Director, Medical Affairs – Liver Health
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Medical Affairs Director leading US field Medical Liaisons for Novo Nordisk’s liver-health portfolio. Coaching teams, managing provider relationships, and executing compliant medical strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Provide field coaching, mentorship, and management to field-based Medical Liaisons
- Develop and implement strategies for managing key opinion leader, organized provider, academic institution, integrated delivery network, and other healthcare provider relationships
- Ensure collaboration between field-based Medical Liaisons and other Novo Nordisk units and personnel
- Represent Field Medical Affairs throughout the US affiliate and globally when needed
- Support administration and management of the field-based FMA program
- Ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, company policies, and procedures
- Establish operating policies and procedures, budgets, schedules, and performance standards
- Lead and participate in area and national projects, team meetings, training, medical meetings, and symposia
- Maintain knowledge of Novo Nordisk products, scientific research, and publications
- Present at assigned symposia and develop relationships with key healthcare providers
- Participate in Marketing and Sales meetings and provide industry insight
- Identify investigators for clinical trials and future research areas
- Respond to medical questions in compliance with legal, regulatory, and company guidelines
- Review expense reports, time and activities, budgets, plans, and performance
- Coordinate financial, product, technical, educational, consulting, and clinical-study support requests
- Work with field-based Regional and MM teams to develop thought-leader relationships
- Assist with presentations and product and clinical-data education for company meetings
- Recruit and select staff and ensure vacancies are filled promptly
- Set and review annual goals, coach personnel on IDPs, and communicate policies and organizational changes
- Coordinate training and development approaches with other Field Directors
- Ensure personnel understand strategic and therapeutic priorities and accountability for results
- Evaluate Medical Liaisons in the field and provide documented feedback and guidance
- Mentor Field Directors, Medical Liaisons, and RMSs
- Prepare Medical Liaisons for field activities by reviewing agendas and presentation decks
- Develop reporting personnel’s technical, scientific, business, communication, and motivational skills
- Spend field time with direct reports to coach and develop personnel
- Conduct workforce assessments to identify talent gaps and resource needs
- Ensure individual development plans, annual goals, interim reviews, learning plans, and aspiration plans are in place
Requirements:
- 2–3 years of experience in Medical Liaison or equivalent role
- 6 years of previous management experience, including at least 2 years leading field medical affairs personnel
- 8 years of progressive pharmaceutical industry experience
- At least 3 years of healthcare system experience preferred
- Advanced healthcare or science degree such as DO, MD, PharmD, PhD, or DNP required
- Direct therapeutic-area experience preferred
- Proven success establishing relationships with opinion leaders and organized providers
- Strategy and team-management experience
- Significant cross-functional collaborative leadership capabilities
- Ability to establish and strengthen internal and external customer relationships
- Ability to proactively identify, address, and resolve team-wide challenges
- Ability to work autonomously and strategically with minimal supervision
- Commitment to self-development and keeping current with scientific literature and competitors
- Ability to navigate field medical personnel through a rapidly changing market
- Leadership and strategic-thinking skills
- 50–75% overnight travel required
- Must reside in the US, preferably on the west coast or near a major airport
- Valid driver's license required
- Must remain within Novo Nordisk’s motor-vehicle-record points threshold
Benefits:
- Company bonus based on individual and company performance
- Long-term incentive compensation depending on position level or company factors
- Company vehicles depending on position level or company factors
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Group legal benefits
- Critical illness benefits
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Auto/home insurance
- Sick time policy
- Flexible vacation policy
- Parental leave policy
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