Medical Advisor

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Novo Nordisk Full time

Are you motivated by creating visible results? Are you enthusiastic about understanding the business and the people and driving innovation for the life-changing benefit of patients? Then, this is your moment to take the next step in your professional development in a globally expanding company. Join Novo Nordisk as Medical Advisor or Regional Medical Advisor and get a life-changing career

**The Positions**

As a Medical Advisor or Regional Medical Advisor, you will be responsible for establishing leadership in therapeutic areas and access to Novo Nordisk products in South Africa through providing quality medical and scientific support to clinicians, other healthcare professionals (HCPs - nurses, pharmacists, etc.), and colleagues. The main outcome of the job is to ensure KOLs, specialists and other HCPs are aware of and understand the scientific basis for clinical usefulness of our compounds within therapy area.

This role is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Your main accountabilities will be:

- Scientific support for marketed products and development projects within therapeutic areas guided by business needs.
- Productive relationships with key stakeholders and relevant institutions/organizations to achieve competitive advantage and market leadership within therapeutic areas. Acting as a scientific ambassador for Novo Nordisk, ensuring that the profile of the company remains high amongst key stakeholders through establishing a peer-to-peer relationship based on scientific rigor and integrity.
- Training and educational activities for clinicians and other HCPs working and supporting and training for sales teams.
- Delivery of scientific information to HCPs, Drug Formulary Committees, and Expert Groups. Specific medical project leadership and responsibility. Plan and align HCP and Key Opinion Leader (KOL) engagement planning with the brand event calendar. Medico-marketing support for product campaign development & implementation.
- Driving and organizing advisory boards, HCP interactions and other KOL engagements. Developing and presenting scientific information to external audiences - HCPs, KOLs etc.
- Contributing to the generation of new data relevant to the product/portfolio assigned; and identifying and critically evaluating new data and using the data for effective communication purposes.
- Foresee and proactively address potential scientific challenges and ensure that external communications conform to regulatory laws and directions.

**Qualifications**
- Min. bachelor’s degree in natural sciences, healthcare, or an advanced degree in health sciences. Medical degree or pharma degree is most preferred.
- Excellent command of both written and spoken English and have a relevant business background. Having proven experience creating targeted content is advantageous.
- 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.

On a personal level you should have high level of energy, team orientated personality with a “can do” attitude, willing to pro-actively and openly communicate and interact professionally and confidently with different stakeholders at all levels. We are looking for person with positive attitude, passion for professional growth, and open to learn.

**About the department**

At the centre of the Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department at Novo Nordisk is bravery and curiosity. From building new healthcare provider partnerships and developing and implementing regulatory strategies, to providing medical education and collecting data to support efficacy and product development, CMR is involved and is always looking for the next challenge.

Here, you’ll work closely with curious, dynamic and analytical thinkers who are open to and intrigued by new ideas - just like you. What makes us different is our bravery to take new ideas and turn them into innovative strategies, as well as instrumental relationships with healthcare partners - all in the name of improving the quality of life for people living with serious chronic diseases.

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