Novo Nordisk

Regional Medical Advisor (Fixed Term) (Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, ES)

Las Palmas, Spain Type not listed
Medical Affairs Associate

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About this opportunity

Based in Canary Islands Preferred

Are you passionate about advancing medical affairs in the fields of diabetes and obesity making a real difference in patient outcomes? If you’re ready to drive scientific strategies and build meaningful relationships with key stakeholders, we want to hear from you! Join Novo Nordisk as a Regional Medical Advisor and be part of a fast-growing, dynamic team where your expertise will shape strategy and patient care.

Your new role

As our Regional Medical Advisor (RMA) -also known Medical Scientific Liaison- you will translate Novo Nordisk’s medical strategy into impactful local strategies and action plans in the Cardiometabolic arena, being a key partner for the healthcare professionals and for the internal teams. You will work in strong cross functional collaboration with other internal stakeholders (Medical Managers, Sales, Market Access and Marketing). Some of your responsibilities will be to:

Plan and execute the Regional Medical Plan according to Medical Strategy and business goals.

Build and maintain scientific relationships: Establish, nurture and expand strong, evidence-based relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professional, specialists and other relevant stakeholders to drive scientific exchange and advocacy for Novo Nordisk’s portfolio.

Provide quality medical and scientific support, education and training to internal & external customers through scientific meetings, symposia, workshops and e-channels. Facilitate scientific exchange to enhance understanding of company products and therapeutic areas.

Collect, analyse and provide insights for key business decisions across the value chain based on the unmet patient needs, physician needs and demands from health care systems.

Provide medical support of local needs for the development portfolio including identification of sites for clinical trials, assessment of feasibility and patient recruitment through KOL relationships.

This is a fixed term position designed to support our team; you will be fully integrated into our team and have a direct impact.

Your Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Life Science

Experience as Medical Scientific Liaison / Regional Medical Advisor in a pharmaceutical company.

Proven ability to build relationships with HCPs/KOLs and to communicate complex scientific information clearly, both verbally and in writing.

Previous experience in cardiometabolic, cardiovascular, diabetes and/or obesity areas will be a nice to have

Fluent Spanish/English

Availability to travel 70%

As a person, you thrive in diverse environments where collaboration is key for success. You are adaptable and able to manage complex tasks in a changing environment while maintaining patient focus and scientific integrity.

Your New Department

The Field Medical Affairs team within the Medical Affairs Department at Novo Nordisk Spain is dedicated to advancing the company’s mission of improving the lives of people with chronic diseases by providing healthcare professionals with the latest scientific information and insights on Novo Nordisk's innovative therapies. They engage with key opinion leaders and healthcare providers to enhance understanding and facilitate discussions that lead to better patient management and health outcomes. By gathering valuable field insights, the team informs internal stakeholders about evolving medical needs, ensuring that Novo Nordisk's offerings align with the needs of healthcare professionals and patients alike.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

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.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 69,080.00 y 115,360.00 EUR, corresponding to the level of the position. The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy  here .

 

Deadline

Apply before 14 August. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. To submit your application, please upload your CV.

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.

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Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Las Palmas, Spain
Employment type
Not listed

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 181 comparable Associate Medical Affairs roles across 64 biopharma companies.

181Comparable roles tracked
145Currently active
64Companies hiring similar roles
37Countries represented

Salary context

13 of 181 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Sr. Manager PSL&D Business Operations Lead · Pfizer $116,000/yr – $193,400/yr
Peer group range $154,700 – $198,000 (median $169,300)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 181 comparable roles

Japan24
Germany22
India20
China19
United States15
China's Mainland12

+ 31 more countries

Seniority mix

181 of 181 peers have a known seniority level

Manager125
Associate54
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc2

Therapeutic area mix

56 of 181 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology24
Immunology12
Cardiovascular / CVRM5
Dermatology & Aesthetics4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease4
Neuroscience3
Gastroenterology2
Rare Disease1
Respiratory1

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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