Job Description

Field Medical Excellence Head

Category:

Medical Affairs

Location:

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Are you passionate about driving scientific excellence and building impactful relationships in the healthcare community? Do you have the leadership skills to guide a team of medical professionals towards achieving strategic goals? If so, we invite you to join Novo Nordisk as our new Field Medical Excellence Head in South Africa. Read on and apply today for a life-changing career!

The Position

As the Field Medical Excellence Head, you will supervise and lead a team of Regional Medical Advisors (RMAs), including recruitment, training, and performance evaluation and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute strategic plans and medical education initiatives. You will also align RMA strategies with organisational objectives by working closely with internal stakeholders, including Medical Affairs, Access, Marketing, Sales, and Clinical Development.



Other responsibilities will be
Stay updated on scientific and clinical developments to provide guidance to RMAs on data, publications, and clinical trials. Build and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare providers, and academic institutions to facilitate scientific exchange and gather insights. Ensure compliance with industry regulations, ethical guidelines, and scientific integrity in all RMA activities. Implement continuous learning programs for RMAs, focusing on product knowledge, disease state information, and communication skills. Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and recognition within the RMA team.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:
Advanced degree in life sciences (PharmD, MD, PhD) or equivalent, preferably with a clinical, medical or research background. Previous experience in a Regional Medical Advisor (Medical Science Liaison) role or similar position within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device industry. Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to manage and motivate a team. Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with the capability to engage with diverse audiences, including healthcare professionals and executives. In-depth understanding of regulatory requirements, compliance standards and industry guidelines governing scientific exchange activities. Experience with therapeutic areas relevant to the organization's product portfolio. Proven track record of successful collaboration with key opinion leaders and healthcare organizations. Familiarity with databases, scientific literature and medical information resources. Ability to travel as needed to support the team's activities as well as the roles infield requirement.

About the Department

The Field Medical Excellence Head will be part of the Medical Affairs department, a dynamic and collaborative team dedicated to advancing Novo Nordisk's mission of improving patient outcomes. Based in South Africa, the role involves attending business meetings across the country and occasional travel outside South Africa. The department fosters a supportive and professional atmosphere, where team members work together to deliver on Novo Nordisk's medical strategy and make a meaningful impact on patients' lives.

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 energise 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

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line Manager before applying.

Deadline

Apply before 11th of July 2025.

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.