Job Description

Key Account Specialist - Rare Disease & Insulin
Are you passionate about transforming healthcare and making a tangible impact on patients' lives? Novo Nordisk, a global leader in innovative healthcare solutions, is looking for a Key Account Manager - Rare Disease & Insulin on a 2-year fixed-term contract to cover Gauteng East, Free State & Northern Cape.
This is your opportunity to drive meaningful change in the lives of patients living with Rare Blood Disorders, Endocrine Disorders, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Diabetes (Insulin), while shaping the future of healthcare in your region. Read more and apply now!
Your new role
As a Key Account Manager, you will manage key stakeholder accounts across public and private sectors, including hospitals, medical centres, healthcare providers, and patient advocacy groups, as well as:

• Identify decision-makers, understand their business priorities, and offer tailored solutions to drive growth.
• Promote Novo Nordisk's products within your therapy areas, ensuring clients are informed about new treatments and services.
• Deliver on sales targets, identify new business opportunities, and contribute to expanding our customer base.
• Build lasting relationships with clients, providing insights and solutions that align with their strategic goals.
• Support new product launches, tenders, and strategic projects to enhance client engagement.

Your new department
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 100 years of innovation and lead-ership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people living with obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders, and other serious chronic diseases. Rare Disease & Insulin Business Unit is accountable for marketing and sales of products in obesity, diabetes and rare disease portfolio and business development strategy in line with Novo Nordisk vision and mission to ensure achievement of company goals.
Your skills & qualifications
As our next Key Account Specialist, you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in sales, account management, or related roles, with exposure to both State & Private sectors.
• Proven expertise in therapy areas, strong product knowledge, and a solid understanding of the market landscape.
• Exceptional client relationship management, negotiation, and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong commercial acumen, sales target achievement, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and adaptability skills.
• A valid driver's license and willingness to travel across Gauteng East, Free State & Northern Cape.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.
What we offer
There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.
Deadline
18th February of 2026. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).
At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes - we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible,
treating and defeating diseases and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

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