Job Description

Join Novo Nordisk in a fast-growing therapeutic area and help shape the future of obesity and cardiometabolic care in Switzerland. As a Sales Specialist, you will build strong partnerships with key healthcare professionals, drive scientific engagement, and deliver impactful solutions that elevate patient outcomes. This is your chance to grow in a dynamic, innovative, and highly collaborative environment. Apply today and take the next step in your career!

Your new role

In this role, you will act as a strategic partner to healthcare professionals across your assigned territory, engaging specialist stakeholders through scientific dialogue and tailored account management. You will drive the adoption of Novo Nordisk therapies, identify new business opportunities, and elevate standards of care for patients living with cardiometabolic diseases. Combining scientific expertise, analytical thinking, and strong relationship-building skills, you will deliver impactful commercial results while upholding our high ethical standards.

Day-to-day your tasks will include:

• Developing and executing territory and account plans that support business objectives and align with brand and national strategies.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with endocrinologists, diabetologists, obesity specialists, cardiologists and hospital stakeholders to ensure effective promotion of Novo Nordisk solutions.
• Identifying, accessing, and developing new strategic opportunities, including underutilised channels, and driving initiatives that expand market reach.
• Leading commercial negotiations and closing agreements that contribute to regional and national sales targets.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional partners (e.g., MSLs, PCR, Field Sales Managers) to deliver coordinated, high-quality customer engagement.
• Capturing and analysing customer insights, sales trends, and competitor activities, sharing learnings to support national planning and decision-making.
• Representing Novo Nordisk with integrity, ensuring full compliance with regulations and internal policies while contributing to national projects and medical congress activities.

Your new department

As part of International Operations, you will join our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the world's population, more than 18,000 of us work passionately to serve 35 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition, we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk, and to improve health at scale across the globe.

Within our Swiss affiliate, you will join our Sales Field team – a vibrant, mission-driven community dedicated to improving the lives of people living with chronic diseases. You will work alongside passionate colleagues who combine scientific excellence, deep market understanding, and genuine empathy for patients and healthcare professionals. We collaborate closely across functions, share insights, celebrate wins as a team, and empower each other to grow.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for a high-performing and customer-centric professional who thrives in a fast-paced, scientific commercial environment. To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• An educational background in paramedical, medical, scientific or business/management fields.
• Fluency in German and English, with Italian or French considered a strong advantage.
• 3–5 years of proven pharma sales experience, ideally engaging specialists in hospital or clinical environments.
• A track record in Key Account Management or strategic sales, with experience from FMCG, life sciences or healthcare viewed as a plus.
• Strong selling capabilities and the ability to build lasting HCP relationships, combined with solid business and industry understanding to analyse markets, identify opportunities and adapt in a fast-changing environment.
• A collaborative team mindset with personal leadership, capable of making things happen, innovating, and managing a diverse product portfolio with confidence.
• Residence in the greater area of Bern and Solothurn is required.

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

At Novo Nordisk, you will be met with trust and exciting professional challenges. You will have the opportunity to work with dedicated colleagues who strive every day to deliver meaningful outcomes for the millions of people living with chronic diseases who rely on our medicines. We are proud to make a difference and look forward to welcoming you here.

Contact

If you believe you are qualified and are willing to take on the challenge, please send your motivation letter, CV and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool.

Deadline

29 June 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line manager before applying.

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.