Senior Director - CVR Medical Affairs

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 health-care-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

The Senior Director CVR Medical Affairs is accountable for setting an integrated medical affairs strategy, scientific engagement plan and execution of that plan for the relevant therapy area (TA). They are responsible for leading the defined TA teams to drive and deliver against key business goals, including establishing the NN medical presence with customers and supporting the external medical/market development of the defined therapy area (TA).

 

Relationships

The position reports into Therapy Area Head, Medical Affairs and will have all relevant in-house and field functions required to run the TA units reporting into them, i.e., medical directors, field directors, etc. They will also be the senior strategic representative of medical affairs in the relevant therapy area for all other NNI and HQ functions and TA-specific governance, i.e., Future Business Strategy Working Groups (FBS-WG), Commercial Access Teams (CAT).  The SDMA is also able to serve as proxy for the TA Head in broader strategic governance fora, such as CCT, etc.  As part of TA Head Leadership Team, they will partner to set the goals and objectives for the full TA Head business areas.

 

Essential Functions

• Deliver overall vision and strategy for the TA unit in consultation with TA leadership team
• Responsible for setting the short-term and long-term (3-5 years) therapy area priorities and ensure that these priorities are aligned cross-functionally and globally
• Ensure that the CMT (Core Medical Team) delivers a high-quality core medical strategy and scientific engagement plan
• Responsible for ensuring  that the CMT process is inclusive of other relevant CMR functions and is able to provide clear direction on Medical Affiars engagement needs to CDOR, SCOE and other relevant functions
• As a senior level representative of medical affairs, the SDMA will work closely with the TA-specific NNI and Global teams to co-create medically appropriate and patient-focused strategy for the relevant therapy area
• Responsible for representing her/his organization to the relevant TA-specific NNI and and global teams
• Ensure that they create a high performing TA leadership team that is focused, empowered, delivers on current business priorities while planning for the future
• Work directly with the field directors to ensure that they are focused on the right channels of engagement with external customers and constantly pressure test the channel and engagement priorities in partnership with the FD’s
• Drive a culture of patient focus, inclusiveness, respect, curiosity, entrepreneurism and role model the Novo Nordisk way
• The SDMA should ensure that the team operates strategically, always focused on the key goals, is fully informed of competitive intelligence and ready to address any market challenges
• Ensure that the unit is cutting edge in its understanding and awareness of the scientific aspects of the therapy area – well connected with the KOLs in the field, scientific and academic centers of excellence and top tier health systems
• Responsible for ensuring that the Field Directors are running the ML teams efficiently and in accordance with compliance practices
• Oversees compliance within the TA team (in conjunction with the Legal and Compliance Departments)
• The SDMA will work closely with the FD’s to ensure  that the most up-to-date information on the therapeutic area and NNI clinical plans and study results, product support letters, and the Marketing and Sales product plan and tactics is made available to the field-based Medical Liaison Associate Directors/Directors
• Review and audit direct report expense reports. Manage direct reports in the tracking of budgets and expenditures. Ultimately responsible for managing the budget actual spend versus LE by status reports, meetings, and influence of other members
• Work with the field teams to improve and develop new relationships with thought-leader