Medical Excellence Associate Director

Medical Excellence Associate Director (13-month contract)  

Clinical Development, Medical, and Regulatory Affairs (CMR) 

Toronto, Canada

Are you passionate about driving excellence, and creating frameworks that enhance the impact of Medical Affairs? Do you thrive on building cross-functional partnerships and leading strategic initiatives that shape how science meets execution? If so, join Novo Nordisk as our  Medical Excellence Associate Director, and help us bring innovation to life across Canada. 

This is a 13-month contract. 

Your New Role

As the Medical Excellence Associate Director, you will be responsible for leading operational excellence and strategic initiatives within Clinical Development, Medical & Regulatory Affairs (CMR). You will develop frameworks, optimize processes, and ensure alignment across the organization to enhance medical impact. Your key responsibilities include: 

• Lead medical excellence initiatives, strengthen learning programs, and optimize grants and donations frameworks. 
• Translate business and departmental priorities into operational strategies that address key challenges and drive measurable outcomes. 
• Lead complex cross-functional projects across NNCI to centralize and harmonize processes, improving efficiency and collaboration. 
• Partner with leadership (VP, CMR and Senior Director, Medical Excellence) to prepare and support affiliate business planning. 
• Identify process improvements and implement governance standards to enhance the customer and stakeholder experience. 
• Provide supervision, guidance, and resource allocation for Medical Excellence team members. 
• Collaborate with IT and data teams to optimize medical systems, simplify workflows, and ensure data-driven decision-making. 

Your New Department

As part of International Operations, you will join our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the world's population, more than 18,000 of us work passionately to serve 35 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition, we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk, and to improve health at scale across the globe. 

The Medical Excellence team within Clinical Development, Medical & Regulatory Affairs (CMR) at Novo Nordisk Canada drives innovation, consistency, and impact in medical operations. We optimize processes, centralize strategic initiatives, and enable cross-functional collaboration to elevate medical performance and scientific engagement across the organization. 

Your skills and qualifications 

To be successful in this role, you must have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or a related field; a Master’s degree (scientific or MBA) is preferred. 
• 7+ years of experience managing Medical Affairs or cross-functional projects within pharmaceutical or consulting environments, including project and budget management. 
• Strong expertise in learning program development, medical education programs, process improvement, and governance frameworks, with a strong process-oriented mindset. 
• Proven leadership and collaboration skills, with experience in people management considered a plus, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders in complex matrix structures. 
• Strong proficiency in English; French would be an asset. Strong communication skills with both scientific and business audiences. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.  

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. 

More Information

For more information, visit novonordisk.com, Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube. 

To complete your application, click on "Apply now", attach your CV in English and follow the instructions. 

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process. 

Deadline

Please apply before October 23th, 2025. Please note that applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the position may be closed before the deadline. 

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.