Public Affairs, Industry Policy Specialist/Manager
Do you have a strong passion for influencing industry policies to enhance patient outcomes? Are you motivated to work closely with senior leadership to address Japan's most pressing healthcare challenges from a strategic, management-level perspective? Are you interested in cultivating strategic partnerships with essential stakeholders?

We are in search of our newest team member for the Market Access & External Affairs division to become a part of our Public Affairs, Industry Policy group. In this role, you will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across the healthcare industrial sector to help shape a sustainable healthcare ecosystem while contributing directly to high-impact policy discussions. If you are ready to make a significant impact in the healthcare industry, read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

About The Department
As a Specialist/Manager in the Industry Policy Group within the Public Affairs department, you will be responsible for leading the strategic analysis, proposal, and implementation of advocacy and lobbying activities related to industry policies. Working closely with senior management and executive leadership, you will help shape policy strategies that address Japan's fundamental healthcare challenge and contribute to a sustainable healthcare ecosystem.

You will establish and maintain high-level relationships with stakeholders in the industrial sector to promote policy improvements that support a sustainable healthcare ecosystem and maximize patient benefits, in alignment with the company's purpose and goals.

You will be part of a collaborative Public Affairs team led by an experienced public affairs professional, offering an environment that supports strategic thinking, creativity, and professional growth.

The position
As a Public Affairs, Industry Policy Specialist/Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the planning and management of policy-related advocacy programs, working closely with design and execute advocacy activities, campaigns and organize events related to industrial policy, contributing to management-level decision making and strategic problem solving.
• Build and maintain relationships with wide range of stakeholders to establish and nurture professional relationships with industry associations, think tanks, academia, embassies, government agencies, etc. and facilitate regular communication and collaborations to address Japan's core healthcare challenges and advance a sustainable healthcare ecosystem.
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal departments to gather insights and align policy initiatives as well as provide policy-related support and guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Conduct research and analysis of industry-related policies, analyze the effectiveness and impact of current existing policies and identify areas for improvements, monitor industry developments, emerging trends, etc.
• Respond and adapt to regulatory changes and assess their impact on current policies, develop and implement strategies to adapt to new regulations while effectively communicating these updates and their implications to relevant stakeholders, demonstrating creative and solution-oriented approaches to complex policy challenges.

Qualifications

• Must possess a bachelor's degree or higher (preferably in Public Relations, Politics, Business Management, Communications, Political Science, or a related field).
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in at least one or more of the following areas is required: Public Affairs and/or Government Affairs in the pharmaceutical industry, Public Affairs and/or Government Affairs with a strong interest in the pharmaceutical industry, or experience in the pharmaceutical industry with a focus on negotiating with related government agencies or industry associations.
• Native level Japanese is required.
• Strong business English proficiency required.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don't wait for change. We drive it. We're a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We cover the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we're all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

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

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we're life changing

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

We're not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote 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 treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.