Associate Global Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs Diabetes

Are you a highly experienced medical professional with an interest in diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can utilize your leadership skills, strategic mindset and medical knowledge to help shape the future of diabetes treatment by being the medical and patients’ voice? 

Then don’t miss the chance and apply now for an exciting and life-changing opportunity in Global Medical Affairs Diabetes, CagriSema & GLP-1 Pipeline team.

The position

You will play a key role in the team and the area and will be contributing to strategic team and project decision and represent the director in key for a as needed. You will be collaborating with various areas and functions globally and will be representing patients and HCPs needs in the projects. 

Your main responsibilities will be focused on:

• Operating independently to lead strategic discussions and decision-making processes for CagriSema, a promising once-weekly GLP-1/amylin analogue currently in phase 3 development for weight management and soon for type 2 diabetes
• Contributing to the publication and communication plan, interact with thought leaders in the field and make an impact on the future of diabetes treatment

The position will be based in Copenhagen, Denmark. In alignment with our Circular for Zero policy worldwide travel could be expected.

Qualifications

To be a competitive candidate, you should have:

• A medical doctorate degree (MD) with minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience (applications not meeting the criteria above, will not be considered for the role)
• Experience within Medical Affairs or Drug Development 
• Strong scientific understanding and ability to communicate complex data in a simple, accurate manner in the right context
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English

On a personal level, you are an analytical thinker with strong decision-making skills, detail-oriented with a holistic vision, focused on patient and proactive, fast-paced and impact-driven. You have the ability to grasp complex problems and plan strategically and you are highly respective of other viewpoints, great collaborator and team player with a can do attitude.

About the department 

You will be joining a group of enthusiastic, engaged and highly skilled group of colleagues with various personal and professional backgrounds including extensive clinical, research and pharmaceutical expertise. The team works on various projects in different development stages, and in uniquely positioned to give clinical and medical input to early and later stage projects prior to launch. We value diversity of thoughts, perspectives, and strength, we complement each other and collectively foster a culture of teamwork.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. 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 necessary 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. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

For further information, please contact Sayeh Tadayon, +45 3075 8502.

Deadline

22 April 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.

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