Senior Remote MSL / Remote MSL, Obesity

Are you passionate about making a difference in patients’ lives? Do you have extensive experience in the medical field? We are looking for a Senior Remote Medical Science Liaison (MSL)/Remote MSL to join our team at Novo Nordisk. If you are ready to take on a leadership role and contribute to improving patient outcomes, read on and apply today for a life-changing career.

Novo Nordisk has been globally recognized as the Best Place to Work, topping the ranks for two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023. It is an exciting time to join Novo Nordisk and be part of a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, helping us achieve our aspirations to establish a global presence in the industry.

About the department

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with 100 years of innovation in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders and other serious chronic diseases. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs over 55,000 people in 80 countries, and markets its products in more than 170 countries.

The MSL Department serves as a critical component within the organization, focusing on enhancing patient care and outcomes through the dissemination of in-depth medical knowledge and support for Novo Nordisk Japan (NNPL) therapeutic strategies. This department is dedicated to building and communicating the most advanced medical insights to improve the medical benefits of the organization’s products. By aligning with NNPL policies and overarching medical ambitions, the MSL Department plays a pivotal role in driving patient-centered care and advancing the overall quality of medical outcomes.

The position

The Remote MSL actively fosters a deep scientific understanding of Novo Nordisk products, effectively communicating medical knowledge and clinical trial data to internal and external stakeholders, while ensuring consistent and accurate responses to competitive claims. Additionally, the Senior Remote MSL acts as a role model, coaching junior MSLs to enhance their technical competencies, supporting MSL management in training and orientation of newly hired MSLs, and serving as an ambassador for representing the MSL both internally and externally.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Engage and maintain relationships with KOLs and HCPs to enhance clinical care pathways and the appropriate usage of Novo Nordisk products, utilizing online interaction tools for communication.
• Gather medical insights from KOLs and HCPs to inform NNPL decision-making and update Medical and Marketing Strategies as needed.
• Participate in medical and scientific meetings to stay informed about current issues and new data related to NN and competitor products, supporting medical booths and answering scientific questions.
• Assist in developing speakers for marketed products, ensuring compliance with guidelines, policies, and legal requirements.
• Senior Remote MSL will be also providing leadership on scientific activities, support competence development of Remote MSLs, and contribute to planning and delivering presentations for national/regional scientific sessions.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in health sciences required, with a preference for a Doctorate in Medical or Pharmacy disciplines and a minimum of a master’s degree.
• Extensive experience in the respective therapeutic area is strongly preferred, demonstrated success in the MSL role required for Senior Remote MSL.
• Proficiency in mentoring, coaching, communication, and negotiation skills, with strong knowledge of the relevant therapeutic area preferred is required for the Senior Remote MSL role.
• Strong project management skills using virtual systems.
• Fluent level of Japanese and excellent English skills for reading and understanding scientific literature, along with fluency in written and spoken English strongly preferred. 

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here – to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Internal candidates are requested to infrom their line manager when applying.

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.

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