The Position
As a Medical Affairs Manager, you will be responsible to manage the medical affairs function
for Middle Africa in support of business opportunities and strategic medical
objectives taking into account short, medium, and long-term business needs.
Establishing leadership in
diabetes and access to Novo Nordisk (NN) products in Middle Africa through
providing quality medical and scientific support to clinicians (mainly
influencers), other healthcare professionals (HCPs – nurses, pharmacists, etc.)
and colleagues
- Scientific
support for marketed products and development projects within diabetes
(iCARE / access initiatives). Productive relationships with key
stakeholders and relevant institutions/organizations to achieve
competitive advantage and market leadership within the diabetes
- Training
and educational activities for clinicians and other HCPs working with
diabetes in Middle Africa. Executing sales training internally
- Clinician-generated
local publications in diabetes (incl. RWD initiatives) Driving or
assisting national and affiliate advisory boards. Support initiation of
and perform follow-up on locally Investigator Initiated Studies
- Accelerate
the digital footprint and integration for medical affairs in Middle Africa.
- Execution
of innovative medical affairs projects to drive access in Middle Africa
- Planning
and executing product pre-launches, launches and post-launches support.
Qualifications
You have a bachelor’s
degree in Medicine. You are a Medical
Doctor with a minimum of 3 – 5 years of working experience in clinical
practice, preferably in Endocrinology or Internal Medicine in the
Pharmaceutical Industry.
Also, you have knowledge
of healthcare systems in the region. Experience in dealing with HCPs and
developing their competencies. Good business understanding (preferably previous
pharma industry experience. You have an excellent command of both written and spoken
English and have a relevant business background. Having proven experience
creating targeted content is advantageous. A Master’s
degree in Public Health, Business Administration, or Health Economics will be a plus.
- You
have strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and presentation
skills, can provide recommendations despite uncertainty and pressure, and
are able to handle and simplify complexity while focusing on the bigger
picture.
- You
are a team player, but at the same time possess independent drive, and
have a can-do mindset. Good at translating medical/scientific insights to
business opportunities/implications.
- Proven
success in strong leadership and interpersonal skills and a structured and
transparent way of working. Ability to manage complex tasks/processes and
organizational issues
- Experience
and willingness to work in an international matrix organization. Ability
and willingness to quickly adjust to new situations in a continuously
developing environment. Excellent cross-functional collaboration during
the execution of responsibilities
- Problem-solving
and analytical skills to evaluate knowledge capacity gaps and design tools
and methodologies to bridge the gaps
Working at Novo Nordisk
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 the communities we operate in.
We commit to an inclusive
recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. We
are happy to discuss flexible working, depending on the role and subject to
business needs.
Contact
To submit your
application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on
Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are kindly requested to
inform their Line Manager before applying.
Deadline
16 December 2022
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.
Novo Nordisk is an equal
opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender
identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran
status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws,
rules or regulations.
Novo Nordisk requires all
new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the first date of
employment. As required by applicable law, Novo Nordisk will consider requests
for reasonable accommodation.
If you are interested in
applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to
apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation
requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
How to Apply
Deadline 16 December 2022