Content and Promotions Specialist

Are you passionate about crafting impactful content and driving strong promotional engagement? Are you a creative storyteller who can translate science into meaningful communication?
If your answer is ‘yes’, you could be our new Content & Promotions Specialist, Middle Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya! Apply now and join Novo Nordisk for a life-changing career.

Your New Role

As a Content & Promotions Specialist, you will play a vital role in shaping how Novo Nordisk communicates with patients, healthcare professionals and key stakeholders across Middle Africa. This position will develop compelling content and promotional initiatives that elevate brand visibility, support product launches and ensure a seamless customer engagement experience.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional colleagues to ensure that all content is scientifically accurate, fully compliant and aligned with strategic business objectives.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Developing and managing scientific, promotional and digital content for key audiences. Translating complex medical information into clear, engaging and accurate messaging
• Ensuring full alignment and approval of materials with regulatory, medical, legal and brand requirements. Managing digital asset repositories to maintain accuracy, accessibility and version control
• Partnering with sales, marketing, medical and digital teams to ensure unified messaging across touchpoints. Coordinating approvals and compliance oversight for promotional and educational materials
• Engaging with KOLs, healthcare stakeholders and patient groups to support effective communication. Supporting presentations, workshops and webinars for internal and external audiences
• Monitoring market trends, competitive activity and evolving customer needs. Ensuring all promotional activities comply with relevant ethical standards, industry codes and local regulations. Contributing to cross-functional projects and sharing best practices across the region

Your New Department

You will be part of our Marketing & Customer Engagement team in Middle Africa — a motivated and collaborative environment where scientific accuracy and creativity meet. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, you will work with regional and global colleagues who are dedicated to improving patient outcomes through impactful communication and engagement excellence.

Your Skills & Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we expect:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Communications, Marketing or related field
• 3–5 years of experience in content development, medical communications or promotional marketing — ideally in pharma or healthcare
• Strong understanding of compliance, regulatory requirements and industry standards
• Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills
• Proven cross-functional collaboration skills in a regulated environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building abilities
• Fluency in English, French proficiency
• Structured, detail-oriented mindset with strong executional capability

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, our mission is to defeat serious chronic diseases. Everything we do is anchored in long-term thinking, innovation, and responsible business conduct. When you join us, you become part of a company that is improving lives — and shaping the future of healthcare.

What We Offer

We offer a global working environment that supports personal and professional development. You will have opportunities to learn, grow and contribute to meaningful initiatives that have a real impact on patients and society.

Deadline

13^th of November. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

We encourage you to submit your application in English as soon as possible, as the vacancy may be closed once a suitable candidate is identified.

Novo Nordisk is currently aligning job titles globally. Any updates will be communicated during recruitment.

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all applicants.

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.