Head of CPPS Competitive Intelligence

Head of CPPS Competitive Intelligence 

Are you a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and a passion for shaping competitive intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry? If so, the opportunity to establish and lead Lundbeck’s CPPS Competitive Intelligence function could be the next exciting step in your career.

Your new role

The Head of CPPS Competitive Intelligence (CI) is a newly created role within the Strategic Insights & Analytics (SIA) team, responsible for building and leading Lundbeck’s commercial competitive intelligence function and creating a strong network with the existing Competitive Intelligence team in R&D. This position plays a pivotal role in monitoring, analyzing, and evolving the competitive landscape, with a focus on strategic products currently on the market and key pipeline assets nearing launch. The role will act as a critical link between SIA and Lundbeck’s R&D CI function, helping to drive CI excellence and ensuring alignment across the organization. As part of the SIA leadership team, this role will shape the future of commercial competitive intelligence at Lundbeck and establish the ways of working. 

This is a global role located in Valby Denmark, supporting stakeholders across multiple regions and functions. 

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Establish and lead the commercial Competitive Intelligence function, focusing on our current strategic brands and our two late-stage pipeline assets.
• Create an overall CI community in close collaboration with the existing R&D CI function and other intelligence functions in Lundbeck.
• Analyze, monitor, and build the competitive landscape around marketed products, liaising with external vendors to provide actionable insights to inform strategy development. 
• Evolve and shape competitive intelligence capabilities within Lundbeck’s Commercial Portfolio and Pipeline Strategy (CPPS) organization, establishing processes, tools, and ways of working to ensure best practices. 
• Provide strategic recommendations and insights to key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with commercial and other teams to ensure competitive intelligence is integrated into strategic planning processes. 
• Support the development of long-term competitive strategies, ensuring Lundbeck remains ahead of market dynamics and competitor actions. 
• Work closely with other leaders in the SIA team to align strategies and contribute to organizational goals. 
• As the function evolves, establish and lead a team of competitive intelligence professionals to strengthen the commercial CI function. 

Your future team

In the role, you will be a key part of Strategic Insights & Analytics within Global Commercial and Corporate Strategy. You will be part of the SIA leadership team, which currently includes four members. In time you will shape the commercial CI function and build the team in accordance with the needs of the organization. In SIA, we aim to provide perspective and confidence in strategic business decisions on commercial strategies across the portfolio with fact-based analysis and insights. The team works across the value chain, with key stakeholders in marketing, business development, and commercial operations as well as colleagues from R&D.

What you bring to the team

• Level of Education: Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., business, natural sciences, or economics). 
• Required Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, mainly in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong expertise in competitive intelligence, with proven experience in monitoring and analyzing competitive landscapes in the pharmaceutical industry. 
• Experience in establishing processes and ways of working for competitive intelligence functions. 
• Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations. 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to drive collaboration across functions and engage with senior stakeholders. 
• Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate market dynamics and competitor actions. 
• Experience in related functions (e.g. Analytics, Customer Insights, Marketing) is considered a strong plus.
• Leadership experience is an advantage but not a requirement.

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 November 3rd, 2025.

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