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Rare Disease (RareD) Business Unit Director

Category: Sales

Location:

Dubai, Dubai, AE

Are you motivated by driving innovation for the life-changing benefit of patients? Are you passionate about changes and improvements? If yes, then you are the Rare Disease (RareD) Business Unit Director we are looking for!

This position will be based in Dubai under the Rare Disease Business Unit department. You will directly report to General Manager and will be part of the UAE Leadership Team.

Apply now and join us for a life-changing career!

The Position

As a Business Unit Director, you will build and lead the identification, development, and implementation of business opportunities that enable Novo Nordisk UAE to expand leadership in Rare Diseases. You will manage the implementation of the designed strategies for the products and ensure all activities in the country comply with local acts, legal demands, and ethical standards.

Main Accountabilities:

• Leading the development and implementation of the Rare Disease business strategy in UAE in cross-functional collaboration with Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Commercial Excellence

• Developing strong networks and promoting the visibility of Novo Nordisk amongst key prescribing and industry influences to enhance the corporate image and make Novo Nordisk the preferred partner

• Leading, driving, and monitoring the implementation of the strategy and business plan to ensure a timely successful launch of new products and lifecycle management of the existing portfolio in line with corporate strategies and local market access needs

• Maintaining employee engagement through performance management, coaching, and talent development

Qualifications

As a Business Unit Director, you need to have a solid track and experience in sales and marketing from a senior leadership position in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry with direct reports.

Requirements:

• Having a university degree in Business, Medicine, or other Life Sciences is preferably

• Strong organizational and people management skills are required

• Strong analytical ability with good local market access understanding and cross-functional leadership is required

• Flexible, with a \'can-do\' attitude and innovative mindset

• Proficiency in oral and written English is a must

About the Department

The UAE affiliate is a part of the Business Area Africa, Middle East & CIS Countries (BAMEAC), in Region Southeast Europe, Middle East & Africa (SEEMEA), and has shown exceptional launch performances. It is a fast-growing and dynamic affiliate aiming to cement Novo Nordisk\'s position in the UAE Diabetes, Obesity Market & Rare Diseases.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We\'re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things - from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we\'re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

Please click on \'apply now\' to submit your resume in English. Please note that we are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, therefore the position will be filled as soon as the successful candidate has been found.

Deadline

Apply before June 29th, 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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