Job Description

Regional Medical Advisor – Rare Disease (2-year fixed term)

Slovenia

Be the medical voice that shapes how we bring life-changing treatments to patients living with rare blood and endocrine disorders across Slovenia.

Your new role

As Regional Medical Advisor for Rare Blood and Endocrine Disorders, you'll be at the forefront of maintaining Novo Nordisk's medical presence in Haemophilia and Growth Hormone Deficiency. This is a unique opportunity to maintain and further develop relationships with key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals while supporting in ‑market products and contributing to future pipeline readiness, including upcoming launches. With 50% of your time spent engaging externally, you'll have real autonomy to drive scientific dialogue and create meaningful impact for patients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the subject matter expert in Rare Blood and Endocrine Disorders, building deep expertise in Haemophilia and Growth Hormone Deficiency to maintain Novo Nordisk's credibility in this therapeutic area
• Maintaining and further developing relationships with key influencers and scientific societies working in rare blood and endocrine disorders
• Driving scientific dialogue through advisory boards, medical education, publication planning, and strategic partnerships with relevant HCP societies and conferences
• Generating actionable insights from HCPs and the health system to influence medical content development and field Medical Affairs strategy
• Providing training and scientific expertise to cross-functional teams, ensuring organisational readiness for in-market products and future launches
• Responding to unsolicited medical information requests from HCPs and the scientific community in full compliance with national requirements
• Providing limited medical and regulatory review support across therapeutic areas, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements

Your new department

You’ll be joining the Medical Regulatory team, working at the intersection of medical science and commercial strategy. This is a role where you'll help maintain our presence in the rare blood and endocrine disorders space, collaborating closely with marketing and health economics teams. You'll have the opportunity to shape how we support patients in conditions where unmet needs remain significant, working in a pre-launch environment that values scientific credibility and strategic thinking.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a medical affairs professional with scientific expertise and a passion for improving outcomes in rare diseases. You'll bring with you:

• You’re a medical doctor or Pharmacist (essential)
• A minimum of 2 years' field medical pharmaceutical industry experience, with therapy area knowledge and expertise in haematology, rare diseases, or related areas
• Clinical and scientific credibility demonstrated through working with KOLs, with strong evidence of building and maintaining strategic external relationships
• Excellent understanding of national regulations relating to pharmaceutical advertising (essential)
• Excellent communication, networking, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders from KOLs to cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to work effectively in an international matrix organisation, managing complex tasks and quickly adapting to new situations
• Fluency in written and spoken Slovenian and English and proficiency with Microsoft packages

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. In this role, you'll have significant autonomy to shape our strategy in rare blood and endocrine disorders, access to world-class scientific resources, and the opportunity to make a tangible difference for patient communities who need us most.

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.