Regional Medical Advisor
Novo Nordisk · Shanghai
Be the scientific voice that shapes how we bring life-changing treatments to patients across entire regions. In this role, you'll bridge cutting-edge science with real-world medical practice, working with healthcare professionals and key opinion leaders to ensure our therapies reach those who need them most.
Your new role
As a Regional Medical Advisor, you'll be the medical expert who builds scientific partnerships with key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals across your region. This is where your clinical expertise translates directly into patient access and improved treatment outcomes.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Building and strengthening scientific relationships with key opinion leaders and external stakeholders as a trusted academic partner through multiple engagement channels
- Driving awareness and advocacy of pre-launch products to build medical readiness from 24 months before launch, ensuring successful product introductions
- Reinforcing the scientific foundation for newly launched products and sustaining strong scientific positioning of marketed strategic products through expert engagement
- Developing regional medical strategies that align with overall medical affairs objectives, bringing scientific and medical insights into business strategy and planning
- Executing various central and regional medical projects, including organizing Regional Advisory Board meetings and other scientific programmes
- Working with regional KOLs to discover and support Investigator Initiated Study opportunities, acting as scientific contributor and operations coordinator
- Ensuring off-label communication follows compliance processes and aligns with business policy and external requirements
Your skills & qualifications
We're looking for a medically qualified professional who combines scientific excellence with strong stakeholder management skills and business acumen. You should bring:
- Medical Master's degree or above, preferably in Endocrinology
- Scientific research and/or clinical experience, with preference for Endocrinology or related therapeutic areas
- Experience in pharmaceutical marketing, R&D or medical affairs functions is highly preferred
- Strong medical and marketing understanding with ability to translate scientific evidence into strategic insights
- Excellent communication and cooperation skills to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders from KOLs to cross-functional teams
- Mature, independent working style with proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Fluency in English (additional regional languages advantageous)
- Willingness to travel domestically (30-50%) and internationally (approximately 5%) for congresses, seminars and stakeholder meetings
Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.
What we offer
There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind. As a Regional Medical Advisor, you'll have the autonomy to shape regional medical strategies while being supported by a global network of medical excellence.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
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