Job Description

Associate Director MRQ

Lead medical, regulatory and quality strategy in Croatia—where scientific rigor meets commercial impact, and your decisions shape patient access to life-changing treatments.

Your new role

As Associate Director MRQ, you'll be the medical and regulatory voice at the heart of our Croatia affiliate, balancing scientific excellence with commercial ambition. You'll sit on the Affiliate Leadership Team, translating global innovation into local reality while ensuring every decision meets the highest standards of compliance and patient safety.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Defining and executing the local Medical and Regulatory strategy in alignment with Business Area, EUCAN region, and global objectives
• Leading Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Quality and Pharmacovigilance functions to ensure operational excellence and regulatory compliance
• Providing timely medical and scientific support to national medico-marketing strategies and promotional cycles, bridging clinical evidence with commercial execution
• Overseeing clinical trial execution and ensuring state-of-the-art drug safety performance across all activities
• Engaging with healthcare professionals, regulatory authorities and key external stakeholders to advance patient access and strengthen our scientific reputation
• Managing and developing local Medical, Regulatory and Quality teams, building capability and fostering high performance
• Acting as the key interface between the affiliate and regional/global stakeholders on all medical, regulatory and quality matters

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.

In Croatia, you'll be part of a dynamic affiliate team working to expand access to innovative therapies across diabetes, obesity and other serious chronic diseases. This role sits at the intersection of science, regulation and commercial strategy—where your medical expertise directly influences business performance and patient outcomes.

You will be part of Novo Nordisk Croatia’s executive team, working to make a real difference for patients. Based in Zagreb, our affiliate is a hub of collaboration and innovation. We focus on delivering impactful medical driving business growth, and creating value for patients and healthcare professionals in a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a commercially focused medical leader who understands that regulatory excellence and business success go hand in hand. You'll bring:

• Medical Doctor (MD) degree preferred, or Pharmacist/scientific degree with strong medical leadership experience
• Proven expertise across Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Drug Safety and R&D, with solid understanding of the full product development lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to translate scientific evidence into commercial strategy and support medico-marketing initiatives
• Strong leadership experience in complex, matrix-based organizations, ideally within the pharmaceutical industry
• Strategic mindset with customer centricity and stakeholder management skills—comfortable engaging with healthcare professionals, regulatory authorities and internal business partners
• Fluent English (additional languages are an advantage)
• Track record of driving performance, innovation and compliance in equal measure

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

11 May 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.