthcare environment to identify industry trends and bring fresh input and recommendations to the management team
• Proactively identifying and flagging areas requiring management attention, while contributing to a positive working climate across functions and the Polish affiliate

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 IO, you will join Novo Nordisk Poland – a dynamic and ambitious affiliate within BA East. You will work directly with the GM and Leadership Team, sitting at the heart of where strategy meets execution, and playing a key role in how we deliver on our commitments to patients in Poland.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for a strategic thinker who thrives at the intersection of business priorities, stakeholder management and execution. You bring energy, curiosity and a solutions-oriented mindset to everything you do.

To succeed in this role, you'll have:

• A Master's degree in Business, Management or a related field
• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant experience, gained at the Pharmaceutical/Healthcare industry
• Proven project management and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to navigate a complex, matrixed organisation
• Strategic communication skills, combined with out-of-the-box thinking and a growth mindset that welcomes new challenges
• Full professional fluency in English (written and spoken) and strong proficiency in the MS Office Suite

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, every role connects directly to our mission of defeating serious chronic diseases. We bring ambition, accountability and teamwork to every challenge – moving with speed and intention to deliver extraordinary results together. You will find a respectful, engaging environment where diverse skills and perspectives strengthen our collective impact, and where the colleagues around you are among the most driven and talented in the industry. Together, we go further than we ever could alone – transforming how the world thinks about health, one patient at a time.

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.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 237,950.00 to 416,410.00 PLN, corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here

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.