Associate Global Medical Director - Heart Failure

Are you a medical doctor with an interest in heart failure? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can utilize your medical knowledge to generate, interpret, and communicate scientific data? Do you want to utilize your leadership skills, strategic mindset, and medical knowledge to help shape the future of heart failure treatment?

If yes, then we have an opportunity for you within our Global Medical Affairs (GMA) department.

Apply now for our Associate Global Medical Director role for the Heart Failure team!

About the department

The Heart Failure team is part of the overall cardio-renal area in Global Medical Affairs, located just outside Copenhagen in Søborg, Denmark. Currently, the cardiovascular areas consist of three teams one covering heart failure and cardiomyopathy, one covering ischemic cardiovascular diseases, and one covering hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

In Global Medical Affairs we are responsible for building and delivering consistent scientific communication across all phases of clinical trials. We prioritize fostering engagement, and mutual respect, and cultivating a positive, open atmosphere. We focus on learning through a workday with interesting tasks and on personal development. 

The cardio-renal area is a growing area within Novo Nordisk with an interesting cardiovascular pipeline covering ischemic cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and heart failure. Of molecules in the later stage of development, we have ocedurenone (MRA) in phase 3, ziltivekimab (IL-6 inhibitor) in phase 3, semaglutide in phase 3 for HFpEF and a monoclonal antibody for ATTR cardiomyopathy in phase 2. 

The position

You will be part of a team of highly motivated and talented Medical Doctors with clinical, research, and/or pharmaceutical experience, who are passionate about drug development, medical and scientific education, and communication.

We offer the opportunity for you to use your medical experience, your analytical skills, and your creativity towards new innovative treatments that will make a difference for people with heart failure.

You will provide timely, accurate, and credible scientific and medical input for a variety of projects. Your tasks will involve:

In addition to the above, you will provide medical guidance to various teams that are actively involved in developing Novo Nordisk's global marketing and market access strategies, promotional materials, and other legal and medical aspects.

You will also be expected to present data both internally and externally and participate in international conferences and scientific meetings. You will support the medical director in strategic and leadership tasks.

Qualifications

On a personal level, you should possess strong presentation skills and exhibit a results-driven, extroverted personality. It is essential that you excel in environments characterized by high complexity and demonstrate robust problem-solving abilities coupled with a positive attitude.

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have: