Senior Medical Advisor / Medical Advisor, Rare Disease

The position

As a Senior Medical Advisor / Medical Advisor, Rare Disease, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing medical strategies to support Novo Nordisk’s therapeutic and business goals. Your responsibilities will include : Lead and guide Medical Affairs colleagues in developing and executing effective medical strategies within the assigned therapy area or product.Provide training and coaching to enhance team capabilities and drive key projects for optimizing Medical Affairs work processes.Establish and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), academic institutions, and stakeholders to support strategic initiatives.Develop and implement medical education plans, including symposia and internal scientific resources, while providing medical guidance for marketing strategies.Manage the annual therapeutic line / product budget, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and identify gaps in clinical and outcomes research to support investigator-initiated studies (ISS). QualificationsBachelor's degree or higher in a scientific field.Experience in Medical Affairs or Clinical Development within the pharmaceutical industry or in scientific research (academia).Proficient in both English and Japanese.Demonstrates a strong interest in science and business, with action-oriented results-focused skills and proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage projects, and effectively identify and solve problems.Possesses excellent presentation skills, proficiency in literature search and assessment, and business-level expertise in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint. Working at Novo NordiskWe 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 energize 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.