Medical Advisor

Novo Nordisk; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk is seeking a Medical Advisor to bring medical and scientific expertise to drive communication and medical education across Singapore and Brunei. You will oversee clinical and real-world evidence plans, turn evidence into publications, and engage with healthcare professionals to support patients with serious chronic diseases.

You will lead medical education initiatives, build relationships with KOLs and HCPs, and guide trial design and publication planning while ensuring regulatory

Qualifications

• MD/PhD/PharmD or equivalent life sciences degree.
• 3–5 years in Medical Affairs or related field in pharma/healthcare.
• Proven expertise in scientific communication and medical education.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver scientific communication strategies and publication plans.
• Build and maintain relationships with KOLs, DOLs, HCPs and IPAs in the field.
• Lead medical education for internal and external audiences including advisory boards.
• Guide clinical trial design and RWE plans with patient insights.
• Drive omnichannel activation across medical projects to reach HCPs.
• Ensure activities meet regulatory, ethical and quality standards.

Skills

Scientific communication

KOL engagement

Medical education

RWE data analysis

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Field engagement

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD in life sciences

Job description

Your impact begins here As Medical Advisor, you will bring medical and scientific expertise to drive scientific communication and medical education, oversee clinical and real-world evidence (RWE) plans across Singapore and Brunei. You will turn evidence and patient insight into credible, useful engagement with healthcare professionals, and into publications and education that put that evidence to work. Your impact will show in stronger scientific exchange and better support for people living with serious chronic diseases.

Your impact begins here As Medical Advisor, you will bring medical and scientific expertise to drive scientific communication and medical education, oversee clinical and real-world evidence (RWE) plans across Singapore and Brunei. You will turn evidence and patient insight into credible, useful engagement with healthcare professionals, and into publications and education that put that evidence to work. Your impact will show in stronger scientific exchange and better support for people living with serious chronic diseases.

What You’ll Bring

• A medical degree (MD) or an advanced degree (PhD, PharmD) in a relevant life sciences field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in Medical Affairs or a related field within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• Proven expertise in scientific communication, KOL engagement and medical education.
• The ability to analyse complex clinical and RWE data and turn it into accurate, evidence-based insight for different audiences.
• Strong understanding of regulatory guidelines and ethical standards, with the integrity to apply them in every medical activity and communication.
• Strong stakeholder and relationship-building skills, and the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams.
• Field engagement experience

What You’ll Do

• Define and deliver scientific communication strategies and publication plans, including RWE publications and content for symposia, meetings and digital channels.
• Build and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Digital Opinion Leaders (DOLs), healthcare professionals (HCPs) and International Professional Associations (IPAs), engaging with them in the field.
• Lead medical education for internal teams and external audiences, including advisory boards, multidisciplinary sessions, CMEs, speakerships, workshops and public or consumer-focused education.
• Guide clinical trial design and RWE plans, bringing in patient insights and advisory board feedback so the science stays grounded in real life.
• Drive omnichannel activation across medical projects to widen HCP reach through digital channels and content.
• Make sure every activity and communication meets internal and external regulatory, ethical and quality standards.

Novo Nordisk is committed to the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices, which promote merit‑based and non‑discriminatory hiring. Due to current statutory work pass and regulatory requirements, this position is open only to Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents. All applications will be assessed fairly based on merit, skills, and experience.

Who You’ll Work With

You will be part of the Medical Affairs team, where colleagues connect commercial strategy, medical affairs and business development to guide the Novo portfolio and strengthen competitiveness. You will report to Head of Medical and Regulatory Affairs.

Inside Novo, your closest partners will be the commercial and regulatory teams and the BASEA and APAC regions. Outside Novo, you will work with specialty KOLs, DOLs, HCPs, disease societies, the Ministry of Health and the Health Promotion Board.

Your scope covers Singapore and Brunei. You will represent Novo in scientific meetings, symposia and advisory boards, and bring different perspectives together so decisions are clear and work moves at pace.

What You Can Expect Here

You will have real ownership. You will have independence in defining and carrying out scientific communication strategies, and your medical judgement will shape clinical trial designs, RWE plans and publication strategies. You will be trusted to perform and encouraged to make your voice heard.

The role invites you to try new approaches, from integrating the patient voice into advisory boards to interactive symposia, digital learning platforms and new technologies that speed up publication planning. You will grow through curiosity, cross-functional experience and collaboration across the country, region and APAC.

Start now

Your impact begins today. If you are ready to turn medical science into progress for people across Singapore and Brunei,

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