PHARMAFull-time
Sr Specialist - Medical Excellence
BANGALORE (IN)ONSITEPOSTED: 9/22/2026
PHARMAFull-time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONNOVO NORDISKPharmaceuticals / Healthcare
ROLE OVERVIEW
Senior Medical Excellence role within Global Medical Affairs focused on building insights-to-action frameworks, integrating medical insights into strategy, enabling global-regional alignment, tracking impact, developing capabilities, and supporting compliant Medical Affairs execution.
ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES
- •Establish and lead the Global Medical Affairs insights-to-action framework
- •Define common principles, processes, tools, and governance for insights generation and utilisation
- •Facilitate evidence-based prioritisation of strategic questions, opportunities, and medical activities
- •Develop insights themes and strategic questions aligned with medical strategy, patient needs, healthcare priorities, and product lifecycle
- •Identify emerging trends, evidence gaps, unmet needs, and external-environment shifts
- •Design processes to integrate insights into Global Medical Affairs strategies, medical plans, and evidence-generation priorities
- •Establish two-way communication mechanisms between Global and regional teams
- •Develop dashboards and tracking mechanisms for insights, decisions, actions, milestones, and outcomes
- •Define metrics for quality, timeliness, adoption, and impact of insights-driven decision-making
- •Assess capabilities and develop training, guidance, and tools
- •Coach teams on insights collection, synthesis, interpretation, strategic storytelling, and translation into action
- •Ensure compliant and high-quality insights and engagement processes
Reporting Hierarchy: Reports within Global Medical Affairs, Product & Portfolio Strategy; Collaborates with Therapy Area Medical Directors, regional and affiliate Medical Affairs teams, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Market Access, Evidence Generation, HEOR, Digital & Analytics, KOLs, medical experts, and external consultants
* Role responsibilities and qualifications synthesized based on industry benchmark standards.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBBS, MD, PhD, or relevant Master's degree in Pharmacy or Life Sciences
- 6+ years of Medical Affairs experience
- Experience in medical strategy, insights generation, stakeholder engagement, evidence synthesis, or Medical Affairs operations
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical product lifecycle and Medical Affairs
- Experience developing governance, processes, capabilities, dashboards, or operating models
- Excellent communication, facilitation, synthesis, and strategic storytelling skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- •Global or regional pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare experience
- •Familiarity with insights-management platforms
- •Analytics and data visualisation experience
- •Structured knowledge-management experience
- •Experience influencing stakeholders across complex matrix organisations
- •Experience in lifecycle planning, launch preparation, indication strategy, or evidence-generation priorities
REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS
Medical Affairs
medical strategy
insights generation
insights management
evidence synthesis
pharmaceutical product lifecycle
stakeholder engagement
governance
operating models
dashboards
data visualisation
strategic storytelling
Medical Affairs operations
compliance
COMPENSATION & REWARDS
Salary: Competitive / Disclosed upon candidate shortlisting
Benefits: Career and development opportunities; benefits designed around career and life stage; inclusive recruitment environment; global collaboration
The supplied posting does not disclose a salary range or bonus/equity package. Compensation should be confirmed directly with Novo Nordisk during recruitment.
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company focused on developing solutions for serious chronic diseases. The company has operated for more than 100 years and focuses on scientific innovation, long-term health, patient impact, and improving healthcare access.
TEAM SIZE: 60,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Pharmaceuticals / Healthcare
Culture: Novo Nordisk emphasizes determination, curiosity, innovation, diverse perspectives, shared purpose, mutual respect, accountability, and long-term impact.
EXPECTED CAREER ROADMAP
Potential progression may include broader Medical Affairs strategy, Medical Excellence leadership, Global Medical Affairs operations, therapy-area strategy, and senior Medical Affairs leadership roles depending on organisational opportunities and experience.
APPLICATION ADVISORY
Highlight 6+ years of Medical Affairs experience; demonstrate medical strategy and insights-generation expertise; showcase experience building governance, processes, dashboards, or operating models; emphasize stakeholder influence across global and regional teams; highlight evidence synthesis, strategic storytelling, analytics, and lifecycle-planning experience; demonstrate strong scientific judgement and business awareness.
RECOMMENDED TRAINING
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