Program Development & Training Director

About the Department

The Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department at Novo Nordisk is one of the most diverse and collaborative groups within the organization. From healthcare provider interactions and developing and implementing regulatory strategies with the FDA to providing medical education and collecting data to support efficacy and new product development, CMR is involved. The one thing that keeps us all marching to the same beat is our patient centered focus. At Novo Nordisk, you will help patients around the world. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life. We’re changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?

The Position

Responsible for development and execution of the content and training plan ensuring Medical Affairs has scientific resources and knowledge needed to help facilitate customer engagement. This requires working in close collaboration with internal stakeholders to assist in the implementation of scientific initiatives focused on both internal and external customers (HS, MM, endocrinology, obesity, cardiology, primary care providers, etc.). This role has a critical impact on the FMA organization as it greatly affects the scientific acumen and knowledge of the Medical Liaison Team.

To ensure accurate, timely and current medical updates to scientific communications materials and resources in use by FMA Team related to current and future treatment modalities and guidelines within therapeutic areas of responsibility. Create, review, update and archive FMA slide libraries, new hire material, therapeutic/product-specific key studies and other appropriate scientific/clinical material for use by FMA. Will also serve as internal stakeholder to the Medical Omnichannel Team in creation of scientific statements, digital assets, etc. in support of therapeutic/product specific strategies.  Serve as a scientific resource to the overall FMA team in product and disease state areas as directed by FMA Leadership.

Relationships

Position reports to the Director, Strategic Excellence, Program Development & Training, Medical Affairs. This position will align with their respective Therapeutic Area and sit as a part of that leadership team. May mentor Medical Affairs Fellows, interns, students, or other Field Medical personnel. Additional key internal relationships include MA leadership, Medical Directors, Scientific Communications, Medical Modernization and Strategic Partnership Engagement, CMR Training, Clinical Trial Management, Clinical Development, Marketing, Sales Training, as well as Global Medical Affairs (GMA).

Essential Functions

• Act as a liaison among FMA team, respective TA, MedMod&SPE, and Medical Information Departments
• Act as point person to represent the MA team to liaise with key internal stakeholders’ cross-functionally on appropriate scientific and skills-based training projects
• Develop and implement MA assessment strategies and tools to evaluate FMA scientific competencies and knowledge level
• Lead development of the overall strategies and plans for scientific resources, communications and training initiatives for the MA team in collaboration with internal stakeholders to support key business areas
• Ensure appropriate preparation of scientific material and clinical updates for FMA Team in advance of new product launches, speaker training programs, and other venues where FMA Team’s scientific support is requested
• Ensure coordination of all congress resources for Novo Nordisk Medical Booths US scientific conventions, and to coordinate with other MA and GMA personnel to execute pre and post scientific congress preparation meetings
• Ensure FMA Team members have the most current medical and scientific information and “best in class” clinical support
• Ensure standardized process for internal medical/legal review of medical content for use by professionals in the FMA Team and CMR department is followed
• Manage relationships, contracts and projects with vendors
• Ensures assigned project assignments are completed on time, with appropriate medical and legal review, with available resources, and within budget
• Identify and pursue new ideas, solutions, methods or opportunities; foster innovation through appropriate risk-taking and experimentation
• Lead implementation of a program for standardization, archiving and management of all FMA Te