Clinical Medical Manager

Are you looking for an opportunity where you can utilize your medical knowledge to communicate scientific data and interact with medical thought leaders? Are you passionate about the world of medical affairs and how it can partner with clinical operations? Are you highly motivated by making a difference to improving patients’ lives?

If so, you should continue reading and apply today!

The role is based in Athens, Greece and reports to the Clinical Medical Manager Lead.

The position

As Clinical Medical Manager, you will be part of the Clinical Medical and Regulatory Department within the affiliate, bridging Medical Affairs and Clinical Operations whilst collaborating closely with relevant stakeholders in IO clinical development, global trial planning and global development. You will help develop New Therapy Areas (with an emphasis on liver, cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s disease) and support clinical operations by providing medical/scientific expertise and advice based on interactions with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), independent professional associations and patient advocacy associations as necessary. Your area of responsibility will be all areas in Greece, where clinical trials in the above Therapeutic Areas (TA) are conducted.

The role is predominantly field based.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Be:

• To identify and map KOLs, investigators and research centres within the relevant therapy areas, collaborate closely with clinical operations teams during feasibility and allocation process, map patient journey and treatment pathways and facilitate the identification of clinical trial sites, referrals and address educational needs related to New Therapy Areas and clinical trials related to these.
• To collect and discuss relevant early development data with external medical and scientific experts optimizing the feasibility process for clinical trial conduct and provide leadership in the scientific community within New Therapy Areas conducting advisory boards, scientific meetings, engaging with local associations for HCPs on relevant topics.
• To partner with clinical operations to deliver clinical trials including driving scientific discussions at site selection and initiation visits, performing ad hoc visits, supporting attendance at investigator meetings, ensuring KOL inclusion in clinical trials, and engaging key investigators to communicate trial results.
• To provide timely medical guidance and internal training to clinical staff.
• To engage cross-functionally in scientific communication, transferring knowledge between medical and clinical functions. The position requires extensive scientific communication internally as well as externally. Excellent proactive and reactive, attentive communication is a key skill in this role.

As a person you are open and communicative. You have strong presentation skills and a can-do attitude. You are independent and show initiative when planning and performing tasks assigned by management or by yourself. You are open to travel to visit sites, attend congresses and company events nationally and internationally.

Qualifications

In order to be considered, you need to have a MD or PhD in a biomedical science with strong clinical research experience. Alternatively you have a pharmacy or Master of Science background with strong, relevant clinical trial experience.

To be effective in this role you need to have:

• Min. 3 years of medical affairs or clinical research background with solid experience in human healthcare research from within a university or pharmaceutical industry setting
• Previous experience in medical affairs in pharmaceutical company/ies is essential
• Expertise in therapeutic area of relevance, preferably with authorship in peer-reviewed journals
• Experience as clinical trial investigator or sub-investigator is preferred
• Understanding (or willing to learn) of the specificities and nuances of the local healthcare infrastructure
• Understanding of pharmaceutical drug development

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. Activities range from healthcare provider interactions and developing and implementing regulatory strategies, to providing medical education, collecting data to support real world experience and supporting new product development through their life cycle. It provides clinical development and regulatory compliance, and is responsible for high quality medical support of marketed and non-marketed products.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 60,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV in English (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Please note that we are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and that the position will be filled as soon as a successful candidate is found.

Deadline

Apply by 10 May 2024.

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.