Tech Lead

At Novo Nordisk, we are redefining the boundaries of digital innovation to address some of our most significant business challenges. As a Tech Lead in Digital Health Solutions (DHS), you will play a pivotal role in building end-to-end digital solutions, fostering agile culture change, and lev-eraging cutting-edge technologies. Based in the Greater Copenhagen area, this role offers an opportunity to work on impactful projects, collaborate with talented teams, and lead the charge in driving technical excellence.

The Position
As a Tech Lead, you will be a trusted technology advisor and a cornerstone of our product teams, where innovation and collaboration thrive. In this role you will work with a large group of innova-tion consultants, designers, architects and business people to crystalise exactly what the focus of a product should be, and to validate core hypothesises and potential solutions. You accept that processes and tools are seldom perfect or simple, but the result of layers of decisions and habits made with the best intension. 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Fostering an environment where architectural and technical decisions happen within the product team. Your past experiences will help guide the team to create strong and sus-tainable products. 
• Building, deploying, and maintaining digital products using agile engineering practices.
• Driving agile software development practices, including DevOps and user-centric meth-odologies.
• Engaging with key strategic areas in Global IT to align and mature software development standards and tools.
• Ensuring compliance with legal and quality requirements, particularly in a regulated in-dustry like pharma.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and deliver sus-tainable, maintainable solutions.
• Exploring and integrating technologies (new as well as old) and leveraging modern tools to continuously improve our tech stack.
• Acting as a mentor, coach, and advisor to junior colleagues and peers, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with:

• A BSc or MSc in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or another relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience as a lead architect or engineer.
• Expertise in cloud development, large-scale back-end systems, and front-end develop-ment.
• Proficiency in C# (.Net), asynchronous programming, distributed architectures, API de-velopment, and TDD/DDD.
• Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies, DevOps, and modern software develop-ment practices.
• Familiarity with SCM tools like Git and a track record of integrating complex systems.

On a personal note, you are proactive, innovative, and driven by a passion for problem-solving and continuous improvement. You have excellent communication and leadership skills, enabling you to inspire and guide diverse teams. With a collaborative mindset, you thrive in global, fast-paced environments and are committed to delivering measurable results while fostering an in-clusive, learning-oriented culture.

About the Department
The Digital Health Solutions (DHS) department operates at the intersection of technology and business, driving transformative digital solutions for Novo Nordisk. Collaborating closely with business units, the department builds end-to-end digital products using best-practice software development and agile methodologies. Through specialized units working with digital products, DHS fosters an agile culture, spearheads innovation, and advances iterative learning while de-ploying novel technologies to solve critical business challenges.

With a focus on excellence in software engineering, the department provides technical expertise, supports digital product development, and promotes innovation across all levels. By leveraging modern technologies and aligning technical strategies with business goals, DHS ensures sustain-able, scalable, and high-impact digital solutions. Located primarily in the Greater Copenhagen area, DP combines global collaboration with a commitment to continuous learning and profes-sional growth, making it a pivotal contributor to Novo Nordisk’s digital transformation.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark. For 100 years, we have been driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. As a result, our treatments today benefit millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and en-docrine diseases. We are proud of that.

We are proud of our people too, and we employ more than 70,000 bright and diverse minds in 80 offices worldwide. With us, your bright mind and commitment help us change lives for people worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a seat in a rewarding and purpose-driven culture where your professional and personal development is highly valued. That said, opportunities are many in Novo Nordisk. Discover the cutting-edge technologies behind Novo

Nordisk's life-changing innovations.

Not the right job for you? Explore other digital areas within Novo Nordisk.
Even if this job is not the right match for you, Novo Nordisk might still have something to offer. Our many digital teams work in various areas of technology every day – from front-end to back-end, from artificial intelligence to machine learning, and from cloud systems to quantum compu-ting. Our digital expert makes a tangible impact on lives worldwide. Want to learn more about how we do this? Go explore on Tech.life at Novo Nordisk

Contact
For further information please contact Senior Engineering Manager Johan Riis Johansen at jrxj@novonordisk.com 

Deadline
6 January 2025

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. 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.

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.