Executive Assistant and Business Support Partner, Obesity

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We are looking for talented, ambitious EA & Business Support Partner to join our Obesity Private Business Unit. This is a unique opportunity for a brilliant communicator, with a strong commercial mindset to work alongside senior leaders, drive strategic projects and make a real impact in a fast-paced, rapidly expanding market. If this sounds like you, read on and apply today!

Your new role

In the role, you will p rovide high-level executive support to the senior director, ensuring meetings, events, and priorities are seamlessly managed. You will drive preparation and facilitate key meetings, co-ordinating agendas, capture actions, following up to ensure business priorities are met.

Furthermore, you will:

• Work independently leading and managing (from scoping to execution) multiple complex business projects/initiatives, tracking progress, resolving issues, and providing regular updates to senior leaders.
• Proactively analyse business processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and present actionable recommendations.

• Support business planning, high-priority initiatives, reviews, and evaluations.
• Drive seamless coordination and communication between executives and their teams, ensuring alignment and accelerating progress on key initiatives.

• Interface confidently with senior stakeholders, both internally and externally, collaborating with them to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.

• Prepare professional communications, including announcements, reports, briefing documents, and presentation materials, on behalf of the Senior director building content and slide decks for internal and external events in partners with relevant teams.

Your new department

The role is based in the UK affiliate, within the Private Obesity Business Unit. Our team is dedicated to improving the lives of patients by driving innovation and growth in the private provider and eCommerce landscape. The UK affiliate is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where collaboration and strategic thinking are key to success.

Your skills & qualifications

Success in this role requires a bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, or a related field, along with significant experience in project management and executive assistant positions in fast-paced environments. You will have the ability to work independently, taking ownership for your work.

In addition, the successful candidate will:

• Be highly organised and adept at managing a demanding workload, excelling at handling multiple priorities simultaneously and performing effectively under pressure.

• Be commercially and financially literate, with a track record of commercial-based activity in their career.

• Possess outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, excelling at engaging effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, crafting compelling presentations and delivering clear, professional messaging.

• Be a natural collaborator, comfortable working with senior EA’s and business leaders.
• Be reliable, accurate, and precise, with high attention to detail.

• Possess excellent MS Office skills, specifically Powerpoint, Word, etc.

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

If you believe you are qualified, and cannot wait to take the challenge, please upload your CV directly via our online application tool.

Deadline

Please apply by 27th November (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

Novo Nordisk is 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.