MSL Manager

Are you an experienced medical professional and passionate about Medical Affairs? Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for driving MSL team? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) Manager at Novo Nordisk. Apply today and be part of a life-changing career.
 

About The department
The Medical Affairs department at Novo Nordisk is devoted to improving patient outcomes and providing medical guidance to the organization. This position provides field leadership, coaching, mentoring and management for the Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), and develops and implements field-based strategies consistent with the overall Medical Affairs Strategy and strategic imperatives. Leads the MSL efforts in optimally manage NNPL relations with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and other key healthcare professionals (HCPs) to ensure strong scientific understanding of NN products, specifically with the provision of timely and up to date scientific information relevant to Novo Nordisk’s products or research activities; increase awareness and improve competitive positioning of Novo Nordisk Pharma Limited (NNPL)’s products. 

The position
Ensure personal and professional development of the MSL team; and ensure coordination and cooperation between the MSL team, the MSL Supervising Group Manager (SVM), and other relevant stakeholders. Represents the MSL team internally within the affiliate and in external scientific events, creating business opportunities for the MSL function. Initiate, foster and maintain cross-functional communications and collaboration, ensuring the proper understanding of the MSL roles and responsibilities by cross-functional departments. Accountable for ensuring that the MSLs act in full compliance with all laws, regulations, Business Ethics standards and Novo Nordisk internal policies (SOPs).

• Lead the MSL efforts to identify and support Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in cooperation with relevant stakeholders and consistent with overall Medical Strategies and direction.  Provides medical insights from KOLs/HCPs gathered by MSL and reports to SVM so that he/she can aggregate, analyse and report them to the senior management team and key internal stakeholders. Reviews, evaluates, and channels information to the appropriate NNPL personnel, if needed, and provides timely responses to requests from the MSLs for support of various activities in their respective regions.
• Acts, and is accountable for others in his/her team acting, in complete and total compliance with all laws, regulations and policies; gives MSLs advice regarding compliance reporting. Ensure MSLs respond to on- and off-label questions from HCPs with highest integrity, compliance, and adherence to legal, regulatory and company guidelines, policies and procedures. Provides mentoring and builds the talents of MSL particularly with respect to knowledge of technical and scientific information, business practices, and communication and motivational skills.
• Spends adequate field time with direct reports to coach and develop personnel and ensure that unit objectives are being met. Assists direct reports in setting/reviewing annual goals and coaching them on IDPs. Prepares with MSLs for field medical events which are supposed to be initiated by the team: reviewing agendas and decks. Actively manages the field medical team by putting the right people on the right projects, based on their capacity/skill/interest/capability. Communicates NNPL policies, procedures, organizational changes to direct reports and answers team’s questions.
• In collaboration with Sr. MSL, evaluates field performance of MSLs on site and gives timely and constructive feedback and guidance to them. Assist SVM in planning, executing internal scientific trainings, business meetings etc. for MSLs. Takes a leadership role in coordinating activities at assigned medical and scientific meetings and symposia. Supports MSLs to appropriately coordinate presentation with speakers and ensure the presentation is well aligned with NN strategy.
• Takes a leadership role in coordinating and resourcing activities, including allocating people resources, speaker training, sales support, and supporting appropriate use of NNPL products. Ensures that direct reports understand the priorities of the business, that their work is focused on those priorities, and that they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor's degree in Science, master’s degree or above in pharmaceutical science is preferred.
• Experience in related therapeutic area (e.g. cardiovascular, diabetes, endocrinology, nephrology) and experience as MSL is highly preferred. 
• Proven track record of success in team management.
• Strong communication/negotiation skills are highly required.
• Intermediate level of English ability (especially on writing and reading) is required.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions). 
 
Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment.
Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
 

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.

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