Key Account Specialist Rare Disease & Insulin

Key Account Specialist Rare Disease & Insulin

Are you passionate about transforming healthcare and making a tangible impact on patients lives Novo Nordisk a global leader in innovative healthcare solutions is looking for a Key Account Manager Rare Disease & Insulin on a 2-year fixed-term contract to cover Gauteng East Free State & Northern Cape.

This is your opportunity to drive meaningful change in the lives of patients living with Rare Blood Disorders Endocrine Disorders Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Diabetes (Insulin) while shaping the future of healthcare in your region. Read more and apply now!

Your new role

As a Key Account Manager you will manage key stakeholder accounts across public and private sectors including hospitals medical centres healthcare providers and patient advocacy groups as well as:

• Identify decision-makers understand their business priorities and offer tailored solutions to drive growth.
• Promote Novo Nordisks products within your therapy areas ensuring clients are informed about new treatments and services.
• Deliver on sales targets identify new business opportunities and contribute to expanding our customer base.
• Build lasting relationships with clients providing insights and solutions that align with their strategic goals.
• Support new product launches tenders and strategic projects to enhance client engagement.

Your new department

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 100 years of innovation and lead-ership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people living with obesity haemophilia growth disorders and other serious chronic diseases. Rare Disease & Insulin Business Unit is accountable for marketing and sales of products indiabetes and rare disease portfolio and business development strategy in line with Novo Nordisk vision and mission to ensure achievement of company goals.

Your skills & qualifications

As our next Key Account Specialist you will bring:

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Life Sciences or a related field.
• 3 years of experience in sales account management or related roles with exposure to both State & Private sectors.
• Proven expertise in therapy areas strong product knowledge and a solid understanding of the market landscape.
• Exceptional client relationship management negotiation and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong commercial acumen sales target achievement and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication teamwork and adaptability skills.
• A valid drivers license and willingness to travel across Gauteng East Free State & Northern Cape.

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.

Deadline

18th February of 2026. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

At Novo Nordisk were not chasing quick fixes were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years weve 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 whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives seek out bold ideas and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together were making healthcare more accessible

treating and defeating 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.