Job Description

Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk Sweden

Field based, Region Mid (focus Uppsala, Gävle, and Örebro)

Are you passionate about making a difference in the field of cardiometabolic health? 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 Swedish 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 Sweden cardiometabolic product portfolio. With your solid scientific skills together with knowledge of the cardiometabolic disease area and Swedish healthcare structure, you will build and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and healthcare professionals to advance the management of cardiometabolic diseases.

As part of your role, you will be collaborating with external KOLs within cardiology, endocrinology, obesity, nephrology and primary care and working cross-functionally with regional Sales and Market Access teams to develop scientific approaches and solutions.

Moreover, you will:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of medical educational programs

• Establish and execute scientific communication strategies and drive related communication plans

• Provide medical education among Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) through scientific meetings and symposia

• Partner with healthcare systems and medical associations to identify and develop solutions along clinical care pathways that help deliver optimal care and improve outcomes

• Gather medical insights through advisory boards and other engagements to inform strategic decisions.

It is primarily a field-based position (entailing ca. 40-50% travel) for Region Mid, comprising eg. Uppsala, Gävle, and Örebro.

Your new department

Medical Affairs in Sweden 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 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, as well as developing solutions along clinical care pathways that help deliver optimal care and improve outcomes As a Regional Medical Advisor, you will be reporting directly to the Head of Medical Affairs.

Your skills & qualifications

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

• Higher scientific qualification (MSc, PhD, MD desirable) and at least 2-3 years of industry experience, preferably in medical affairs and the cardiovascular-renal-metabolic field

• Deep knowledge of the cardiometabolic area and the Swedish Health Care System

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

• Fluent Swedish and English skills (both written and spoken)

• Driving license

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient 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.

Contact

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

Deadline

Apply before 12 February 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.