Are you passionate about driving clinical trials and providing medical expertise? Are you a seasoned medical professional with expertise in clinical trials and therapy areas such as Cardiovascular disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Liver Disease, inflammation, Alzheimer’s disease, and emerging therapy areas? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Clinical Medical Manager Team Lead/Manager.

If you are ready for a challenging and rewarding career, read on and apply today for a life-changing opportunity.

  About the department The Medical Affairs Korea department at Novo Nordisk is a dynamic and collaborative team devoted to advancing healthcare through clinical research and development.

We work closely with key opinion leaders, investigators, and research centers to drive innovation and improve patient outcomes.

Our department is fast-paced and offers opportunities for growth and professional development.

  The position In this role, you will lead and manage direct reports in executing clinical trials across multiple therapy areas, providing medical and scientific expertise through interactions with investigators, site staff, KOLs, professional associations, and patient advocacy groups.

Additionally, you will demonstrate independence, innovation, and initiative in prioritizing and performing tasks related to early therapeutic area development.

This role will require some international travel for site visits, congresses, and company events.

You main tasks will be to: Manage Clinical Medical Managers (CMM) on a daily basis by providing guidance on operations and priorities based on regional and International Operations - Strategic Operations (IO-SO) guidance.

Act as the regional point of contact for CMMs in the relevant area and stay updated on country trends through CMM input and field interactions.

Ensure that the CMMs on the team have the necessary capabilities and information to perform their duties.

Identify and map KOLs, investigators, and research centers in relevant therapy areas.

Collaborate with clinical operations teams in Clinical Development Center (CDC), region, IO-SO, and headquarters (HQ) during feasibility and allocation.

Provide operational input to early protocol development and engage with relevant patient advocacy groups.

Collect valuable medical insights and share them with the regional team, and cross-functional teams in the local affiliate/CDC.

Collect early scientific insights and guidance by discussing relevant development data with external medical and scientific experts to optimize the feasibility process for clinical trial conduct.

Engage with clinical experts in relevant TAs and ensure site staff are properly trained on the trial's scientific background.

Act as an expert within relevant TAs, provide leadership in the scientific community, and assist ad hoc requests by providing timely scientific and medical responses to KOLs, Healthcare Professional (HCP)s, site staff, clinical operations staff, and other stakeholders.  Contribute to successful clinical trials (phase II-IV) by collaborating with clinical operations during site selection and initiation, performing ad hoc visits, and engaging key investigators to work on trial results.

Plan SRR activities at the local level and ensure continuous dialogue with stakeholders for smooth study conduct and timely insights.

Support Investigator Sponsored studies process and follow-up after approval in collaboration with local Medical Affairs team.

Deliver medical guidance by providing timely internal training and aiding in the creation and coordination of training for CMMs and clinical staff.

  Qualifications MD or Ph.

D, Pharm D, Pharmacist in healthcare industry with strong clinical and medical, research background is required.  8 years or more of clinical/pharmaceutical industry experience as well as solid experience with human healthcare research either from university or pharmaceutical industry.

Knowledge in relevant therapeutic areas and understanding of the specificities and nuances of the local healthcare infrastructure and pharmaceutical drug development.

Experience as clinical trial investigator or sub-investigator from Medical Affairs function preferred with people manager experience.

Extensive scientific communication skills for internal and external stakeholders, as well as excellent and proactive communication skills and strong presentation abilities, are necessary.

  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.

  #LI-AMS1