Associate Director - Medical Affairs Omnichannel Engagement

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. From health-care-provider interactions and developing and implementing regulatory strategies with the FDA to providing medical education and collecting data to support efficacy and new product development, CMR is involved. The one thing that keeps us all marching to the same beat is our patient-centered focus. At Novo Nordisk, you will help patients around the world. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life. We’re changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?

The Position

The Associate Director, Medical Affairs Omnichannel Engagement, role is to support the Director of Medical Affairs Omnichannel Engagement and SPOC department in executing and governing the medical omnichannel engagement strategy in specific therapeutic areas. Through process development, execution, optimization and measurement the AD will enable medical affairs and CMR to drive towards modernized engagement across the enterprise. Knowledge of medical affairs, digital and scientific communication, technology and platforms and strong operational and project management capabilities are essential for success.

Relationships

Reporting to the Director of Medical Omnichannel Engagement (MOE).

This role is within the SPOC- Omnichannel Engagement team, enabling and governing the medical affairs omnichannel engagement strategy. The Associate Director- MOE will work with one another and across therapeutic areas (TAs) to bring medical affairs functions and leadership to modernized scientific exchange, paving the way for holistic Omnichannel Engagement.

The Associate Director will be expected to proactively, extensively and curiously engage with TA Program Development ADs, Field Alignment Directors, Sci Comms leads and the SPOC team to deliver a standardized, data-driven, modern scientific exchange and omnichannel engagement program.

Essential Functions

• Strategic thinker who can lead change within and across multiple functional teams and therapeutic areas to standardize, optimize and modernize scientific engagement
• Harmonize systems and strategy across multiple therapeutic areas to standardize processes that yield content, audience and channel orchestration within regulated environment
• Identify, collect, automate and analyze data surrounding all facets of the scientific engagement model to inform ongoing areas of focus and priority
• Govern bi-directional exchange plans across CMR to identify and achieve efficiency and impact indicators in preparation for organizational omnichannel vision
• Stay informed, curious and report advancements of digital communication capabilities across the pharmaceutical and regulatory space
• Collaborate with key stakeholders within CMR and NNI to align and inform

Physical Requirements

Approximately 5-15 % overnight travel.

This is a fully remote position.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required (e.g. pharm D, MD or PhD)
• Experience Level: Minimum of 5 years differential experience in the pharmaceutical industry and medical or scientific affairs
• Experience in more than one functional area preferred (e.g. field medical, medical information, sci. communications etc.)
• Demonstrated experience in project leadership, project management and measured outcomes (digital project experience will be prioritized)
• Ability to work with both short- and long-term timelines and across multiple therapeutic areas
• Strong attention and experience with operational process creation and efficiency as well as data collection for analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills - change and stakeholder management skills required to build and maintain relationships with functions ranging from Senior Management to Subject Matter Experts
• Advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Word

The base compensation range for this position is $190K to $220K. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance. 

Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's level or other company factors. 

Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy, and parental leave policy.

The job posting is anticipated to close on 6/10/2024. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on our careers website at www.novonordisk-us/careers.com.

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.

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

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