Are you highly motivated by being able to make a difference to
improving patients’ lives? Are you a high performing professional
who can energize people around you? In Novo Nordisk Korea, we are
looking for talented Medical Advisor, Cardiovascular who can lead
the scientific medical communication, development and
implementation of impactful projects with Health Care Providers
(HCPs) and Opinion Leaders (OLs) in the field of Cardiovascular
disease (with the main focus on Cardiologists) and other
stakeholders to ensure a good understanding of Novo Nordisk (NN)
therapeutic concepts, products and data, with a focus on GLP-1
Cardiovascular data leading to an optimal access and usage of the
products for the benefit of patients. If this is you, join us and
apply today!
About the department
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with 100 years
of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has
given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help
people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders and other
serious chronic diseases. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk
employs over 60,000 people in 80 countries, and markets its
products in more than 170 countries.
The position
You will be instrumental in the identification and
segmentation of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) relevant to the
Cardiovascular & Emerging Therapy Areas and develop engagement
plans, including obtaining expert advice to guide local decisions
and strategy. You will also be in charge of the following:
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Drafting and adapting a global publication plan about the
local needs and regulations as well as liaise with relevant
professional associations, including congress activities in
support of Novo Nordisk's presence in the Cardiovascular &
Emerging Therapy Areas. Providing guidance and training
internally to support capability building in affiliate as well
as giving support to clinical operations in the execution of
clinical trials in Cardiovascular & Emerging Therapy Areas,
in areas where medical resources to support Cardiovascular &
Emerging Therapy Areas studies are not available are also key
responsibilities. Seek opportunities and advice to obtain an
understanding of the market and patient pathways within
Cardiovascular & Emerging Therapy Areas in support of
internal medical and commercial business decisions and
scientific development of Cardiovascular & Emerging Therapy
Areas. Ensure smooth operation of Medical Team by proper
allocation of resources, budget and task prioritization as well
as contribute to timely planning and implementation of affiliate
Medical Affairs strategy aligned with business plan and brand
plan. Guide to set SMART (specific, measurable, actionable,
relevant and time-bound) goals for performance and individual
development while ensuring timely review with constructive
feedback as well as contribute actively to the medical
management and to cross functional project groups.
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Scientific Medical Excellence : Drive advanced scientific
therapeutic area development and lead local cross functional
working group and launch preparation and execute launch in
collaboration with cross-functional group and map healthcare
system and patient care/treatment pathways. Provide medical and
scientific consultation/support for in/external stakeholders and
support local treatment guideline. Excellence in scientific
meetings and advisory board meetings. Develop scientific agendas
and contents, effective speaker engagement and KOL management,
utilization of gathered insights. Ensure timely, accurate and
balanced communication of data to the scientific and medical
community as well as plan and execute abstracts, posters and
oral presentations at national conferences and manuscripts
regarding responsible products in journals and be responsive and
proactively alert to issues related to competitor activities and
facilitate effective and timely corrective actions and secure
real-world evidence (RWE) and support Investigator Sponsored
Studies (ISS) for responsible products. Analyse country-level
data needs to prepare for successful launches. Identify data
gaps based on affiliate stakeholder needs (patients, HCPs,
healthcare system, professional associations, etc), market
understanding and the patient journey. Develop solutions that
address the stakeholder evidence needs and build the product
value proposition in the disease area.
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KOL Engagement: Lead the process of KOL mapping,
segmentation and engagement planning and support and enable
partnership with the right KOL, on the right activity, in
support of Novo Nordisk's therapeutic strategies to ultimately
improve patient outcomes. Design KOL engagement activities to
enrich relationship with Key Opinion Leaders as well as plan and
implement innovative ways to gather clinical
insights/needs/feedback from KOLs/customers and communicate with
internal stakeholders. Develop relationships with KOLs and
proactively work with cross-functional group to develop product
advocacy or advisory board forum discussion as well as engage
with local associations and organizations
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Medical Education: Increase awareness of Novo Nordisk
products/disease area through presentations and trainings, CMEs,
according to business strategy as well as plan and execute
non-promotional scientific activities in accordance with the
company program including but not limited to medical education
program, symposium, speaker training, key scientific leader
program. Stay up-to-date on scientific knowledge by actively
participating in scientific meetings, conferences, CMEs and
sharing publications
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Ethics & Compliance: Compliance with Novo Nordisk
principles and internal legal laws and to defend company
interests. Nevertheless as a requirement of the business ethics;
to defend the confidentiality of company as well as the
patients’ privacy, business plans, ideas and strategies against
third parties. Act in line with ethical standards, company
procedures, and NovoNordisk Way of Management with includes
vision, policies and charter which describes our values,
commitments and fundamentals. Ensure that the profile of the NN
remains high amongst stakeholders like doctors, patients,
paramedics, associations etc. by developing and maintaining a
close rapport through liaison and networking.
Qualifications
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M.D with minimum of 2-3 years of medical experience in the
field of, preferably, internal medicine and/or chronic disease area.
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Ph.D. or Pharmacist or scientist/researchers with solid
professional medical expertise more than 10 years in
pharmaceutical industry, preferably in related disease area.
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Solid understanding of medical affairs in pharmaceutical
industry with ability to connect medical affairs and commercial
priorities to work with cross-functional stakeholders as well as
experience in people management and project-based activity and
successful delivery of initiatives are required.
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Experience with cardiovascular, metabolic disease, MASH and
other serious chronic diseases and understanding of different
therapy areas and phases of the product lifecycle.
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Fluency in both written and spoken English in addition to
the excellent medical communication skills with ability to
leverage or grow an existing network of external stakeholders
(HCPs, KOLs, organizations) are required.
Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it.
We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we
know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily
what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit
of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on
perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we
seize them. From research and development, through to
manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the
needle on patient care.
Contact
Kindly upload your CV to our online career page (click on
Apply and follow the instructions).
Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment.
Applications will
be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as
soon as possible.
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.
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