About the job
Are you a highly organized and collaborative professional with a passion for advancing impactful medical initiatives on a global scale? Do you thrive in dynamic settings and enjoy cross-functional teamwork to drive meaningful change? If so, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity with us.
Ascendis Pharma is a leading global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to making a significant difference in patients' lives. Our commitment is rooted in our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion. We leverage our innovative TransCon® technology platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.
Headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark, with research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and several offices across Europe and the United States, we are making strides in our Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology portfolios. We also collaborate with partners to develop TransCon-based products across various therapeutic areas and markets.
In this role
As the Manager of Global Medical Affairs Planning & Effectiveness, you will play a crucial role in driving operational excellence, ensuring compliance, and facilitating the seamless execution of strategic initiatives. Your responsibilities will range from managing external events and vendor relationships to overseeing budgeting processes and fostering global collaboration.
This position is based in Copenhagen, reporting directly to the Senior Director of Global Medical Affairs Planning & Effectiveness (GMAPE) located in the United States.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Collaborating with the GMAPE team to execute overarching Global Medical Affairs (GMA) and Endocrinology Rare Disease Management Strategies (ERDMS), promoting best practices across all regions.
- Driving business processes for the Global Medical Affairs team and ERDMS stakeholders, ensuring timely completion of all deliverables.
- Coordinating compliant execution of external events on behalf of Global Medical Affairs, including scientific congresses, advisory board meetings, and the Advanced Lecture Series.
- Working closely with GMAPE to establish Global Medical Affairs department budgets, ensuring alignment with the overall annual operating plan.
- Managing vendor relationships, healthcare professionals, and consultants, including the creation of purchase orders, execution of contracts, and preparation of reports for Finance and Compliance.
- Monitoring expenditures proactively and assisting Global Medical Affairs teams with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting activities.
- Facilitating the Medical Review submission and approval process, coordinating with global and local teams for necessary adaptations.
- Managing non-US medical grant and donation requests with support from GMAPE, Legal, and Compliance departments.
- Handling all administrative tasks, including scheduling meetings and logistics for the Global Medical Affairs team.
- Providing support to the broader Ascendis business in managing complex inquiries.

