Director, Global New Asset Strategy (GNAS)

We are looking for a director for our global new asset strategy team at Lundbeck. Do you:

• Thrive in interdisciplinary environments and enjoy building bridges between Business Development, R&D, and Marketing?
• Combine strategic thinking with business insights to shape the future of brain treatments?
• Bring curiosity, creativity, and courage to explore new opportunities and drive long-term commercial impact?
• Feel comfortable navigating ambiguity and taking initiative to lead and innovate?
• Build strong, collaborative relationships across diverse and global teams?
• Apply critical thinking to inform decisions and spark new ideas?

If this sounds like you, then this is your opportunity to join our Global New Asset Strategy (GNAS) team at Lundbeck.

Your new role

As Director, Global New Asset Strategy, you play a central role in defining the commercial direction and strategic development of Lundbeck’s pipeline (internal & external assets). You represent the commercial function in Global Project Teams, ensuring that market insights, access perspectives, and patient needs shape the design of development programs. You translate scientific opportunities into business strategies, helping to position Lundbeck’s future innovations for global success.

This is a key strategic position bridging science and business. As Director, you will lead commercial strategies for priority assets, shaping value propositions and informing enterprise decisions. You will collaborate closely with global R&D, Business Development, and affiliate teams, and play a pivotal role in ensuring early alignment on value creation across the organization.

Your future team

Global New Asset Strategy is a dynamic, multidisciplinary team within Global Corporate, Portfolio and Product Strategy (CPPS), reporting directly to the Vice President of GNAS and based at Lundbeck’s headquarters in Copenhagen. You’ll join a team of passionate colleagues who value learning from each other, bringing in external perspectives, and challenging the status quo. Our culture is built on open dialogue, collaboration, and thought-provoking insights.

The department enjoys high visibility across the organization and works in close partnership with teams in Commercial, R&D, Finance, and key affiliates.

The position is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

What you bring to the team

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Asset Leadership

• Lead enterprise-wide commercial strategy for early development to ph3 internal and BD assets, defining compelling Target Product Profiles (TPPs) and Target Value Propositions (TVPs) that steer long-term value creation.
• Represent the commercial function in Global Project Teams (GPTs) up to Phase 3 readiness, securing commercial input to inform clinical and development milestones.
• Drive commercial strategy and lifecycle planning, ensuring clear positioning and enterprise collaboration with R&D and BD.
• Contribute to portfolio trade-off discussions and investment recommendations for your assets by providing evidence-based insights.

Cross-Functional & External Collaboration

• Strengthen collaboration across Research, Clinical, BD, and Commercial to embed market and patient insights into early development.
• Partner with Global Project Lead in the GPT and manage global cross functional team such as the Commercial Access Medical (CAM) team, to maximize asset value securing enterprise collaboration.
• Engage with affiliates, thought leaders, and market experts to inform asset positioning and readiness.
• Lead or co-lead above-asset strategic initiatives to advance enterprise priorities.

Leadership & Development

• Serve as a commercial thought leader in enterprise decision-making forums (DISCOVER, DELIVER) guiding investment trade-offs across R&D and Commercial.
• Mentor and support junior team members for the Commercial Access Medical (CAM) or extended CPPS team, fostering analytical rigor and strategic acumen.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and effective communication between corporate and regional stakeholders.
• Promote collaboration, inclusion, and an enterprise mindset within the teams within the teams you work with.

Knowledge and Experience

• 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical roles, including commercial or R&D functions at HQ level. Other relevant pharma or consulting experience is highly desirable (e.g., market access, business development, pre-launch development, early commercial).
• Experience leading strategic initiatives or cross-functional projects within complex matrix organizations.
• International experience and exposure to early development and pre-launch activities.
• Strong understanding of CNS therapeutic areas and early pipeline value creation.
• Experience presenting to senior management and external stakeholders (e.g., conferences, panels).

Core Competencies

• Strategic mindset and ability to connect scientific and commercial opportunities.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and ability to influence across senior stakeholders.
• Analytical and data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Strong collaboration and ability to work effectively in cross-functional environments.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and comfort with ambiguity.

Our promise to you  

Lundbeck offers an inspiring workplace and innovative culture, where our curiosity, accountability and adaptability enable us to transform lives. We want to go faster and further on addressing the big unmet needs of people living with brain disorders. We offer rewarding careers with a mix of exciting tasks and development opportunities that are balanced with initiatives focused on your well-being.

We need every brain in the game, and at Lundbeck, we are committed to building a workforce that is as diverse as the people we serve. Read more about our commitment at www.lundbeck.com/global/about-us/our-commitment/diversity-and-inclusion. 

Apply now

Can you see yourself in this role? We want to hear from you. Does this sound like your dream job, but you’re not sure if you meet all the requirements? We still want to hear from you!

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Applications must be received by March 5, 2026.

Learn more about us at www.lundbeck.com, LinkedIn or Instagram (@h_lundbeck).

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