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Novo Nordisk
Senior Director - Obesity
Søborg
October 1, 2024
Senior Director - Obesity
Category: Clinical Development
Location:Søborg, Capital Region of Denmark, DK
Do you want to be a part of the obesity therapeutic area where you can lead a high-performing team? Are you passionate about engaging in cross-departmental development activities and have a great sense of humour?
Join us and you will be working with highly talented colleagues, every one of whom strives passionately to create better treatments and care for patients.
The position
As Senior Director for one of our Obesity teams, you will be leading and managing a team of highly skilled medical doctors and guiding them in their daily work as well as securing their personal and professional development. You will manage relationships with internal and external key collaborators, including Novo Nordisk affiliates. Additionally, ensure the medical deliveries for key development and life cycle management projects within our obesity portfolio.
You will report to the Vice President of Medical and Science and become a member of the area’s leadership team and collaborate closely with the other leaders in the area. You will take an active part in developing the area as well as a lead role in various improvement projects, including process optimisations.
You will report to the Vice President of Medical and Science and become a member of the area’s leadership team and collaborate closely with the other leaders in the area. You will take an active part in developing the area as well as a lead role in various improvement projects, including process optimisations.
You may expect travelling activity of approximately 10-20 days per year.
Qualifications
To thrive and succeed you:
- Are a Medical Doctor by training and have documented clinical and scientific merits from a Ph.D. degree or equivalent, preferably within an area related to our research.
- Demonstrable experience setting direction, leading, motivating, and developing team members.
- Have an understanding of drug development and experience from pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
- Preferably have a proven track record of executing clinical trials and interacting with health and regulatory authorities.
- Are fluent in professional English.
On a personal level, you thrive in an international, diverse, and complex environment. You are passionate about developing and leading people and demonstrate leadership qualities. You display excellent collaboration and communication skills and evident commitment to create winning teams with focus on continuous people development. We appreciate curiosity, empathy, and a good sense of humour as well as a wish to understand yourself even better and explore development opportunities.
About the department
In Medical & Science, Obesity & MASH, we are responsible for the planning and execution of global clinical trials and for medical and scientific support to health authority interactions. We are instrumental in providing documentation and interpretation of clinical data leading to New Drug Applications (NDAs) and variation applications, periodic safety updates on marketed drugs, and drugs in clinical development, market access, and external scientific communication. The department is based in a project-centric organisation, and internally we work in cross-functional teams. Our key external stakeholders are the scientific community and medical experts, regulatory authorities, and market access institutions.
In Clinical Development & Project Leadership, we are responsible for managing clinical drug development worldwide from early development phases through large clinical development programs, product approval, and market introduction until discontinuation from the market. We ensure medical and scientific documentation for clinical submissions and maintenance of authorisations according to global standards, regulations, and business ethics.
Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.
Contact
For further information, please contact Vice President Simon Skibsted at +45 3079 3631.
Deadline
20 October 2024.
Please note that applications are screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as the advert may close before indicated deadline.
You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available as it has expired
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