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Medical Director - Diabetes & Renal

Novo Nordisk
August 21, 2026
Remote friendly (Plainsboro, NJ)
United States
Medical Affairs
The Medical Director serves as subject matter expert for products and related data in the Diabetes and Renal Therapeutic areas.

Responsibilities:
- Provide input to PDP and Evidence Generation Plan (EGP); review/offer insights on Novo Nordisk clinical trials
- Support identification of signatory/primary investigators; assist with investigator/results meetings and molecule-specific training
- Review investigator-sponsored study (ISS) proposals and comment to RGC Chair; attend Research Grants Committee meetings
- Support National Leaders/National Expert Panels for select trials
- Lead planning and execution of National Advisory Board meetings; deliver clinical data/presentations and gather feedback
- Support other advisory boards; partner with professional associations to identify shared goals/initiatives
- Serve on Publication Planning Group; review/comment on abstracts, posters, manuscripts; prepare/support external authors; develop local US publication plan
- Assist with IME priorities/plan and selection of proposals for IME grant funding
- Train Field Medical Affairs, Sales, and Market Access teams; review/approve FMA resources and Medical Information letters; review/comment on AMCP dossier; support Speakers’ Bureau
- Provide medical review for PRB materials; provide medical input for non-launch products; advise Marketing on PRB materials
- Serve on Core/Extended Medical Team and support Therapeutic Area Medical Plan; represent Medical Affairs on global medical fora; collaborate with HEOR on clinical input/authorship
- Serve on Local Labeling Committee and provide medical input to Regulatory Affairs

Qualifications:
- MD, DO, PhD, or PharmD required
- 5+ years combined clinical, research, or Pharma experience required
- Diabetes patient management experience strongly preferred; MD/DO preferred
- Strategic mindset; strong communication/presentation; stakeholder management in complex matrix environments
- Tactical knowledge of clinical trial design/oversight/assessment; clinical trials investigator and/or Pharma experience; GCP, medical product support, publications, ISS, med ed
- Endocrinology/diabetes subspecialty training preferred

Physical/Location:
- 20–30% overnight travel; home office based in Princeton, NJ (commute or relocate).

Application:
- If you need accommodation to apply, call 1-855-411-5290 (accommodation requests only).