Head of Medical Affairs

Head of Medical Affairs, CMR Poland 

Ready to join us in Poland? Take the lead in shaping medical strategy and inspiring a high-performing team across Diabetology, Obesity, Rare Diseases, and Cardiology. Drive impactful medical affairs, foster cross-functional collaboration, and build strong relationships with key opinion leaders to advance patient care.

Your new role

In this exiting role, you will play a critical role in shaping the medical vision and driving excellence across multiple therapeutic areas, including Diabetology, Obesity, Rare Diseases, and Cardiology. 

This position combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, ensuring that medical affairs deliver real impact for patients, healthcare professionals, and the broader medical community. You will lead a talented team, foster collaboration across functions, and represent the company as a trusted partner to key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership and foster a strong performance-driven culture through trust-based, inspirational management.
• Develop and deliver the department’s medical strategy while empowering cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure effective implementation of Central and Regional Medical Affairs Plans and oversee the Medical Education Plan.
• Lead integrated strategic medical and brand planning for all activities and projects within Diabetology, Obesity, Rare Diseases, and Cardiology.
• Represent the company externally, building strong relationships with KOLs and medical professionals, and provide feasibility input for clinical trials.

Your new 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.

Your skills & qualifications

To thrive in this role, you’ll combine deep pharmaceutical expertise with exceptional leadership and communication skills. You’ll need the ability to navigate complex therapeutic areas, build strong stakeholder relationships, and lead a high-performing team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment—all while maintaining a strong focus on compliance and collaboration.

Key Requirements

• Education: Medical doctor, Pharmacist degree or related.
• Experience: At least 5 years of experience in medical affairs or related roles within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire teams and foster cross-functional partnerships.
• Technical Expertise: Strong therapeutic knowledge, IT proficiency (MS Office), and digital skills.
• Language & Mobility: Fluent in Polish and English (written and spoken) and a valid Category B driving license.
• Personal Attributes: High adaptability, problem-solving skills, trustworthiness, and strong communication and negotiation abilities.

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. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

What We Offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Contact 

If you believe you are qualified, and are willing to take the challenge, please send your motivation letter, CV and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool.

Deadline 

Please submit your application via our online application tool by 15th December

Please note that we are reviewing applications on ongoing basis, therefore the position will be filled as soon as the successful candidate has been found. Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line manager before applying.

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process.

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.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.