Senior International Medical Manager

Are you a Medical Doctor with an interest in clinical development of pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices and digital health? Would you like to be part of our medical and scientific team supporting our portfolio of medical device projects across diverse therapeutic areas? Is continuous personal and professional development important for you?
If so, this exciting Senior International Medical Manager position in the Medical & Science, Devices and Digital Health department, could be a perfect career move for you. Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!
The position
As a Senior International Medical Manager your key responsibility will be providing medical input to support device development. You will be able to leverage your clinical background, and scientific understanding to:

Conduct Clinical Evaluations of medical devices evaluating the safety, performance, benefits, and potential risks of the device in scope

Review and provide medical input to key documents related to conceptualisation, design, and development of medical devices

Assess the need for clinical trials and establish clinical development programs

Provide high-quality input during health authority interactions

In this position you will have a high degree of independence, and decisions taken have a high degree of business impact. In addition, you will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders within Novo Nordisk's global organization and countries all over the globe. The position includes some traveling activity.
Qualifications
We're looking for candidates who have a university degree as a Medical Doctor and scientific training at PhD level or similar. Experience with clinical development of pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, or Software as Medical Device development (SaMD) is an advantage, but not a pre-requisite.

To succeed in this role, you should also:

Be a flexible, open-minded, and a dedicated team player, with the ability to take on an informal leadership role

Have effective communication, coordination, and planning capabilities, with the ability to drive complex discussions involving diverse teams

Thrive in a global environment of continuous and fast development with focus on high quality and results

Have written and verbal proficiency in English

About the Department Medical & Science Devices & Digital Health has the medical responsibility over the growing portfolio of medical devices in Novo Nordisk. This includes drug delivery devices, such as pen-injectors, devices with connectivity features, novel technology platforms supporting the administration and use of new treatments (e.g., stem cells), injection needles and SaMD. The responsibility of the department covers the entire device lifecycle from early research to post-approval life-cycle management and is further involved in external collaboration projects within decentralised clinical trials.
We work in a highly cross-organizational fashion, typically at the interface between drug and device development. Our interactions involve a multitude of internal stakeholders with diverse backgrounds including device R&D, Clinical Reporting, Commercial, Clinical Operations, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs. Our key external stakeholders are the medical and scientific community, medical experts and regulatory authorities. Our team consists of 16 medical doctors. As a team, we highly value knowledge sharing, mutual support, and team spirit. 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 letting perfection standing in the way of good. 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
For further information, please contact Mette Marie Koefoed, Senior Director, Medical & Science Devices & Digital Health +45 3075 3265. Deadline
14 May 2024
You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. 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.