Regulatory Affairs Project Manager, BAAF & BAMECA

Are you looking to be part of two very diverse & high potential Business areas Africa and Middle East and Central Asia in Novo Nordisk and shape the future today? Do you thrive to work in an environment where change is daily and the unexpected is routine? If you answered yes, then apply now!

We are seeking a Regulatory Affairs Project Manager based in Istanbul, Türkiye to join us on our transformative journey to accelerate the highly dynamic and diverse markets in Africa, Middle East and Central Asia.

Your New Role

Novo Nordisk is committed to ensuring commercially viable access to our medicines for those who need them. As a Regulatory Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in creating regulatory strategy and implementation plans for therapeutic areas to ensure speed to market in the countries. You will also play the crucial role to developing an affiliate-level project management approach to New Drug Applications (NDAs), Life Cycle Management, and managing Health Authorities communication on designated projects/products in targeted markets. Additionally, you will:

• Contribute to regulatory intelligence by staying up-to-date with the evolution of regulations relating to your projects and advise on any regulatory requirements that may impact the projects and the planning in the different countries.
• Work closely with different internal and external stakeholders such as RA (Regulatory Affairs) in Affiliates, RA in Business Areas, Regional Regulatory Leads from Region Emerging Markets and Global/IO, Medical & Marketing Teams in Business areas and Affiliates, Health Authorities in Affiliates & colleagues from Supply Chain.
• Support the BA RA Head & CRPV Director in regulatory matters and initiatives across BAAF (Business Area Africa) & BAMECA (Business Africa Middle East Central Asia).
• Coordinate the end-end Arabic English Neutral Labelling process while working closely with Affiliates and Global Labelling Teams.
• Be responsible for creating the best regulatory strategies, common best in class labelling, supply flexibility by linking local needs and priorities to ensure speed to market & compliance as well as support Affiliates to drive optimal product approvals and major changes to ensure uninterrupted supply with the strategic vision and business objective of the Business areas.
  
  
  
  

Your New Department

BAMECA (Business Area Middle East, Central Asia) and BAAF (Business Area Africa) are part of Region EM (Emerging Markets), and in total cover 76 countries. The business area office is in Istanbul.

Your Skills & Qualifications

We are seeking someone with a good understanding of the global business model of a pharmaceutical company. It is essential that you can work independently, have excellent networking and communication skills, and can build internal and external coalitions. You are fluent in English and Arabic. Additionally, you must have:

• A University degree (Pharmaceutical, medical science-related field, or relevant business orientation), a relevant Post Graduate degree e.g. PhD, MBA, or MSc is not required but desirable.
• 3-5 years R&D experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or academia, mainly in the regulatory affairs area.
• A strong pharmaceutical business understanding, including solid analytical skills, e.g. analysis of regulatory options and risks.
• Experience in project management and strategic planning with precision and flawless execution.
• Previous strategic and product portfolio experience across multiple countries is advantageous.
  
  
  
  

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 details, please contact Natalia Morgunova at [email protected] and Christopher Oduor at [email protected]

Deadline

Please apply before the 31st July 2025.

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.