Head of Medical Affairs Rare Diseases

Wanting to make a true difference by setting the strategy and leading the Rare Diseases Medical team of Nordisk Spain? Do you have the expertise to lead and inspire a team towards scientific excellence? We are seeking a Head of Medical Affairs Rare Disease to join our team in Madrid, Spain, read on and apply today for a life-changing career.

The Position

Novo Nordisk's pipeline in rare diseases spans several therapeutic areas, including rare blood disorders and rare endocrine disorders. We have new treatment for new areas in the horizon, always with the same purpose: advancing treatments that address the unique challenges faced by individuals with these conditions, aiming to improve diagnosis, treatment, and overall management of rare diseases.

As a Head of Medical Affairs Rare Disease, you will drive the medical strategy and lead the plan execution of an exciting pipeline, directly and through the management of the Team.

Among your main responsibilities will be:

• Be a true leader: foster the team to take ownership and act boldly, coach and share feedback, understand and identify training needs, ensure team well-being and motivation…
• Defining the KOL engagement strategy, building and growing a solid scientific relation with the appropriate physicians, Scientific Societies and other relevant stakeholders
• Provide cross-functional expertise to internal and external stakeholders and represent Novo Nordisk Spain at local and global meetings.
• Ensuring accuracy of medical and scientific information regarding Novo Nordisk products through all channels. Working according to Business Ethics procedures, local law, NNWay and NN policies & guidelines.

Qualifications

• Education: Medical Doctor
• Solid experience and track record in the pharmaceutical industry gained from Medical affairs area. At least 5 years holding a leadership role, driving the medical strategy and leading both functional and cross functional teams.
• Experience with a wide range of Therapeutical Areas, showing the ability to learn and adapt to different environments and challenges. Experience in Rare Diseases is required, ideally in Haemophilia or Endocrine disorders.
• Fluent English and Spanish

As a person, you are a strong collaborator and communicator, capable of having deep scientific dialogues with KOLs and other stakeholders. You are also a natural leader able to take the team to the next level. Navigating the uncertainty, setting director and making decisions with limited information is also key for this role. Finally, you share our passion and determination to improve patients’ lives. 

About the Department

Under this role, you will report to the VP of Clinical, Medical & Regulatory while working in close collaboration with the RareD BU Senior Director.

The CMR department includes many passionate colleagues who lead the development of medicines, bringing those to patients and driving change in those disease areas that we work in, by focusing on improving outcomes and reducing health inequalities.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Deadline

Apply before 24th April 2025. Please note that due to Data Privacy Policy, we can’t accept CVs and applications sent via email, message or other channels different from our Application System.

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.