Job Description

Medical Affairs Department

Santiago de Chile

Support the launch of life-changing treatments and shape the future of obesity care in a dynamic, competitive landscape.

Your new role

As a Regional Medical Advisor in Obesity and metabolic related therapeutic areas

, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the launch of Wegovy while building and maintaining strategic relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in one of healthcare's most rapidly evolving therapy areas.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the successful launch and positioning of Wegovy in a highly competitive market environment
• Developing and maintaining strong scientific relationships with KOLs across the diabetes and obesity therapeutic areas
• Contributing to differentiation strategies that position our treatments against multiple competitors and biosimilars
• Delivering scientific insights and medical education to healthcare professionals
• Collaborating cross-functionally with commercial, clinical, and regulatory teams to drive therapeutic area excellence
• Providing field-based medical expertise and insights to inform strategic decision-making
• Staying at the forefront of metabolic disease science through continuous learning and engagement with the medical community

Your new department

Within the Diabetes & Obesity area, you'll join a dynamic Medical Affairs team dedicated to advancing scientific excellence in metabolic disease. As we enter an exciting phase with the Wegovy launch, our team is focused on building meaningful relationships with the medical community, generating clinical insights, and ensuring healthcare professionals have the knowledge they need to transform patient outcomes in obesity care.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a Regional Medical Advisor who thrives in dynamic environments and is passionate about making a difference in metabolic health. You'll bring with you:

• Medical Doctor degree (mandatory requirement)
• Intermediate English proficiency, particularly reading comprehension (essential requirement)
• Previous experience as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) or Regional Medical Advisor is highly valued
• Experience in metabolic therapeutic areas, ideally obesity, is a strong advantage
• Adaptability, resilience, and comfort navigating change in competitive markets
• Effective, assertive, and clear communication skills to engage diverse medical audiences
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with evolving science
• Strong autonomy and self-management capabilities to work independently across a region
• Excellent planning, organizational, and analytical skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across functions and within teams

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. In Medical Affairs, you'll be at the forefront of scientific engagement, where your clinical expertise directly contributes to how we bring innovative treatments to patients. Here, 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, with the opportunity to shape the future of obesity care.

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. As a Regional Medical Advisor, you'll have the autonomy to shape your territory strategy, access to cutting-edge scientific resources, and the chance to be part of a product launch that will impact millions of patients' lives.

Deadline

Application deadline: 12 April 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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.