Medical Advisor at Novo Nordisk

Job description

Medical Advisor for Southern Africa

Are you an experienced medical doctor with a passion for diabetes care? Are you energized by providing quality medical and scientific support to healthcare professionals and colleagues? Can you build strong mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders from different countries and cultures? Then you could be the Medical Advisor we are looking for.
Medical, Regulatory and Quality (MRQ) Department

About The Department

Our department is responsible for providing timely, accurate and up to date medical and scientific information across all Novo Nordisk therapeutic areas. You will join a highly professional and engaged team of colleagues within the medical, clinical, regulatory, quality and safety areas.

The Position

As the Medical Advisor for Southern Africa, you will work in support of our strategic medical objectives taking into account short, medium and long-term business needs and you will be responsible for all medico-marketing activity of the region. You will provide qualified medical education, training and scientific support to both internal and external stakeholders on specific products/projects. You will also be required to contribute to all field based medical affairs strategy in close collaboration with the marketing and sales teams. You will report to the Medical, Regulatory and Quality Manager, Middle Africa.

Qualifications

• You hold a university degree in Medicine
• You have at least 4 years of clinical practice preferably in Endocrinology or Internal Medicine
• You have good business understanding preferably with previous pharmaceutical industry experience
• You are a strong communicator with excellent command of both written and spoken English. You are able to create strong internal and external relationships with high energy to influence and collaborate with your stakeholders
• You are willing to work out of any of these three countries – Botswana, Zimbabwe or Kenya

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, your skills dedication and ambition help us change lives for the better for patients around the world. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life. In exchange, we offer you an opportunity to work with extraordinary talent and benefit from a range of possibilities for professional and personal development.
Millions rely on us
To work for Novo Nordisk you will need the skills, dedication and ambition to change lives for the better for millions of patients living with diabetes and other chronical diseases. In exchange, we offer the chance to be part of a truly global workplace, where passion and engagement are met with opportunities for professional and personal development.