Director, Sr. HR Business Partner

Are you passionate about shaping the future of healthcare? Do you have a history of success in HRBP, and a desire to make a difference in patients’ lives? If so, we invite you to join Novo Nordisk in Zurich as our Director Sr. HRBP.This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving the success of our pipeline assets in the different therapeutic space. Read on and apply today!

Your New Role

As Director Sr. HRBP for the IO functional heads of BILD and C&R, you will join the new People & Organisation team and oversee talent and succession across IO.

• Act as a strategic partner to the IO functional heads of Business Integrity Legal Development (BILD) and Clinical and Regulatory (C&R) functions, as well as their leadership teams.
• Drive the people and organisation agenda, fostering an engaging, diverse, and inclusive employee environment rooted in the Novo Nordisk Way.
• Lead organisational efficiency, scalability, and agility to ensure development, effectiveness, and readiness.
• Provide guidance on strategic workforce planning and address future capability needs for the functions you support. Drive talent development initiatives, enabling employees to reach their full potential.
• Collaborate with leadership teams to enable new ways of working with a focus on speed, agility, and simplicity.
• Partner with global functions, HR Business Partners, and Centres of Excellence to align and implement strategically important P&O focus areas.
• Lead the BILD & C&R HRBP community across IO Regions, ensuring alignment and execution of key priorities.

Your New Department

Headquartered in Zurich, International Operations (IO) covers 22 time-zones and has over 17000 employees around the world working passionately to change over 20 million patients’ lives each day. As a key driver of Novo Nordisk’s growth, and a geographical scope of 5 Regions covering 194 countries, IO offers a dynamic environment and a world of opportunities.

The position is embedded in the People and Organisation, department within IO’s Strategic Operations office (IO-SO), and are reporting to the CVP of P&O in IO.

Your skills & qualifications

We’re looking for a new Director, Sr HRBP who will enjoy working in a high-paced, dynamic environment. You’ll bring with you:

• A minimum of 7+ years’ of relevant experience as HR business partner in an international environment, you are used to work with senior leadership teams in a global setting.
• You have a master’s degree and. You are used to working independently in a global matrix environment and have supported large and complex transformations.
• You are excellent at stakeholder management, change management, communicating with impact and creating cross-geographical collaborations.
• You are a senior HR specialist or generalist with experience in all areas of global HR functions.

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.

More Information

For further information or get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers.

Deadline

Please apply by 28th October 2025

• Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the position may be closed early, with the standard time frame of 2 weeks. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 
• Internal candidates are requested to inform their line manager when applying.

Disclaimer

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process.

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.