Your new role
As a Medical Science Liaison, you will be the scientific face of Novo Nordisk in your territory – building peer-to-peer relationships with leading healthcare professionals, generating real-world insights, and ensuring our science reaches the clinicians who need it most.
You will operate at the intersection of medical affairs, research and commercial strategy, influencing how our portfolio is understood and adopted.
Day-to-day your tasks will include:
Building and maintaining strong scientific partnerships with key opinion leaders, investigators and healthcare institutions across your therapy area
Communicating complex clinical and scientific data with clarity, credibility and integrity in both 1:1 and group settings
Gathering medical insights from the field and feeding them back to shape strategy, evidence generation plans and portfolio decisions
Supporting investigator-initiated studies, advisory boards, congresses and medical education activities
Partnering cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Market Access and Commercial colleagues to align on scientific priorities
Acting as a mentor and scientific resource to less experienced MSL colleagues, sharing best practice and elevating team capability
Staying ahead of the evolving scientific and competitive landscape in obesity, diabetes and/or other relevant therapy areas
Your new department
The Medical Affairs team plays a pivotal role in bringing scientific rigour to every stage of the product lifecycle.
You will join a group of experienced,



curious and highly collaborative professionals who take pride in being the trusted scientific bridge between Novo Nordisk and the external medical community – shaping evidence, dialogue and patient outcomes together.
Your skills & qualifications
An advanced scientific or clinical degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, or MSc in Life Sciences) with strong knowledge of the relevant therapy area (e.g. obesity, diabetes, cardiometabolic or rare disease)
Several years' experience as a Medical Science Liaison or in a comparable field-based medical role within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
Proven ability to engage credibly with senior KOLs and translate complex science into clinically relevant insights
Strong stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration and project management skills
Valid driver's license and willingness to travel regularly, including occasional extended hours and weekends.
Must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases.
To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward.
For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health.
One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results.
When you join us,



you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.
What we offer
In addition to being part of a collaborative and authentic culture, our employees are rewarded with Health and Wellbeing days, gifted leave between Christmas and New Year, extensive learning and development opportunities, regular team and company offsite events.
Our field staff have the latest technology in a laptop, tablet and mobile phones with a very competitive car allowance.
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 perks are designed with your career and life stage in mind.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of prospect for all our job applicants.
First nation's people are encouraged to apply.
At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health.
For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat reliable chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives.
This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare.
We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose.
Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations.
When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.
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📌 Medical Science Liaison (Brisbane, Queensland, Au)
🏢 Biopharma Careers
📍 Brisbane