Associate Director - Cardiometabolic Medical

Novo Nordisk; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Bangalore invites an Associate Director – Cardiometabolic Medical to lead Medical Affairs and Medical Education for International Operations, translating medical strategy into action across events, trials, publications, and launches while keeping medical and marketing aligned.

You will steer plans with MD qualifications, 12+ years’ experience, and a track record in trials and compliance, shaping cross‑functional relationships to drive evidence generation and education in

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD/MBBS) and eligibility to practice.
• 12+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience planning and executing medical affairs and medical education activities.
• Solid understanding of clinical trials and observational studies, including protocol development.
• Experience working within quality systems, procedures and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to build strong relationships and influence decisions across functions.
• Experience across cardiometabolic diseases and related areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the Medical Affairs and Medical Education strategic plans aligned to the IO strategy.
• Plan and deliver medical events and support medico-marketing initiatives across the affiliate.
• Lead medical affairs meetings and participate in cross-functional working groups to align plans.
• Support local clinical trials, publications and symposia by shaping trial design and execution.
• Provide medical expert input during trial execution and communicate results externally.
• Ensure compliance with company quality systems and global policies.

Skills

Medical expertise

Stakeholder management

Clinical trial knowledge

Quality systems compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Therapeutic area knowledge

Education

MD/MBBS

Job description

Your impact begins here

As Associate Director – Cardiometabolic Medical, you will lead the Medical Affairs and Medical Education strategic plans for your affiliate in International Operations – and make sure they deliver. You will turn medical strategy into action, from medical events and local clinical trials to publications and new product launches, keeping medical and marketing aligned. Your scientific leadership will help bring credible evidence and education to the healthcare professionals who support people living with cardiometabolic diseases.

Department: MRQ

Location: Bangalore - India

What You’ll Bring

• A medical degree – you are a qualified medical doctor.
• 12+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience planning and executing medical affairs and medical education activities in line with a wider strategy.
• A solid understanding of clinical trials and observational studies, including protocol development and acting as medical expert during trial execution.
• Experience working within quality systems, procedures and compliance frameworks.
• The ability to build strong relationships and influence decisions across functions, including where you do not have direct authority.
• Experience or exposure across therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic diseases, endocrinology, gastroenterology, obesity, and related areas.

Useful, But Not Essential

• Experience supporting new product launches with local medical activities.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and execute the Medical Affairs and Medical Education strategic plans, ensuring they align with the International Operations strategy and are delivered as planned – including all annual processes in your area.
• Plan and deliver medical events in line with strategy, and support medico-marketing initiatives across the affiliate.
• Lead medical affairs meetings and take part in medical and marketing working groups, so that medical activities stay aligned across the affiliate and between functions.
• Support new product launches by proposing and initiating local medical activities such as local clinical trials, publications and symposia002E
• Support local clinical trials and observational studies by shaping trial design, facilitating local protocols and acting as medical expert during execution, then drive external publication and communication of the results.
• Ensure full compliance with company quality systems and procedures and with regional and global policies – while continuously reviewing and improving how the team works.

Who You’ll Work With

You will join the Cardiometabolic Medical team in India, where colleagues work across markets to serve people around the world and help improve health at scale. Around 80% of your interactions will be with internal colleagues. You will contribute to functional team meetings and work closely with marketing and other functions to align plans, share best practices and influence tactical decisions. You will approach colleagues across functions for input on projects, using a working-group approach that keeps work moving with clarity and speed. The remaining 20% will be with external stakeholders, as you deliver medical education, local studies and scientific communication.

What You Can Expect Here

You will have the scope to shape medical strategy and see it come to life in the affiliate. Your ideas are welcome: you will be encouraged to put forward new approaches, share best practice and speak up. Once a decision is made, we commit and move forward together. As priorities change at corporate and management level, you will help your colleagues understand what this means and adapt with them. This is a role for someone who learns from the world outside Novo, raises the bar every day and never compromises on quality, ethics or patient safety. You will grow with colleagues on the job, through cross-functional collaboration and relevant learning offerings.

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