• Job Description

  Req#: 298602

  Are you ready to establish meaningful relationships with patients, leveraging their insights to create value for the industry? Can you confidently represent our organization at congresses and engage in various communication platforms such as interviews, panel discussions, and round tables? Do you possess the necessary industry experience and stakeholder management skills to excel in this ambassadorial role, ensuring success on all fronts?

  If so, then seize the opportunity and become our new Global Patient Advocacy Director. Join us in making a difference!

  The Position

  As the Global Patient Advocacy Director, you are tasked with developing and executing global patient engagement and advocacy strategies for Novo Nordisk Rare Disease programs. Your responsibilities include disseminating these strategies across Affiliates and establishing impactful relationships with patient advocacy organizations in therapeutic areas relevant to Novo Nordisk Rare Disease. Your goal is to ensure that the patient voice is amplified within the organization and that their input remains fundamental throughout the advancement of programs.

  In addition, your tasks will also be to:

  •Co-create and oversee implementation of global strategic patient advocacy and engagement plans for RareD

  •Identify, build, and manage collaborations with patient organizations related to RareD across various disease areas

  •Serve as primary contact for global patient organizations, fostering productive long-term partnerships to address community needs and bridge gaps with NN

  •Monitor and report on relevant patient community issues, identifying priorities and solutions to incorporate into programs

  •Engage with patients to gain insights into their experiences, disseminate insights across the organization, and integrate them into drug development plans

  Qualifications

  You offer strong communication skills, effective leadership, and adept project management abilities. With a flexible and positive attitude, coupled with a global mindset and language proficiency, you're ready to travel as needed. You're a self-starter driven by a passion for supporting patients and upholding medical ethics.

  Furthermore:

  •Bachelor’s degree (or higher) is required

  •A post-graduate degree in counselling, social work, genetic counselling, public health, nursing, pharmacy, or life sciences is strongly valued

  •A minimum of 5 years commercial experience with at least 3 years of patient adherence experience and strong patient journey understanding

  •Excellent written, verbal, and people skills and the ability to communicate at all levels and present complex and/or new ideas with clarity and simplicity

  •Demonstrate curiosity and cultivate innovation

  •Fluency in English

  About the Department

  Novo Nordisk Rare Disease is a speciality care unit focused on generating scientific and technological breakthroughs for people living with a rare disease. We have a 40-year legacy and expertise in rare blood and endocrine disorders, which make us perfectly placed to drive innovations to lessen the burden and truly achieve life-changing benefits for people living with a rare disease - a population where the unmet need remains high and collectively affect around 350 million people across the globe.

  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.

  Contact

  Send your CV and a short motivation letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are requested to inform their line manager prior to applying.

  Deadline

  Apply before 5th of March 2024.

  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.

• About the company

  Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in eight countries, and affiliates or offices in 5 countries.

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