Job Description

Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk Hungaria KFT

Field based, Hungary

Are you passionate about making a difference in medical affairs? Do you have a knack for building strong scientific relationships and driving and executing on medical strategies?

If so, then there’s a perfect opportunity to join us as a Regional Medical Advisor in the Hungarian affiliate of Novo Nordisk.

Read on and apply today!

Your new role

As a Regional Medical Advisor, your main task will be to translate and implement Medical Affairs strategies in support of the Novo Nordisk Hungarian Rare Diseases or Cardiometabolic product portfolio. With your solid scientific skills together with knowledge of the Rare Diseases or Cardiometabolic area and Hungarian healthcare structure, you will build and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and healthcare professionals to advance the management of Rare Diseases or Cardiometabolic

Moreover, you will:

• Act as a scientific and strategic leader within the Medical Affairs team, bridging clinical development and commercial teams.

• Provide medical and scientific support to affiliate medical and marketing strategies, including organising advisory boards and participating in scientific events.

• Engage in scientific dialogue with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and healthcare professionals (HCPs) to ensure the dissemination of up-to-date medical knowledge.

• Contribute to clinical evidence generation, including feasibility studies, site selection, and support for non-interventional studies.

• Drive medical education initiatives, including field force training, onboarding newcomers, and presenting medical updates.

• Support patient activation and clinical care pathways by identifying guideline gaps, unmet needs, and referral pathways.

• Ensure compliance with ethical standards, company procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way in all activities.

Your new department

Medical Affairs in Hungary is a dynamic and collaborative environment where we focus on driving medical strategies and building strong scientific relationships to advance the management of serious chronic diseases. Our team is dedicated to translating and implementing medical strategies to support Novo Nordisk's Rare Diseases or Cardiometabolic portfolio. We work closely with key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals to ensure the dissemination of up-to-date medical knowledge and clinical trial data. By developing solutions along clinical care pathways, we aim to deliver optimal care and improve patient outcomes. As a Regional Medical Advisor, you will report directly to the Senior Medical Manager.

Your skills & qualifications

We are searching for highly collaborative and communicative candidates with excellent scientific data literacy, besides presentation and networking skills, who meet the following criteria:

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences (MD, Pharm D or PhD) and at least 3-5 years of medical experience, preferably the Rare Diseases or Cardiometabolic

• Deep knowledge of the cardiometabolic / rare disease area and the Hungarian Health Care System

• Suitable experience in communicating science and leading medical discussions with various audiences

• Native Hungarian and fluent English skills (both written and spoken)

Working 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. The video below features colleagues worldwide speaking about why they’re proud to work at Novo Nordisk and highlights the culture, collaboration and long-term impact. Together, for the long-term!

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.

Contact

Please apply to the role via our careers site, as unfortunately we don’t accept directly sent resumes.

Deadline

Apply before 26 March 2026.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.