Category: Medical Affairs
Location:
Gatwick, South East, GB
Medical Advisor, Rare Disease
International Operations
United Kingdom
Join us at the forefront of rare blood disorders – where your medical expertise will help shape how we reach patients with significant unmet needs.
Your new role
This is a pioneering opportunity to support Novo Nordisk's presence in the rare blood disorders space. You'll drive medical and scientific strategy aligned to business objectives while ensuring full compliance with PMCPA requirements. Your work will directly influence how we support patients living with conditions where treatment options remain limited.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Driving medical and scientific projects within the rare disease therapy area, contributing to the development of Medical Affairs strategy based on insights from patients, HCPs, and health systems
Ensuring compliant and high-quality KOL management, advisory board planning, medical education via omnichannel approaches, and publication planning and strategy
Acting as an ABPI final signatory and driving PMCPA-related activities across materials, campaigns, and projects
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop integrated evidence plans, support clinical trials, and plan Investigator Sponsored Studies
Partnering with healthcare systems and medical associations to identify and develop solutions along clinical care pathways that improve patient outcomes
Providing environmental and competitor intelligence, generating actionable HCP insights to influence the medical content development roadmap
Delivering internal training to Medical Affairs and cross-functional colleagues on product use and scientific and educational activities
Your new department
As part of International Operations, you will join our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the world's population, more than 18,000 of us work passionately to serve 35 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition, we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk, and to improve health at scale across the globe.
You'll be joining the Medical & Regulatory team, working at the intersection of medical science and commercial strategy. Collaborating closely with clinical medical teams, clinical research teams, and health economics teams, you'll have the opportunity to shape our approach in rare blood disorders – a space where scientific credibility and strategic thinking are paramount.
Your skills & qualifications
We're looking for a Medical Advisor who combines deep scientific credibility with a strategic mindset and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments. You'll bring with you:
GMC registered doctor or UK registered pharmacist (essential)
ABPI final medical signatory qualification, or the capability to be trained and pass the examination within 6–12 months (desirable)
Pharmaceutical industry experience working in medical affairs and communication within complex, sophisticated markets, including understanding of matrix organisations
Strong scientific credibility with knowledge of GCP, clinical trial methodology, drug development, UK healthcare systems, and publication processes
Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills with the ability to manage complex tasks and influence across functions
Fluency in written and spoken English; business understanding such as an MBA is desirable
Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.
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
6 September 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
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.
