Job Description

Are you passionate about shaping healthcare policies and ensuring patients have access to life-changing treatments? Do you have a deep understanding of market access strategies and a knack for building strong stakeholder relationships? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Join Novo Nordisk as our new Market Access & Government Relations Manager in Kazakhstan and make a real difference in the lives of patients. Read more and apply today!

Your new role

As a Market Access & Government Relations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring patients have sustainable access to Novo Nordisk’s innovative therapies. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Maximise Novo Nordisk’s business value in Kazakhstan through excellence in market access execution.
• Monitor healthcare system changes, market trends, competitors, and payer dynamics to understand the access landscape.
• Develop insights on decision-makers and payers to enable effective prioritisation and segmentation.
• Execute market access plans across the portfolio, leveraging negotiation frameworks to maximise value.
• Design and implement sustainable market access tools and projects to strengthen market leadership.
• Engage healthcare authorities, national payers, patient organisations, and key stakeholders to secure patient access.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to identify opportunities and ensure product listing in procurement systems and formularies.

Your new department
You will be part of the Market Access team at Novo Nordisk, where we are dedicated to ensuring that our innovative therapies reach the patients who need them most. Based in Kazakhstan, you will join a dynamic and collaborative team that works closely with healthcare authorities, payers, and other key stakeholders to shape policies and secure access to life-changing treatments. Our team thrives in a fast-paced environment, driven by a shared commitment to improving patient outcomes and making a meaningful impact on healthcare systems.

Your skills & qualifications
To succeed in this role, we are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in English is required, proficiency in Kazakh will be a plus.
• We are ready to consider candidates from Almaty and Astana.

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.

Deadline
20.05.2026 Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process.

Novo Nordisk is not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.

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.