Key responsibilities
- Clinical Medical Managers deliver industry-leading clinical trial excellence and early therapy area development, with high-quality scientific insights and engagement, trusted partnerships, and innovation. They work in close partnership with Clinical Operations and Medical & Scientific Affairs to connect product development and world-class clinical trial execution with early therapy area development and successful product launches.
Main job tasks
1）Deliver industry-leading clinical trial excellence with scientific insights and external engagement
- Partner with Clinical Operations Therapy Area Leads and Trial Managers on scientific and medical aspects of early trial planning, start up, recruitment and retention
- Gather, analyse, communicate and implement actionable insights throughout the lifecycle of assigned clinical trials
- Provide scientific inputs to trial portfolio review, country allocation and site feasibility processes
- Lead ‘National Leader’ selection for relevant trials, and secure consideration for investigators who are important key opinion leaders during product launch for inclusion in the trials
- Secure actionable scientific insights into protocol outline and trial execution to enhance outcomes
- Contribute to site selection criteria, and assess medical capabilities as well as scientific training needs at sites
- Engage relevant key opinion leaders who are investigators to optimise trial methodologies, mitigate recruitment and retention challenges, and build long-term relationships
- Secure investigators and relevant site staff are well versed before FPFV with scientific aspects of the product, protocol, and measures to recruit and retain patients
- Be the local subject matter expert on the product and protocol in relevant trials to discuss early clinical data with external experts during feasibility and to quickly resolve medical queries from site staff during the trial
- Continuously monitor trial performance with Therapy Area Leads and Trial Managers and take proactive measures to address scientific issues (during retention Clinical Operations lead retention efforts and involve CMMs only if needed for scientific aspects)
2）Secure early inputs to product development, incorporating voice of patients and clinicians
- Provide early medical and scientific input into product development, incorporating the perspectives of clinicians and patients
- Identify and address potential challenges in product development through proactive scientific insights and stakeholder engagement.
3）Establish a strong presence in new and current therapy areas
- Effectively communicate Novo Nordisk pipeline and scientific narrative to external stakeholders, especially those new to Novo Nordisk
- Establish strong relationship with key stakeholders in new and current therapy areas through scientific engagement in trials
- Secure mapping and updating of clinical care pathways for effective recruitment (including referrals) and retention in trials.
4）Build organizational readiness
- In collaboration with Therapy Area Leads, co-design and deploy scientific knowledge building for Clinical Operations teammates on therapy area, product and protocol
- Continuously exchange insights and introduce Medical Affairs colleagues to KOLs in new therapy areas, especially during pre-launch
- Medical support to regulatory interaction
- Medical input for clinical development strategy
- Medical review and input for regulatory interactions and submissions
Other areas of responsibility
- Be presenter at scientific conferences for oral presentation/poster based on NN sponsored trials
- Be flexible to support projects as needed
Qualifications
- MD, PhD, MSc, MPharm or equivalent in healthcare with strong background in clinical practice or research background
- 3+ years’ experience in clinical or medical roles in the pharmaceutical industry
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical drug development and value chain
- Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines, regulatory requirements, and clinical trial methodology
- An enterprise mindset demonstrating business understanding, prioritizing the organisation's overall success over own interests, and promoting cross-functional collaboration
- Strong business acumen and understanding of business operations, financial drivers, and market dynamics
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation skills and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to creatively solve complex problems and drive the development of practical solutions.
- Ability to innovate, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and embrace change
- Willingness to leverage technology such as AI tools and adopt a data-driven approach in all aspects of work
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
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 preventing 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.
