Regional Medical Manager, Great Manila Area

Would you enjoy helping to move the pharmaceutical industry forward by facilitating the communication of scientific data and the sharing of knowledge among medical experts all over the world? Does interacting with leading Medical Doctors and Scientists on new innovative portfolio interest you? If yes, then join us on an exciting journey where we will establish our presence in Medical Affairs. Apply now and learn more about this incredible Regional Medical Manager (RMM) opportunity in Novo Nordisk Philippines.
 

About the department
Novo Nordisk (NN) is a global healthcare company with 100 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders, rare diseases, and other serious chronic diseases.
In NN Philippines, the position provides the opportunity to work in a high performing team to contribute directly towards the business results while creating values for patients.
 
The position
The Regional Medical Manager will be expected to provide scientific/medical assistance to both internal and external stakeholders regarding Novo Nordisk products in alignment with current global strategic objectives as well as local business needs, ensuring that the profile of Novo Nordisk remains high amongst Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and patients.
The job is primarily field based (>50%) with traveling required across the Philippines. This role will report to the Senior Medical Manager and will be based in Manila.
This position requires:

• Serving as a scientific expert, in charge for both internally and externally for scientific communication aligned with strategic imperative and healthcare market challenges. You must also execute medical education activities (small-scale regional/large scale national scientific activities) and engagements that is compliant with ethical standards, company procedures and other local legal requirements.
• You are implementing the Medical Affairs strategy and key tactics, foster collaborative relationship with KOLs and facilitate the exchange of unbiased scientific information (including deep and advanced diabetes knowledge and product expertise) between the medical community and Novo Nordisk to develop scientific advocacy for our products at a local level in line with business needs primarily (90%) through face to face and virtual interactions.
• You must be able to answer medical queries related to products raised by HCPs and field staff in Orchestrated Customer Engagement - Medical Information Request Form (OCE - MIRF) and assist cross-functional teams (i.e., sales, marketing) in developing and implementing educational programmes that are aligned with the current medical-marketing strategies.
• You must be able to assist the Clinical, Medical, Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance (CMRQPV) team by providing medical information/documents necessary for RA activities and aligning with the medical strategies and plans of the CMRQPV head. You will also facilitate in planning and execution of new product launches.
• You need to visit clinical trial sites in case of medical interaction assistance is requested by the clinical trial department and help investigator sponsored trial internal process.

 
Qualifications

• Post graduate medical qualification with knowledge and experience on the following disease areas an advantage—Diabetes, Cardiovascular and other Endocrine-related disorders.
• Local licensed Physician with minimum 1 year of post licensure experience preferably in pharma industry.
• Possess effective communication and social skills and has strong ability to influence and work with cross-functional colleagues as well as external stakeholders. Has a strategic, problem-solving, and innovative mindset with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Solid knowledge on local healthcare landscape and evolving pharmaceutical environment are desirable.
• Fluency in written and spoken English will be an added advantage.

 
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
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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