MSL, MSL East Group, DOM (Diabetes, Obesity and MASH)

Are you an experienced medical professional and passionate about Medical Affairs? Novo Nordisk Japan is looking for a Medical Science Liaison to ensure Novo Nordisk therapies and products for serious chronic diseases reach the people who need them most by creating an environment where innovation and disease management drive optimal health outcomes. Join us and apply now!
 

About the department
Medical affairs’ aspiration is improving patient lives by being the medical and patient voice. And as a trusted partner, we strategically integrate insights across the value chain and lead scientific exchange to ensure our integrated innovative solutions improve patient outcomes and society at large benefits of our products. Medical Science Liaison (MSL) contributes to this process by serving as medical leaders through building and communicating in-depth medical knowledge and improving the medical benefits of our products. MSL is dedicated to executing and backing Novo Nordisk Japan’s therapeutic strategies aiming to improve patient outcomes and quality of care consistent with overall medical ambitions and Novo Nordisk Japan policies.
You will work at the Medical Affairs Group focusing on Diabetes, Obesity and MASH with other MSL colleagues.

The position
The MSL functions actively to ensure the building and maintaining of strong scientific understanding of Novo Nordisk (NN) marketed products and to support the development of portfolio products. The MSL communicates up-to-date medical knowledge and clinical trial data with external stakeholders and effectively responds to inaccurate competitive claims related to Novo Nordisk products in a scientifically accurate and consistent manner aligned with the overall Medical Strategies and direction. Leverages scientific and clinical expertise to create relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and Healthcare Professionals (HCPs). Identifies and develops strong and convincing speakers for our marketed products aligned with the Medical and Marketing Strategies.
Some of your key activities will be to:

• Identifies, lists and communicates with KOLs and HCPs in the practice setting (e.g., academic centres, investigators, research site) to update their understanding of relevant data in each context related to Novo Nordisk Japan products. Build and maintain relationships to facilitate scientific exchange on topics of relevance to NN.
• Assists in identifying, engaging, and maintaining relations with KOLs and HCPs to establish and/or further the knowledge of NN products and their appropriate use; when necessary, assist in resolving issues pertaining to that use. Also, assisting with identifying those individuals with novel research concepts, clinical experience and expertise within identified therapeutic areas of interest to Novo Nordisk Japan.
• Gathers Medical insights regarding Novo Noridsk and competitors’ products from KOLs and HCPs to help inform Novo Nordisk Japan decision-making bodies and update the Medical and/or Marketing Strategies if necessary. Participates in assigned medical and scientific meetings to maintain awareness of current issues and new data pertaining to NN and competitors’ products and to support medical booths. Also, identifies and develop strong and convincing speakers for our marketed products aligned with the Medical Strategy.
• Assists regional Medical Representatives (MRs) in handling scientific and clinical questions for NN marketed products from KOLs and HCPs and backing the onboarding of new MSLs where required.
• Backing clinical trials by driving scientific discussion at site selection and site initiation visits where required. Backing scientific dialogue with investigators at prioritized/requested sites and patient recruitment and retention of subjects.

Qualifications

• An advanced degree in health sciences is required. Master’s at minimum, Doctorate degree in Medical or Pharmacy disciplines preferred. (MSL experience is required if the highest education is a bachelor's degree.)
• Strong communication/negotiation skill is required. 
• Strong knowledge of the relevant therapeutic area is preferred. (e.g. diabetes, obesity, endocrinology, cardiology, hepatology, nephrology etc)
• Excellent English skills for reading understanding scientific literature. Fluent in written and spoken English strongly is preferred. Native-level proficiency in Japanese 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 
Kindly 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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