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Vice President - Clinical Due Diligence, Strategic Portfolio Expansion

14+ years
Not Disclosed
10 May 1, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: MS/PhD/MD Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Vice President - Clinical Due Diligence, Strategic Portfolio Expansion
Location: Plainsboro, United States
Job Category: Clinical Development

About the Department
Our East Coast Global Development Hub brings together the best minds in life science innovation with facilities in Lexington, MA, and Plainsboro, NJ. We support programs from early research through late-stage clinical development. We are building for the future, creating a distinct R&D community based on collaboration, partnerships, and cutting-edge research across multiple innovative modalities and therapeutic areas. Our East Coast Global Development Hub merges biotech speed and agility with large pharmaceutical company quality, resources, and stability, uniting the best of both worlds to develop new medicines for patients. We recognize that improving human health starts here and that patients rely on us. We’re changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?

The Position
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Vice President of Clinical Due Diligence, Strategic Portfolio Expansion to join our team. As a key member of our External Innovation team within Global Development, you will be responsible for independently driving the initial assessment of business development targets, with a focus on top-priority assessments of development assets that align with Novo Nordisk's portfolio strategy. Once an initial decision is reached, you will collaborate with the Global External Collaboration team to drive more in-depth analysis, leading to a final decision on whether to acquire new assets. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring that external assets are optimally evaluated, developed, and launched, and that the future value creation journey of these assets is carefully planned and executed.

Relationships
This VP will report to the Head of Development External Innovation with a dotted line reporting locally to the Corporate Project Vice President (CPVP) of the US East Coast Hub. Main internal stakeholders include the Deal Group, the Development EVP, Global Business Development, all Development SVP/CVPs, and key functional heads of other areas within Novo Nordisk, as well as the relevant receiving Project Vice President representing the Therapeutic Area. External interactions include management representatives from biotechnology companies, CROs, Key Opinion Leaders, and vendors.

Essential Functions

  • Due Diligence: Lead the clinical due diligence process for potential in-licensing, acquisition, and collaboration opportunities. Evaluate the strength of clinical data, safety profiles, regulatory pathways, and competitive positioning.

  • Portfolio Alignment: Ensure new business development opportunities complement and enhance the existing R&D portfolio and corporate strategy by assessing clinical feasibility, differentiation, and commercial potential. Provide key insight into the evaluation process, and ensure steering of the relevant assessment and deal teams for optimal evaluation for Novo Nordisk.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Commercial, and Business Development teams to shape recommendations regarding external innovation. Lead the coordination of skill types within Clinical Development to ensure a cohesive plan and messaging around the asset.

  • Risk Assessment: Identify key risks and mitigation strategies for potential assets, considering clinical viability, regulatory challenges, and market access dynamics.

  • Leadership & Influence: Represent the company at industry conferences, scientific meetings, and partnering events, positioning the organization as a preferred partner in clinical-stage innovation.

Physical Requirements
20% travel. Approximately one week per month annually. The VP position is based in Plainsboro, NJ, or Lexington, MA as part of the US East Coast Hub with a global impact/influence through the execution of planning and evaluation of a number of external development projects for the purpose of in-licensing or acquisition for future value generation by Novo Nordisk. The VP position requires interaction with external companies and advisors worldwide. Domestic and international travel will be required.

Qualifications

  • MS degree and 14+ years of relevant experience or M.D./Ph.D. and additional years of relevant experience

  • Deep understanding of drug development processes, regulatory requirements (FDA, EMA), and clinical trial design across multiple therapeutic areas

  • Proven track record of leading scientific and clinical diligence for in-licensing, partnerships, and acquisitions

  • Knowledge of the marketing of pharmaceuticals, preferably from regional or affiliate offices or alternatively from relevant post-graduate educational programs

  • Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to assess scientific and clinical data to identify assets that align with portfolio goals

  • Experience working cross-functionally with research, regulatory, commercial, and corporate development teams to drive strategic deal-making

  • Excellent communication and leadership skills, capable of influencing both internal and external stakeholders

We commit 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 the communities we operate in. Together, we’re life-changing.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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