Regional Medical Advisor - Rare Disease - Blood Disorders in Crawley

Be the medical voice that shapes how we bring life-changing treatments to patients living with rare blood disorders across the UK.

Your new role

As Regional Medical Advisor for Rare Blood Disorders, you'll be at the forefront of establishing Novo Nordisk's medical presence in Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, and Haemophilia. This is a unique opportunity to build relationships with key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals while shaping the pre-launch strategy for our expanding rare disease portfolio. This is a field-based role and with 80% of your time spent engaging externally, you'll have real autonomy to drive scientific dialogue and create meaningful impact for patients who have been historically underserved.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the subject matter expert in Rare Blood Disorders, building deep expertise in Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, and Haemophilia to establish Novo Nordisk's credibility in this therapeutic area.
• Identifying and developing strategic relationships with key influencers, ORDMs (Other Relevant Decision Makers), scientific societies, and patient organisations working in rare blood disorders.
• Leading the mapping of current clinical pathways and national guidelines, partnering with healthcare systems to identify solutions that improve patient outcomes.
• Driving scientific dialogue through advisory boards, medical education, publication planning, and strategic partnerships with relevant HCP societies and conferences.
• Generating actionable insights from HCPs and the health system to influence medical content development, integrated evidence plans, and field Medical Affairs strategy.
• Providing training and scientific expertise to commercial and cross-functional teams, ensuring organisational readiness for future launches.
• Responding to unsolicited medical information requests from HCPs and the scientific community in full compliance with ABPI, PMCPA, and MHRA requirements.

Your new department

You’ll be joining the Medical & Regulatory team, working at the intersection of medical science and commercial strategy. This is a pioneering role where you'll help establish our presence in the rare blood disorders space, collaborating closely with clinical medical teams, clinical research teams, and health economics teams. You'll have the opportunity to shape how we support patients in conditions where unmet needs remain significant, working in a pre-launch environment that values scientific credibility and strategic thinking.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a medical affairs professional with deep scientific expertise and a passion for improving outcomes in rare diseases. You'll bring with you:

• A minimum of 3 years' field medical pharmaceutical industry experience, with therapy area knowledge and expertise in haematology, rare diseases, or related areas.
• A PhD/Science Degree in a related area, or you're a GMC registered doctor or UK registered pharmacist.
• Clinical and scientific credibility demonstrated through working with KOLs, with strong evidence of building and maintaining strategic external relationships.
• Excellent understanding of the UK NHS environment, ABPI Code of Practice, and relevant regulations relating to pharmaceutical advertising (essential).
• Outstanding communication, networking, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders from KOLs to cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of GCP, clinical trial methodology, drug development, UK healthcare systems, and publication processes.
• Proven ability to work effectively in an international matrix organisation, managing complex tasks and quickly adapting to new situations.
• ABPI Medical Representative Examination completed or willingness to work towards the certification.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and proficiency with Microsoft packages.

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

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. In this role, you'll have significant autonomy to shape our strategy in rare blood disorders, access to world-class scientific resources, and the opportunity to make a tangible difference for patient communities who need us most.

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.