Medical Advisor, Eastern Africa at

1 month ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Novo Nordisk Full time
At Novo Nordisk, we are driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic conditions. Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care
The position

As a Medical Advisor East Africa, you will be responsible for providing proactive medical support to new business opportunities and strategic objectives for the affiliate.


Your Main accountabilities will be:
Providing scientific support in Diabetes management and for marketed products as well in development projects within diabetes.

Reviewing of medical educational and promotional material for scientific accuracy, currency, and relevance, providing training to employees and Health Care Professionals, providing medical guidance to the Sales, Marketing and Market access departments in terms of treatment guidelines and current clinical practice, providing support and guidance on pharmacovigilance matters and providing medical information to customers as required.

Providing training and educational activities for Health Care Practitioners. Supporting scientific aspects of products life cycle from registration to post-launch

You will further be responsible for building and managing relationship with Key Opinion Leaders, medical associations as well as be the point of contact for all medical enquiries and scientific matters.

Other primary medical responsibilities include publication planning and implementation.

You will demonstrate good communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders for the successful implementation of your main responsibilities.


The base location of this position will be in Nairobi, Kenya and will report directly to the Medical Affairs Manager.

This position requires traveling from 30 to 50 % mostly outside of the country (Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan).
Qualifications

University Degree in Medicine - MD, be a qualified medical doctor who has completed their internship, community service and worked in a clinical environment.

Min years' experience in pharmaceutical industry as a Medical Advisor or Medical Science Liaison.
Experience within international company must have.
Must have English language in a fluent level.
Interest in Diabetes and Cardiovascular is desired - experience in one of the therapeutic area is advantage.
The candidate must demonstrate computer skills (Excel, Word, and Power Point).
Strong analytical skills and the ability to influence and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. Demonstrate Cross-functional Collaboration and Teamwork.
Good Decision-making and problem-solving ability. Demonstrate agility in ways of working, be self-motivated and results oriented.
Great communication (verbal and written); Good planning and organizational skills, project management skills.

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