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Patient Access & Public Affairs Director, UAE

Category: Marketing and Market Access

Location:

Dubai, Dubai, AE

Do you want to be a part of fast growing and developing company, being engaged in helping people? Join Novo Nordisk UAE as Patient Access & Public Affairs Director and get a life-changing career!

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, with 100 years of heritage owned by Novo Nordisk foundation that has strong corporate, scientific, social, and humanitarian interests. Novo Nordisk is currently among the top ten largest pharma companies globally based on market cap. Employing 53,000 colleagues in 80 countries who are making a difference for 32 million people living with diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, every day.

The position

As Patient Access & Public Affairs (PAPA) Director, you will be responsible for creating long term Patient Access strategies that align with the Global/Regional/BA strategies and leverage growth for the Novo Nordisk UAE portfolio.

You will be managing the right structure, capacity and tools for Key Account Management, Market Access and Public Affairs.

You will also play a key role in developing evidence and relevant PAPA arguments to provide recommendations to senior management for optimising market access and shaping the local healthcare environment.

In addition, you will be the ambassador for Novo Nordisk and responsible for strengthening, developing, and influencing local external policy and regulations to support key accounts market access, while enhancing and protecting the reputation of the company with relevant stakeholders. You will also be the local ambassador for Business Ethics within the affiliate and ensure full compliance with all Business Ethics SOPs. Furthermore, you and your team will be leading Novo Nordisk UAE Sustainability projects.

Qualifications

• You have a university degree, preferably in Business or Science. A Master\'s Degree, in Health Economics or business would be an added advantage
• You have at least 7 years of experience in relevant pharmaceutical industry and proven expertise in market access and in internal and external stakeholder engagement.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, can take initiative, work and lead a dynamic team.
• You are a flexible, open-minded and dedicated team player. You thrive in a global environment of continuous development and focus on high quality and results.
• Fluency in written/spoken English is a must and Arabic would be a strong plus.

About the department

The UAE affiliate is a part of the Business Area Africa, Middle East & CIS Countries (BAMEAC), in Region South East Europe, Middle East & Africa (SEEMEA) and has shown exceptional launch performances.

The UAE affiliate is a fast growing and dynamic organization aiming to cement Novo Nordisk\'s position in the UAE Diabetes, Obesity Market & Rare Diseases.

In order to achieve our goals, we want you to help establish leadership in the United Arab Emirates by providing quality medical and scientific support to clinicians (mainly influencers), other healthcare professionals (HCPs - nurses, pharmacists, other) and providing education on the same to our internal colleagues.

we are looking for a Patient Access & Public Affairs Director, who will drive our affiliate across the different Therapy Areas. Reporting to the UAE Vice President and General Manager you will be a part of the UAE Management Team, which is responsible for driving business across UAE.

The position is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates..

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

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line Manager before applying.

Deadline
Apply before 9th October, 2023

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.

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