Procurement Student Assistant for Global IT

Are you an outgoing person who thrives with optimizing processes, excellent at creating structure and enthusiastic about identifying key procurement opportunities in a Global IT organization?

If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Procurement Student Assistant.

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. 

We are seeking a passionate Student Assistant to join our team. As a member of the Ascendis Pharma Global IT team, you will play a crucial role in developing our internal processes and procurement activities. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.

You will be joining the Global IT Services & Procurement Organization and working closely with devoted colleagues within the organization, who all share the overall goal of developing and bringing new innovative medicines to patients.

You will be based in our headquarters in Hellerup, reporting directly to Christian Veggerby Wittrup, Director, who is also based in our headquarters in Hellerup.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Assisting procurement and contract processes
• Ensuring oversight of IT Contracts (licenses- and framework agreements)
• Managing contracts, work orders and agreements for both projects and maintenance
• Participate in continuously improving our methodology/governance structure for vendor agreements 
• Ensuring collaboration between various stakeholders in Global IT
• Participate in mapping how we work in Global IT and work towards improving our practices
• Support Global IT’s transformation > Supporting, developing, and aligning tasks across the teams in Global IT
• Support and assist Global IT within Ad hoc tasks

Qualifications and Skills:

You are currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. Ideally in your later Bachelor years or early Master’s studies, but your exact academic background is less important. Whether your studies are within Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Business Administration, Commercial Law, or another field, what matters most is your motivation.

You are passionate about improving processes, working smarter, and bringing strong business acumen to strengthen structure and continuously improve the way we work.

Furthermore, you have:

• Ability to keep an overview of many tasks at once
• Excel – able to make graphs, functions, and pivot tables
• PowerPoint – structure presentations, do layout, design, and diagrams.
• Able to write concisely and persuasively
• Problem-solving skills
• Communication skills
• Business Acumen

Key competencies:

You are a strong team player, analytical, and have a can-do attitude.

You work independently and can run with a task with little supervision. You are a self-starter and learn at a quick pace. You are a doer and not afraid to learn from your mistakes. You meet any task with the same energy, regardless of how interesting it is for you personally. You are conscientious about your tasks and can meet deadlines.  

To succeed in this role, we also expect you to be:

• Able to juggle several tasks at once
• Able to write concisely and persuasively (in English)

Hours: 15-20 hours per week. We want you to be able to balance your studies and work responsibilities and therefore offer flexibility during your exam periods. 

Office: Tuborg Boulevard 12, 2900 Hellerup

Apply now.

We evaluate applications when received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that we conduct interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to remove the job posting at any time.   

To ensure your application is reviewed, please submit it through the specified platform - applications sent by email or other channels will not be evaluated. 

For more details about the position or the company, please contact Christian Veggerby Wittrup, Director, Global IT Services & Procurement at cvw@ascendispharma.com.

You can learn more about Ascendis by visiting our website www.ascendispharma.com  

Applications must be submitted in English and will be treated confidentially.

A note to recruiters: 

We do not allow external search party solicitation.  Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma HR team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed.  If this occurs, your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.