Head of Clinical Medical Managers, Serious Chronic Disease at Novo Nordisk

The Position

You will provide guidance on priorities and operations based on regional and IO-SO guidance. You will act as regional point of contact for Clinical Medical Managers in relevant area. You will ensure CMMs in team have the right capabilities and information to perform their duties.

You will identify and map KOLs, investigators and research centres within the relevant therapy areas. Close collaboration with clinical operations teams in CDC, region, IO-SO and Headquarters during feasibility and allocation process. You will provide operational input from country insights to early protocol development. You will identify and engage with relevant patient advocacy groups and investigate areas of mutual interest and potential collaboration.

Through team of direct reports, you will facilitate execution of clinical trials related to New Therapy Areas (including CKD, CVD, Liver Disease, inflammation, and Alzheimer’s disease) by providing medical/scientific expertise.

Your main accountabilities:

• Collect early scientific insights and guidance - Discuss relevant early development data with external medical and scientific experts optimizing the feasibility process for the clinical trial conduct. Identify and regularly engage with clinical experts in relevant Therapy Areas to obtain guidance relevant to clinical trial execution.
• Ensure site staff at main site and referral centres are properly trained on the scientific background of the trial. Provide leadership in the scientific community within New Therapy Areas conducting advisory boards, scientific meetings, guidelines, publications and engaging with local associations for Health Care Professionals on relevant topics.
• Support process on Investigator Sponsored studies by contributing to evaluation of proposals and ensuring follow up after approval in close collaboration with local and Regional Medical Affairs team. Support process of mapping of clinical care pathways in close collaboration with local and Regional Medical affairs team.
• Contribute to Clinical activities - Contribute to delivering successful clinical trials (phase II-IV) in collaboration with clinical operations including driving scientific discussions at site selection and initiation visits, performing ad hoc visits, supporting attendance at investigator meetings, ensuring KOL inclusion in clinical trials, and engaging key investigators to communicate trial results. Plan scientific retention and recruitment activities at local level. Ensure continuous dialogue with investigators, site staff and other relevant stakeholders to ensure smooth study conduct and to collect timely and relevant insights throughout the duration of the study.
• Deliver Medical guidance - guidance and internal training by supporting training creation and coordinating training of CMMs, clinical staff, as well as CMR, commercial and MAPA cross functional teams. Purpose and subject of interaction with internal/external customers and key contacts.

Qualifications

• Position requires extensive scientific communication internally as well as externally and excellent and proactive communications skills. You will travel internationally in connection with site visits, congresses, & company events as well as within the country for collaboration with local stakeholders. Independence, innovation, and initiative should always be demonstrated when prioritising planning and performing tasks. The Clinical Medical Manager Lead should always perform tasks in compliance with Novo Nordisk Way.

Ideal candidate will have:   

• Medical Degree / Bachelor of Medicine.
• Minimum 5 years  of clinical or pharmaceutical industry experience, clinical research experience is considered as an advantage.
• Solid experience with human healthcare research either from university or pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Knowledge in therapeutic area of relevance.
• Understanding the specificities and nuances of the local healthcare infrastructure.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical drug development.
• Experience as clinical trial investigator or sub-investigator is preferred.
• Experience from Medical Affairs function preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a people manager.
• Very good communication skills.