International Medical Director at Novo Nordisk
Lexington, MA
About the Job
About the Department
Our East Coast Global Development Hub brings together the best minds in life science innovation with facilities in Lexington, MA and Plainsboro, NJ. Our Novel Modalities department pioneer’s development of treatments with small interfering RNAs and monoclonal antibodies and oversee a robust pipeline of projects from early research through late-stage clinical development. We are building a multi-talented team of physician scientist drug developers that works together to tackle key challenges and opportunities in drug development to improve the lives of people with disease. We are building for the future, creating a distinct R&D community based on collaboration, partnerships, and cutting-edge research across multiple innovative modalities. Our East Coast Global Development Hub merges biotech speed and agility with large pharmaceutical company quality, resources, and stability, uniting the best of both worlds to develop new medicines for patients. We recognize that improving human health starts here and that patients rely on us. We’re changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?
The Position
The International Medical Director serves as a subject matter expert for our products and related data within a therapeutic area. The International Medical Director is a team player, detail oriented with prior research experience, either in academia or industry. In this role, the International Medical Director helps develop products within the Novel Modalities team working with the ATTR cardiomyopathy project. In doing so, the International Medical Director will work across different functional teams to support the design and execution of clinical trials, the drafting of medical/ scientific documents, safety monitoring, and data analyses. The International Medical Director will also assist the Sr. Medical Director in the development and execution of strategic priorities within the therapeutic area, help develop PRO and biomarker strategies.
Relationships
Reports to: Senior Director of Novel Modalities
Work with the VP Medical/Scientific Development, Clinical Operations, Non-Clinical Research, Medical Writing, Program Management, CMC and Regulatory Affairs teams.
Will be interfacing with both internal and external stakeholders including KOLs and Principal Investigators.
Essential Functions
Physical Requirements
10-20% overnight travel required.
Qualifications
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.
Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
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