Job Description

Do you have a strong desire to improve care for people with obesity and establish medical treatment for weight management? Would you like to be part of the pioneer team positioning Novo Nordisk as an expert in obesity care, and selling Novo Nordisk\xe2\x80\x99s products and services with strong customer obsession? If yes, then this is your defining moment. Apply now and join the Novo Nordisk Kuala Lumpur Obesity Sales organization. Be part of the game-changing organization. Apply now!

About the Department

We are a global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases such as obesity, and rare blood and rare endocrine diseases. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure the diseases we treat. We employ more than 47,000 people in 80 offices around the world and market our products in 168 countries.

For almost 100 years, we have been translating the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases into innovative medicines and delivery systems, like our insulin pens. Our treatments today are benefiting millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. From our labs to our factory floors, we are discovering and developing innovative biological medicines and making them accessible to patients throughout the world.

The obesity therapy area is a fast-growing business unit in Novo Nordisk and makes the largest part of the future portfolio. The Novo Nordisk Pharma Malaysia team is a group of highly motivated people passionate about changing obesity, and we are expanding.

The Position

This role will report to the Obesity Field Sales Manager.

As the forerunner of your territory, you will be bound to design development and implement the business plan for your geographical area to ensure company objectives are achieved. You will measure, track, evaluate and present key metrics: prescription depth and breadth planning and reporting; effort inquiry, and budget management including return on investment.

In this role, you are expected to:

• Contribute to the national business plan by achieving sales goals through the implementation of marketing and sales strategies aimed at effectively selling and promoting Novo Nordisk product(s) to healthcare practitioners
• Take an entrepreneurial approach and you will be expected to operate with a high level of freedom
• Demonstrate a high level of awareness of customer needs, anticipate and adapt action plans to maximize opportunities and address demand, excelling in making things happen through diligent and timely follow-up
• Work across different external stakeholders including but not limited to physicians, pharmacists, and hospital management
• Demonstrate cross-functional team working across Obesity Business Unit and beyond to maximize the sales of Novo Nordisk products

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in a science or business-related subject or equivalent, with a minimum 3 years of experience in Sales within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, with a proven track record based on exceptional commercial acumen and selling skills
• Having sales experience for an out-of-pocket or over-the-counter product is a plus, must have proven management and engaged ability, and must have an entrepreneurship mindset, you are a strong Influencer and exceptional team player.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Malaysia (spoken and written), and must posses intermediate computer skills required (Windows, Word, Excel); prior computer experience using sales data/call reporting software is ideal
• Must be a self-starter and be able to evaluate options and make judgments on your own with minimal supervision, has aptitude for learning and ability to communicate technical and scientific product and disease management information, as well as a value proposition for the product(s) under the duty, and has proactivity, accountability, and openness to the objection will be key to being able to deliver on plans
• Valid driving license and willingness to travel

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don\xe2\x80\x99t wait for change. We drive it. We\xe2\x80\x99re 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 to manufacturing, marketing, and sales \xe2\x80\x93 we\xe2\x80\x99re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

Please send your CV online (click Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

12 March 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\xe2\x80\x99re life-changing.

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