Manager, Global Medical Affairs Planning & Effectiveness

Are you highly organized, collaborative, and passionate about supporting impactful medical initiatives on a global scale? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working across teams to make a difference? If so, we would love to hear from you

Ascendis Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon® technology platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.

At our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and additional offices across Europe and the United States, we are advancing programs in our Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology portfolios. We also collaborate with partners on the development of TransCon-based products in other therapeutic areas and markets.

The role

As Manager, Global Medical Affairs Planning & Effectiveness you will play a key part in driving operational excellence, ensuring compliance, and enabling seamless execution of strategic initiatives—from managing external events and vendor relationships to supporting budgeting processes and global collaboration.

The position is based in Copenhagen, and you will report to the Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs Planning & Effectiveness (GMAPE) based in the US.

Your key responsibilities will be

• Aligns with the GMAPE team to execute overall GMA and ERDMS strategies, championing best practices across all geographies
• Drives business processes for the Global Medical Affairs team, and ERDMS stakeholders as needed, ensuring timely completion of deliverables
• Coordinates compliant execution of external events on behalf of Global Medical Affairs, including scientific congresses, advisory board meetings, Advanced Lecture Series
• Works collaboratively with GMAPE to set Global Medical Affairs department budgets, ensuring alignment with overall annual operating plan
• Manages vendors, HCPs, and consultants, including creation of purchase orders, execution of contracts, and preparing reports for Finance and Compliance
• Proactively monitors spend, provides support to Global Medical Affairs teams in completing month-, quarter-, and year-end reporting activities
• Facilitates Medical Review submission and approval process, coordinating with Global and local country teams for adaptations
• Manages non-US medical grant and donation requests with support from GMAPE, Legal, and Compliance
• Handles all administrative tasks (scheduling, meeting logistics, etc) for the Global Medical Affairs team
• Provides support to the wider Ascendis business with the handling of complex inquiries

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred
• At least five (5) years of practical experience, preferably in project support, analysis, or operations role, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Experience leading teams and projects within a dynamic matrix environment
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, excellent organizational/time management skills
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, etc.)
• Ability to travel up to ~30% of time domestically and internationally

Key competencies
You are proactive and bring a results-oriented work ethic and a strong attention to detail to everything you do. You are confident in presenting your ideas, able to persuade others, and skilled at influencing a broad range of stakeholders. With your ability to work independently, you consistently deliver high-quality results. You prioritize tasks and resources effectively, meet deadlines reliably, and remain flexible in the face of shifting priorities

Apply now

Applications will be evaluated when received, so please apply as soon as possible.

If you are passionate about contributing to the field of rare diseases and eager to make a difference at Ascendis Pharma, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join us in our mission to advance therapeutic innovations and improve patient lives worldwide.