Medical Advisor - London / Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom - Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk
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London / Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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For over 100 years we have been driving change to defeat diabetes, but we know that what got us here today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future.

We are now transforming our business and taking our expertise into new territories including obesity and rare blood and endocrine diseases.


Our story is one of incredible growth and success, which has culminated in receiving many prestigious awards, such as Best Places to Work and Vitality - Britain's Healthiest Workplace.


Join our team of dedicated experts as a Medical Advisor and make a positive impact on the lives of individuals struggling with obesity.

With your expertise and passion, you will provide vital support and guidance to healthcare professionals, empowering them to deliver the best possible care for people living with obesity


The Position


We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced medical professional to join our team as a Medical Advisor in the therapeutic area of Obesity.

As The Medical Advisor, you will play a critical role in supporting the healthcare industry across United Kingdom by providing expert medical guidance, training, and support to healthcare professionals in both NHS and private market.

This position will be based out of Novo Nordisk Gatwick office.

The key purpose will be

  • To drive key medical and scientific projects within the obesity therapy area.
  • To work collaboratively with marketing, Sales, Market access departments providing advice on obesity disease area and Novo Nordisk marketed products
  • To act as a final Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) signatory and drive Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA) related activities
  • Medical and Scientific Advisory services for internal & external stakeholders including:
  • Maintaining strong knowledge on disease area and related key therapeutics
  • The identification and development of Key Opinion Leaders
  • Medical / scientific support to commercial leads regarding campaigns, and other marketing materials
  • Other medical and scientific support duties as assigned
  • Contribute to development of Obesity Medical Affairs strategy and plan in association with medical leadership team
  • In collaboration with crossfunctional team contribute to the development of integrated evidence plans
  • Drive publication planning and strategy
  • Partner with healthcare systems and medical associations to identify and develop solutions along clinical care pathways to support improved patient outcomes
  • To ensure guidance and trainings internally on our products' use to crossfunctional team
  • To ensure compliance with ABPI, PMCPA and/or MHRA requirements and all other relevant codes for materials and activities/projects

Qualifications

  • It is desirable that the individual has clinical experience of working in obesity or related metabolic diseases and good knowledge of UK healthcare environment.
  • It is preferable, although not mandatory that the applicant is an ABPI final medical signatory & has relevant experience of working as medical signatory within the pharmaceutical industry
  • Strong communication and networking capability together with excellent presentation and training skills
  • Fluency in written and spoken English

About the Department


Obesity Medical Affairs is a department within the Clinical, Medical & Regulatory (CMR) department, responsible for the medical and scientific dialogue supporting the appropriate use of innovative treatments including Novo Nordisk products.


Medical Affairs ensure that Novo Nordisk's activities are undertaken in an ethical and appropriately scientific manner, thereby safeguarding the trust and respect of health care professionals and patients.

The Department is divided into an office team of Medical Advisors and a field team of Regional Medical Advisors and obesity education facilitators.


Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We're inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges.

For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things - from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work.

Ultimately, life is why we're all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.


What We Offer

  • Bonus: We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
  • Your workplace: Our offices will be your primary workplace but with flexibility to work 23 days at home during your working week.
  • Pension: a market leading pension scheme with generous employer contributions
  • Wellness: We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to an award winning Wellness programme, including Private Medical Insurance, the Lifeworks App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and
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