Job Description

Join our sales team to promote innovative care for people living with Obesity or Diabetes, using your pharmacy expertise to engage healthcare professionals and grow market access across Basra.

Your new role

As a Medical Representative in Basra, you will drive sales and customer engagement in your assigned territory. You will maintain a classified list of customers (physicians, pharmacists, hospitals, centers, etc.) that you will visit on a scheduled manner. You will directly report to District Sales Manager in Sales Department

Day‑to‑day your responsibilities will include:

• Promoting the products to the targeted group and make sure that the physicians get full knowledge of the product. You will participate in conferences held locally.
• Facilitating the order process among pharmacies, warehouses and distributors.
• You are expected to report customer complaints and adverse events according to Novo Nordisk procedure.
• Developing and executing sales plans to achieve targets, increase market share and respond to competitor activity.
• Monitoring sales performance, analysing data and submitting regular reports with insights and actions.

Your new department

Novo Nordisk Iraq has a history of supplying to Iraq since 1968. Our office is located in Baghdad and employ 35 plus engaged people, all dedicated to support our affiliate outperform competition.

Your skills & qualifications
We are looking for candidates who have:

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences and registered at Iraqi pharmacists syndicate.
• 1–5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical sales or a related field; experience in diabetes/obesity is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills in Arabic (spoken and written) and proficiency in English.
• Strong customer‑facing skills, commercial acumen and negotiation ability.
• Good time management, planning and analytical skills.
• Adaptability, a problem‑solving mindset and the ability to work independently.
• Team player with the ability to collaborate across functions.

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.

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
15/01/2026. (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.

We’re 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.