Medical Manager - Semaglutide

BU: Semaglutide | Location – Delhi/Kolkata

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, you will contribute actively to the implementation of the Medical Affairs strategy in the country. Being 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 high performing regional medical advisors (RMA) team
• Effective performance management – Goal setting, performance dialogues and timely constructive feedback to RMAs
• Facilitate and drive a learning culture with a high focus on professional/personal development of all direct reportees
• Identify and develop high-potential medical affairs professionals and provide platforms for learning and development
• Responsible for initiating hiring, transfer, promotion and retention of talent directly and will be responsible for taking relevant action in AskHr system
• Responsible for driving Evolve results discussion and action planning and completion in the system
• Liaise with regional sales, marketing, and compliance to ensure RMA team supports business requirements
• To ensure coordination of national medical strategies with local strategies on a product/project specific basis to convey a credible and compliant scientific message to the medical community that supports the Sales organisation and Novo Nordisk’s products.
• Suggest ideas and implement projects at a regional level in line with HO medical ambitions
• Maintain strong product & therapy area knowledge for self and RMA team through journal clubs and others
• Play a vital role in generating insights for newer launches and existing molecules
• Ensure RMA resource allocation for medical education and guidance activities
• Guide field interactions in adding scientific value to the visits of RMAs, conduct joint field work with RMAs
• Ensure RMA wise national and regional KOL mapping and constant scientific engagement. Maintain trackers to provide insights for continuous development
• Maintain a list of select regional and national KOLs for self and the RMAs. Ensure regular scientific engagement with the listed KOLs
• Maintain and track the medical advocacy of the KOLs
• Ensure medical queries are addressed timely by the RMA and off-label medical queries are addressed in a compliant manner
• Update scientific content, MCQs, role play cases, quiz, etc. with training team for continuous sales scientific empowerment
• Explore and suggest opportunities to increase professional relationships and stronger collaboration with regional associations and KOLs
• Identify & engage with regional associations to plan NN symposia + National conference support
• Review regional and local KOL proposals for CMR director’s approval
• Plan & guide KOL engagement and development for the region
• ISS support and guidance, ensure timely conduct of titration visits, resource allocation for trial related visits
• Review independent publication support for CMR director’s approval
• Developing and delivering presentations at local meetings, advisory boards, symposia, and external conferences
• Responsible for ensuring 80% focus on new launch brands and 20% focus on existing brands whenever applicable.

Qualifications

• MBBS / MD (desired) from a reputed institution with minimum 5 years of industry medical affairs experience in diabetes management with team management experience (preferred)
• Strong scientific knowledge and interest in diabetes diseases and products, good collaboration with internal and external stakeholders as well as good in communication
• Strong strategic and analytical capabilities, with demonstrated experience in analysing complex situations
• Skills for planning, execution and follow-up is required, with a creative and innovative attitude that will enable you 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

At Novo Nordisk, we use our skills, dedication, and ambition to help people with Diabetes, Obesity, Haemophilia and Growth Hormone Disorders. 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.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, colour, 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.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). 

Deadline

21st February 2025

Disclaimer

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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.