Product Specialist II - Kolkata

Location: Kolkata

Department - Cardiometabolic Sales

Novo Nordisk India Pvt Ltd

Novo Nordisk offers more than just a job it's a chance to build a meaningful career. With over a century of innovation in Diabetes, Obesity, Haemophilia, and Growth Hormone Disorders, employees can impact lives and communities through improved treatments. If you're motivated by challenges and eager to innovate, consider joining us as aProduct Specialist/Sr Product Specialistin Cardiometabolic Sales Team atKolkata.

Your New Role

As aProduct Specialist/Sr Product Specialist, you will be responsible for-

• Identify and map key stakeholders within the assigned region to implement company marketing initiatives, working closely with the Area Sales Manager.
• Engage regularly with doctors to promote company products, address queries, overcome objections, and secure prescriptions.
• Meet sales effectiveness KPIs by achieving required call averages, frequency, coverage, personal order bookings, and related targets.
• Ensure timely supply and availability of products by liaising with C&FA agents and stockists and placing necessary orders.
• Conduct ongoing prescription audits and competitive analysis to track doctor engagement, evaluate previous visit outcomes, and monitor competitor activity.
• Support strategic segmentation of doctors, assist in order booking, and provide feedback on market developments to sales leadership.
• Collaborate with internal teams, organise approved educational activities, and maintain disciplined, timely reporting and administrative processes.

Your Key Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharma or Life Science (full-time)
• 1-5 years pharmaceutical sales experience, preferably with diabetes products
• Consistent record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
• Strong knowledge of the territory, market, and stockists
• Effective communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills
• Solid business understanding and analytical abilities

Your New department

The Cardiometabolic Sales team in our India affiliate is dedicated to leading the Obesity care agenda alongside Type 2 Diabetes. Focused on the cardiometabolic space within Obesity, our team advances integrated, evidence-based solutions that address the complex metabolic and cardiovascular risks associated with excess weight. We foster a collaborative, innovation-driven culture that partners closely with healthcare professionals to expand access to best-in-class therapies, support clinical decision-making, and drive appropriate adoption of obesity treatment options. Through targeted education, stakeholder engagement, and patient-centred initiatives, we aim to improve clinical outcomes, reduce cardiometabolic risk, and strengthen obesity care pathways across the healthcare system.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we understand that striving to be the best company globally is not sufficient our ambition is to be the best company for the world. Achieving this goal requires the expertise of talented individuals representing a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures. Accordingly, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that values the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve, and the communities where we operate.

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

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

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Disclaimer

Also, it has been brought to our attention that there have recently been instances of fraudulent job offers, purporting to be from Novo Nordisk and/or its affiliate companies. The individuals or organizations sending these false employment offers may pose as a Novo Nordisk recruiter or representative and request personal information, purchasing of equipment or funds to further the recruitment process or offer paid trainings. Be advised that Novo Nordisk does not extend unsolicited employment offers. Furthermore, Novo Nordisk does not charge prospective employees with fees or make requests for funding as a part of the recruitment process.

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

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 serious 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.