Alternative Channel Lead Business Development Baghdad, IraqAre you ready to shape a new frontier in obesity care by unlocking the potential of aesthetic clinics, beauty, and cosmetic channels? Do you thrive at the intersection of commercial ambition and credible clinical engagement? If so, this is your opportunity to pioneer a fast-growing channel strategy for Novo Nordisk in Iraq. Your new role As Alternative Channel Lead, you will drive business growth within aesthetic clinics, beauty clinics, cosmetics, and other alternative channel accounts across the Iraq market. You will combine a sharp commercial and marketing mindset with the ability to engage credibly with medical and clinical stakeholders – building and executing channel strategies that expand our presence and partnerships in obesity management. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include: <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">Developing and implementing channel strategies tailored to aesthetic clinics, beauty clinics, cosmetics, and other alternative channel accounts.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">Identifying, onboarding, and managing key accounts and partners within the alternative channel in Iraq.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">Building strong, credible relationships with clinic owners, practitioners, and decision-makers to maximise business opportunities.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">Designing and executing marketing initiatives and campaigns tailored to the aesthetic and cosmetic wellness audience.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">Monitoring market trends, competitor activities, and customer needs to inform business decisions.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">Collaborating closely with marketing, sales, and medical teams to deliver tailored solutions and campaigns.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">Tracking and reporting on channel performance, while ensuring compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and ethical standards.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">This role involves high mobility across the Iraq market.</li> </ul> Your new department As part of International Operations, you will join our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the world's population, more than 18,000 of us work passionately to serve 35 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition, we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk, and to improve health at scale across the globe. Within our Iraq affiliate, you will join the Business Development & Strategy department – a commercially driven team focused on opening new pathways to reach people living with obesity. Here, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how Novo Nordisk engages with non-traditional channels, working alongside marketing, sales, and medical colleagues to bring innovative partnerships to life. Your skills & qualifications We are looking for an entrepreneurial and commercially minded professional who can navigate both clinical and consumer environments with credibility. To succeed in this role, you will bring: <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">A Bachelor's degree, with a medical background required.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">A minimum of 2 years' experience in channel management, sales, business development, or marketing – preferably within the aesthetics, cosmetics, or wellness industry.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">An FMCG mindset – commercially driven, fast-paced, and results-focused – with a strong understanding of the aesthetic clinic and cosmetic wellness market landscape in Iraq.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, combined with the ability to analyse data, identify trends, and develop actionable strategies.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">A results-oriented, proactive, and entrepreneurial approach.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:2.0pt;line-height:14.0pt;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Apis For Office', sans-serif;color:black">Fluency in Arabic and English.</li> </ul> Working at Novo Nordisk At Novo Nordisk, we are not chasing quick fixes – we are creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we have been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. In International Operations, that ambition takes on a special meaning as we expand access to treatment for millions who have been left on the sidelines. We are redefining our market, tackling complexity as one team, and surrounding ourselves with driven, talented colleagues who push each other to go further. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today. 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 30 July 2026. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).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.

Alternative channel lead (Baghdad, Baghdad, IQ) @ novonord

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