Senior Manager RareD Commercial

Team: RareD Commercial, RareD, P&PS GBS

Location: Bangalore, Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS), India.

Are you enthusiastic about guiding exceptional teams to success? Do you excel in a fast-paced environment where you can foster operational excellence and create meaningful change? If this resonates with you, we encourage you to join us in our mission to transform the landscape of Rare Disease therapies. Explore the opportunity and apply today!

The Position

As the Senior Manager of the RareD GBS Commercial Team, you will:

Lead the RareD GBS commercial team, ensuring alignment of sub-functional strategies with organisational objectives and the vision for Rare Disease therapy. Drive team engagement, talent development, and capability building while fostering collaboration with RareD FinCE/Market Access and GBS.

• Oversee Access & Pricing functions, supporting, HEOR & payer evidence generation, and access and pricing evaluation for early pipeline asset strategies. Drive access & pricing activities as part of mature product’s lifecycle management.
• Guide the Commercial Excellence team in enabling business performance through forecasting, commercial execution, supporting frontline, and translation of data-driven insights into actionable strategies.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables aligned with functional strategies and operational excellence across all sub-functions.
• Actively participate in RareD department leadership team meetings, contributing to planning and execution of strategic priorities.
• Cultivate a cohesive and inclusive community for RareD colleagues in GBS, driving engagement and integration.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:

• A master’s degree in Commercial, Business Management or a related field.
• 8+ years experience in pharmaceutical domain (preferably in commercial access and pricing domains and preferably with prior people management experience).
• Proven people leadership experience with an empathetic, coaching, and partnership-oriented style.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across diverse audiences and cultures.
• Strong problem-solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making abilities in ambiguous environments.
• A solution-focused mindset with a practical approach to execution.
• Ability to influence without direct positional power and navigate organizational complexities.
• Experience in driving functional and operational excellence within a global organization.
• Passion for innovation and engaging effectively at all levels of the organisation.

Comfort with challenging the status quo and implementing change management initiatives.

About the department

The RareD Commercial team is part of RareD department in P&PS GBS, a dynamic and collaborative environment dedicated to supporting the Rare Disease therapy area. You will be part of the Commercial Excellence, Access & Pricing team for RareD. Based in a dynamic and collaborative environment, this team is dedicated to driving impactful commercial deliverables for Novo Nordisk’s global RareD portfolio. With a focus on quality, innovation, and teamwork, the team works closely across Global and focus markets worldwide to deliver exceptional results. The role is in Bangalore, where you’ll join a vibrant community of professionals committed to making a difference in patients’ lives.

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 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.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

24th October 2025

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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.