Director- Medical Affairs & Medical Education

Location- Bangalore

Are you a medical doctor with extensive industry experience? Do you have a passion for driving scientific communication and medical education? We are looking for a Director - Medical Affairs and Medical Education to join our team at Novo Nordisk. If you are ready to make a difference in the healthcare industry, read on and apply today for a life-changing career.

The Position

As a Director of Medical Affairs and Medical Education at Novo Nordisk, your primary responsibility will be to ensure that the medical strategy is in line with the IO strategy and executed as planned. In addition, you will be accountable for the following:

• Leading medical affairs meetings and participating in medical/marketing working groups/projects to ensure the alignment of medical activities across the affiliate.
• Supporting all medico marketing initiatives for the affiliate.
• Proposing and initiating local medical activities to support the launch of new products.
• Driving external publications/communications of local medical activities.
• Ensuring compliance with company quality systems and procedures.

Qualifications

• A University Degree in a relevant area, such as an MD with MBBS degree in Lifesciences.
• Minimum 12 years of medical affairs office or field-based experience, with experience in the metabolic area, CVD, Obesity, MASH.
• Proficiency in stakeholder management, communicating with impact, and business & industry understanding.
• Strong technical expertise in medical affairs strategy and healthcare systems.
• Ability to innovate in a changing environment and integrate scientific and business knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of drug development and life cycle management principles.
• Excellent project management and interpersonal skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams.

About the department

The Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department at Novo Nordisk is one of the most diverse and collaborative groups within the organization. Medical affairs is anchored within CMR. From interactions with health care providers to developing and implementing medical strategies to drive medical education and generating insights to support evidence generation, medical affairs plays a vital role in launch of new products and life-cycle management of existing products. The one thing that keeps us all marching to the same beat is our patient-centred focus. At Novo Nordisk, you will help patients have access to the most innovative treatment solutions. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we are driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic conditions. Our treatments today are benefiting millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. From our labs to our factory floors, we are discovering and developing innovative biological medicines and making them accessible to patients throughout the world. Since the company was founded in Denmark more than 100 years ago, we have been translating the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases into innovative medicines and delivery. Our focus is on these diseases, which affect hundreds of millions of people and are among the most urgent global health challenges. By combining our innovation and commercial excellence, we draw upon insights from patients and partners to transform bold ideas into life-saving and preventive medicines. Our ambition is to take the lead in each of these areas, driving change with an unfailing belief that it can be done.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

6th May 2023

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.