Are you a visionary leader with a passion for driving medical and clinical excellence? Do you have the expertise to shape strategies that align with global ambitions while addressing local market needs? If so, we invite you to join Novo Nordisk Italy as our new Senior Director CMR. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient care and healthcare innovation. Read on and apply today for a life-changing career.

 

The Position

As Senior Director CMR, you will lead the Italian Clinical, Medical, and Regulatory (CMR) strategy, translating global R&D, Medical, and Regulatory strategies into local operational goals aligned with affiliate portfolio and brand strategies. You will be driving performance as part of the Italian Leadership Team (ILT) and contribute to overall affiliate commercial strategies. You will be reporting directly to General Manager of Italy. 

 

Additionally, you will:

Act as the Medical Voice for Novo Nordisk Italy, ensuring compliance with requirements and setting high standards for quality and patient safety. Represent Italy in local, regional, and global boards and meetings, and collaborate with broad external Key Opinion Leaders landscape. Build strategic partnerships with key stakeholders (e.g., KOLs, scientific societies, institutions) to position Novo Nordisk as a trusted partner and unlock business opportunities. Translate medical science into actionable insights to support marketing strategies, ensuring cross-functional alignment and collaboration within a matrix organisation. Develop and manage the CMR team, fostering capabilities and talent to meet current and future business needs.

 

Qualifications

To excel in this role, we need you to have Medical Doctor degree and 10+ years of experience, established career within large pharmaceutical companies with international exposure and proven track record leading Clinical, Medical or CMR teams.

Proven track record of managing multiple teams and delivering results with functional impact. Strong understanding of the pharmaceutical value chain and regulatory compliance. Fluent in written and spoken English. Italian language to interact with local key stakeholders and KOLs is a plus. Travelling will be expected in 30-40%.

As a leader, you excel in overseeing processes and engaging stakeholders effectively, demonstrating strong strategic leadership. Your deep understanding of pharmaceutical competitive dynamics, coupled with strong analytical skills and cultural awareness of the Italian environment, positions you to navigate complex business landscapes. You consistently act in accordance with and promote Compliance and Business Ethics, ensuring integrity in all endeavours.

 

About the Department

The CMR Italy department is at the forefront of clinical development activities, driving innovation and excellence in trial execution and regulatory submissions. Our team is responsible for investigating patient reactions to new drugs, comparing them to existing products, and running pre-specified trials in human subjects. We provide expertise in Biostatistics, Clinical Reporting, Data Management, and more, ensuring process alignment, competency development, and knowledge sharing. Based in Italy, our department thrives in a collaborative and culturally aware environment, where your leadership will make a significant impact on our mission to improve patient outcomes.

 

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 
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Deadline 

Apply before July 27th, 2025

 

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.