Medical Manager - Rare Disease

Department – Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department

Are you an experienced medical professional and passionate about Medical Affairs? Does being part of a growing, yet dynamic environment excite you? Are you adept in implementing the medical affairs strategy in the country? If yes, then you may be the one we are looking for as Medical Manager for Novo Nordisk India.

The position

As a Medical Manager Rare Disease, you will contribute actively to the implementation of the Medical Affairs strategy in the country. Be a specialist in the therapy area and allotted product/portfolio and other relevant products. You will work in collaboration with commercial teams to drive medical education and scientific dialogue for products and therapy area. You will also facilitate organisational readiness and external scientific advocacy for new product launches in close collaboration with commercial teams. The role will be reporting to the Senior Medical Manager. You will also be responsible to –

• Manage and develop a high-performing regional medical advisors (RMA) team.
• Facilitate a learning culture and focus on the professional and personal development of your team members.
• Collaborate with regional sales, marketing, and compliance teams to ensure the RMA team supports business requirements.
• Coordinate national medical strategies with local strategies to convey a credible and compliant scientific message to the medical community.
• Support clinical operations team in submissions and approvals, site selection, and recruitment. To assist in ensuring that all promotional activities and NNIPL product labels and packaging conform to regulatory laws and directions.
• Effective performance management – Goal setting, performance dialogues and timely constructive feedback to RMAs. Responsible for initiating hiring, transfer, promotion and exit actions in AskHr system.
• Maintain strong product & therapy area knowledge for self and RMA team through journal clubs, trainings, and other discussions.
• Foresee the challenges by competitors’ products, activities or changing market dynamics and make/support timely corrective and preventive actions.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have the following qualifications:

• MD/MS in Pharmacology or equivalent (desired) from a reputed institution.
• Minimum 5 years of medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in the therapy area of hemophilia/growth disorders.
• Strong scientific knowledge and interest in chronic and rare diseases and products.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strategic and analytical capabilities with experience in analyzing complex situations.
• Strong planning, execution, and follow-up skills.
• Creative and innovative attitude to drive initiatives with operational excellence in mind.

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. Medical affairs is anchored within CMR. From interactions with health care providers to developing and implementing medical strategies to drive medical education and generating insights to support evidence generation, medical affairs plays a vital role in launch of new products and life-cycle management of existing products. The one thing that keeps us all marching to the same beat is our patient-centred focus. At Novo Nordisk, you will help patients have access to the most innovative treatment solutions. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

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 Managers before applying.

Deadline

31st May 2024

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.