Medical Advisor - (Cardiometabolic)

Are you a medical affairs professional with a passion for helping translate science to better patient care?  Do you have the expertise to shape medical strategies that will enable Canadian healthcare professionals improve health outcomes? If so, we invite you to explore a career as a Medical Advisor (Cardiometabolic) at Novo Nordisk Canada.  Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The Position

As a Medical Advisor (Cardiometabolic) -Canada, you will:

• Help translate scientific data and global strategy into a tailored Canadian medical plan for current and pipeline assets within all relevant and applicable regulations and compliance standards
• Oversee the execution of the cardiometabolic medical plan including but not limited to Key Opinion Leader (KOL) engagement, advisory boards or medical education
• Be the local therapeutic area expert and effectively communicate scientific and medical knowledge to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Leverage your expertise to support important clinical development, communications, regulatory and market access outcomes
• Provide accurate and balanced medical reviews for all relevant promotional and commercial claims/tools.
• Be a strategic partner in the development of brand strategy, planning, and tactics.
• Identify evidence gaps and contribute to clinical and outcomes/real world research.
• Develop and execute a local scientific data dissemination & communications plan
• Liaise with key patient and professional stakeholder associations relevant to the cardiometabolic therapeutic area
• Effectively collaborate with key internal, regional and global stakeholders within a matrixed organization.
• Plan and manage the medical brand budget and ensure financial accountability

Qualifications

Need to have:

• Healthcare degree or combined relevant clinical and professional experience, including but not limited to MD, PharmD/pharmacist, PhD, master’s in science, advance nurse practitioner etc.
• Minimum of 3+ years of combined experience in the Canadian healthcare clinical and/or Canadian pharmaceutical industry in the relevant therapeutic area (medical affairs, cardiometabolic).
• Good understanding of the Canadian health care system, reimbursement pathways, and therapeutic areas
• Solid mastery of the key regulations including Health Canada Guidance, Innovations Medicines Canada and PAAB (Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board)
• Strong Scientific background enabling understanding, interpretation and application of evidence-based medicine.
• Exceptional communication skills demonstrated in written, spoken and presentation skills

Nice to have:

• Medical Science Liaison (MSL) or medical advisor experience in the Canadian cardiometabolic landscape
• Bilingual (French and English) strongly preferred

About the Department

Join our dynamic cardiometabolic medical affairs head office team in Canada.  We are committed to tackling important chronic metabolic conditions that will ultimately make a difference in the lives of patients.  Our department is responsible for establishing and executing the medical affairs strategy and tactical plan for all current and future cardiometabolic assets.   We are strong internal strategic partners but remain steadfastly externally focused to ensure our medical solutions will work within the complex Canadian healthcare environment.  Our collaborative and innovative environment fosters growth and development, making it an exciting place to work.  The office is in Mississauga with head office personnel in the office 3 days per week.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive change. 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. 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 69,000 employees to change the lives for the better for millions of patients living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Together, we go further.

Contact 

To complete your application, please click "Apply now" attach your CV and follow the instructions. For more information, please follow us on LinkedIn: Novo Nordisk: About | LinkedIn

Deadline

Apply before June, 4th.

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.