Zealand Pharma

Director

• Lead vendor strategy and governance, including RFP support, vendor selection, contract negotiation input, and ongoing relationship management in partnership with Procurement
• Own end-to-end planning and oversight of vendor-delivered logistics across external engagement types (advisory boards, HCP/KOL engagements, congresses, and partner meetings)
• Ensure compliant, timely contracting, honoraria processing, expense payments, and accurate reporting for external expert interactions in collaboration with Medical Affairs Operations
• Drive clear cross-functional communication before and after major engagements to ensure alignment, readiness, and continuous improvement
• Own vendor-related budget planning, forecasting, tracking, invoice review/approvals, and financial governance aligned with contractual terms
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities, operational efficiencies, and value realization from vendor partnerships, with a strong risk and compliance mindset

Associate Director – External Engagement

Software Engineer

• Take scientific ownership of the expression and characterization of target proteins for evaluation of peptide–protein interactions
• Lead and execute design, expression, purification, reconstitution and characterization of proteins to support drug discovery projects
• Deliver high quality protein and participate in biochemical, biophysical or structural studies to drive the understanding of structure activity relationships and peptide candidate selection
• Provide guidance to cross-functional teams, integrating with medicinal chemistry, in vitro pharmacology data, and knowledge on metabolism and obesity

Associate Director – External Engagement

Lead Scientist, Protein Engineering