Rare Endocrine Disorders Director, France

As Novo Nordisk continues the journey in driving change to defeat Diabetes, Obesity and Rare Diseases, we are looking for our new Rare Endocrine Disorders (RED) Director for our French affiliate.
Would you like to drive innovation and play a key role in our future success? Then join us and embrace the challenge of breaking new grounds and exploring new frontiers.
The position
As our new Director for Rare Endocrine Disorders , you will be at the heart of Novo Nordisk's future growth and success. You will lead the development and implementation of the RED strategy, launch and lifecycle management plans and tactics that meet organisational objectives and short to medium term (5 year) business strategy.
Your core responsibilities will be:

• Co-ordinating with the Global and Regional RED teams and drive an effective and forward-thinking cross-functional brand team, ensuring all stakeholder/customer needs and perspectives are considered and tactics are prioritised based on biggest potential and highest return on investment.
• To educate, motivate and inspire the organisation about the RED strategy, core story, brand positioning, key messages and clinical evidence of RED brands and line extensions.
• To drive awareness of Novo Nordisk in and amongst the RED market and build relationships with key external stakeholders, KOLs and target HCPs.
• Co-ordination of resources and performance management of the RED sales and marketing team to deliver against strategy, sales, market share and profitability targets.
• As a people manager, you will boost employee engagement through performance management, coaching and talent development.

Qualifications

• You have a bachelor's degree in business (Marketing, Business Administration, so on) or Medicine.
• You are a strong marketeer from pharmaceutical industry including similar experience in a leadership role.
• You have experience in building relationships/networks with health care decision makers (governments, payers, insurers, policy makers KOLs etc.) and internally in a matrix organisation.
• Strong organisational and people management skills are essential.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Rare Disease space, preferably in endocrinology will be an advantage.

As a person, you are a natural leader with proven ownership and accountability. You are a strong collaborator and communicator, capable of driving conversations with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders both in French and English. You have an entrepreneurial mindset and demonstrate to be an outside of the box thinker. Finally, you share our passion and determination to improve patients' lives.
About the department
RED team in France is a part of a dynamic organisation and consists of eight highly skilled and ambitious professional, focused on results, dedicated to business ethics and values of Novo Nordisk. As a Rare Endocrine Disorders (RED) Director , you will report to the VP, Rare Disease of Novo Nordisk France and collaborate with a wide range of cross-functional departments at different levels.
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 energise 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
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.
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