Senior Manager, Safety Surveillance (maternity cover)

Do you have a passion for leadership and empowering others to reach their full potential? Are you driven by the pursuit of excellence in data, science, and processes? Do you want to contribute to safeguarding patients living with brain disorders?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Safety Surveillance team!

Your new role – why is this a great opportunity?

In this role, you will provide scientific and functional leadership to a team of Safety Scientists. Your team will be responsible for developing and enhancing the understanding of the asset’s safety profile, working closely under the matrix leadership of the Safety Leads. This includes authoring scientific documents, contributing to trial management from a safety perspective, and engaging in risk management activities. You will play a vital role in ensuring knowledge sharing across Global Medical Safety and fostering collaboration with stakeholders throughout the R&D organisation.

In addition, you will use your expertise to contribute to the development and implementation of state-of-the-art processes, methodologies and tools, in accordance with changes in the regulatory environment and trends in healthcare system and society.

As a member of Global Medical Safety leadership team, you will be contributing to the planning and execution of strategic initiatives in Global Patient Safety.

Your future team

Safety Surveillance is part of Global Patient Safety and is located at Lundbeck headquarters in Copenhagen. Our team consists of seven Safety Scientists who take pride in safeguarding trial participants and patients taking Lundbeck’s medicines. Our culture is characterized by trust, commitment and an eagerness to help each other out. We appreciate the balance between working in our individual workstations in the open office, with room for daily interactions, and the opportunity to work from home 1-2 days per week.

Our team works very closely with our colleagues in Global Medical Safety – a department consisting of approximately 30 Safety Scientists and Safety Leads and with the global responsibility for the safety surveillance of all Lundbeck’s products in clinical development as well as marketed products. The department spreads across US, Singapore and Denmark with the colleagues in Denmark being responsible for Lundbeck’s development compounds and strategic brands.

What you bring to the team

We are actively looking for a temporary employee (maternity cover) to lead the team. Our preferred candidates have the following qualifications:

• University degree in life sciences (e.g. M.Sc. Pharmacy, M.Sc. Human Biology)
• Profound experience in drug development and patient safety
• Solid understanding of global regulatory landscape
• Experience with line management or matrix leadership
• Experience in operating in multi-functional and multi-national environment
• Ability to coach and develop high performing teams with an inclusive and collaborative leadership style
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage conflicting priorities
• High interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to navigate complex matrix environment
• Highly ethical personality

Seniority of the position will be based on your experience and qualifications.

Our promise to you

We offer you a challenging position and the opportunity to work in a highly dedicated, professional, and international environment. You will be able to influence both your own development and the further development of Global Patient Safety in a continuously evolving area of the pharmaceutical industry.

Apply now

Can you see yourself in this role? If so, we want to hear from you.

Upload your CV and include a few lines about your motivation for applying and why you consider yourself as a fit for the role and our team. No separate cover letter is needed. We ask you not to include a photo or personal information that does not relate to your professional experience.

If you have questions or want to hear more, please feel free to contact Ona Kinduryte Schorling, VP of Global Medical Safety, via email: onsc@lundbeck.com or phone: 30833881.

Applications must be received by 11-OCT-2024. We do encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience as review of applications will commence prior to the application deadline.

Learn more about us at www.lundbeck.com, Linked In or Instagram (@h_lundbeck).

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About Lundbeck

At Lundbeck, our most important contribution is easing the burden of the millions of people living with brain disorders. Whether it is migraine, depression, or other brain disorders, patients, their carers, and society as a whole depend on us.
Through cutting edge science and strong partnerships, we develop and market some of the world’s leading treatments, expanding into neuro-specialty and neuro-rare from our strong legacy within psychiatry and neurology.
The brain health challenge is real. Our commitment is real. Our impact is real.