Clinical Medical Manager Lead

Are you looking for an opportunity where you can utilize your medical knowledge to communicate scientific data and to interact with medical thought leaders? Are you passionate about the world of clinical trials? Are you highly motivated by being able to make a difference to improving patients’ lives?

If so, you should continue reading and apply today!

The role is based in Sofia, Bulgaria and reports to Clinical Medical & Regulatory Director.

The position

As Clinical Medical Manager Lead, you will be part of medical affairs and clinical operations teams within the affiliate, whilst collaborating closely with relevant stakeholders in IO clinical development, global trial planning and global development, leading the team of Clinical Medical Managers. In addition, you will facilitate execution of clinical trials related to New Therapy Areas (including CVD, NASH, and Alzheimer’s disease) by providing medical/scientific expertise and advice based on interactions with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), independent professional associations and patient advocacy associations as necessary. Moreover, your area of responsibility will be all areas in Bulgaria, where clinical trials in the above Therapeutic Areas (TA) are conducted.

Your main accountabilities will be:

• Provide leadership within the CMM team to provide a scientific community within the Therapeutic Areas of CVD, NASH & Alzheimer’s Disease and timely medical guidance and internal training by supporting training creation and delivering training to clinical staff
• To identify and map KOLs, investigators and research centres within the relevant therapy areas and collaborate closely with clinical operations teams during feasibility and allocation process, map patient journey and treatment pathways and facilitate 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 the 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 contribute to delivering successful clinical trials (phase I-IV) in collaboration with clinical operations 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 engage cross-functionally in scientific communication, transferring knowledge between medical, clinical and commercial functions. The position requires extensive scientific communication internally as well as externally, and excellent and proactive communications skills are a necessity

Qualifications

As Clinical Medical Manager Lead, you need to have a MD or PhD in healthcare with strong clinical and preferably experience as Medical Doctor, experience research background, alternatively Pharmacist or Master of Science with strong, relevant background.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• ≥5 years of clinical or pharmaceutical industry experience
• Solid experience with human healthcare research either from university or pharmaceutical industry
• Minimum 1,5 years of experience in managerial role
• Knowledge in therapeutic area of relevance
• Understanding the specificities and nuances of the local healthcare infrastructure
• Understanding of pharmaceutical drug development
• Experience as clinical trial investigator or sub-investigator is preferred
• Experience from Medical Affairs function
• Fluency in English and Bulgarian languages

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

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 to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

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Deadline

Apply before 2nd March 2025

Data protection statement

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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.