Business Partner – Medical Affairs

Novo Nordisk

. Lead, drive, and manage business processes and projects for Core Medical Teams and/or Business Area Heads across Medical Affairs .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,300 - $222,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, drive, and manage business processes and projects for Core Medical Teams and/or Business Area Heads across Medical Affairs
Plan and execute annual deliverables, pre- and post-launch plans, project development and management, and budgets
Manage internal and external strategic collaborations to optimize Medical Modernization and Strategic Partnership Engagements and Medical Affairs performance
Build relationships and maintain strong communication channels with stakeholders and external partners
Lead implementation of business-critical projects
Plan and execute strategic, launch, and life-cycle-dependent projects across therapy and business areas
Drive Core Medical Team and Business Area core processes
Align budget tactics with Medical Affairs strategy
Establish and execute governance ensuring medical activities comply with legal and compliance guidance
Provide strategic partnership to Therapeutic Area and Business Area leadership
Coordinate CMT and Business Area activities and projects, including annual strategy and tactics development
Apply project planning principles to coordinate and execute projects and activities
Support development of qualitative and quantitative performance measures for CMT effectiveness
Implement Medical Affairs best practices and standards
Coordinate operational activities, facilitate communication, and foster collaboration across departments
Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to improve Medical Affairs effectiveness
Identify process improvements, analyze processes, and implement changes to improve efficiency, productivity, and quality
Promote innovation and optimize operations through new technologies or practices
Lead budget planning with Business Area Heads, including local and LAP budgets
Manage external vendors to maximize project timelines and deliverables

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required
PMP certification preferred
Minimum of 5+ years of progressively responsible project management experience required
Good understanding of project, change and program management principles, methods and techniques, and process improvement
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Expertise and strong working knowledge of the Microsoft suite of applications
Ability to build and maintain relationships with people at all levels of the organization
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to design and execute analyses supporting decision-making and planning
Strategic and growth mindset, with understanding of market needs and the legal and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry
Experience with budgets and contracts, including cost-benefit analysis, ROI, KPIs, financial milestones, and payment schedules
Demonstrated analytical skills and critical thinking to resolve complex issues and develop new solutions
Decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions, and identifying priorities
Self-confidence, growth mindset, focus on improvement, innovation, and results
Ability to engender trust and respect among peers and superiors
Presentable, articulate, goal-oriented, with high integrity and strong ethics

Benefits

Comp & perks

Company bonus based on individual and company performance
Long-term incentive compensation depending on position level or company factors
Company vehicles depending on position level or company factors
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) savings plan
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program
Tuition reimbursement program
Group legal benefits
Critical illness protection
Identity theft protection
Pet insurance
Auto/home insurance
Sick time
Flexible vacation policy
Parental leave policy