Real World Evidence Manager

Category:  Clinical Development
Location: 

Chiyoda, Tokyo, JP


Are you passionate about driving strategic initiatives and programs in the field of Real-World Evidence (RWE)? Would you like to work in a highly scientific, professional, and global environment?  If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Real-World Evidence Manager. Read on to learn more and apply today for a life-changing career.

 

About the department
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 100 years of innovation and supervision in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders and other serious chronic diseases.
Our organization has been globally recognized as the Best Place to Work, topping the ranks for two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023. It is an exciting time to join Novo Nordisk and be part of a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, helping us achieve our aspirations to establish a global presence.

 

The position
As the Real-World Evidence Manager, you will be accountable for managing the real-world evidence planning, execution, and analyses within the assigned therapeutic or functional area with partners and vendors to improve patient care and support the business needs in alignment with the Novo Nordisk Japan (NNPL) evidence generation plan. You will utilize the Novo Nordisk real-world data platform, partnership platforms and analytic tools while developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships to communicate the RWE strategy & data and to ensure the optimal utilization of RWE.
The role responsibilities are as follows but are not limited to:

  • Drive innovation in RWE data by implementing new analytic methods, platforms, and technologies to answer research and business questions. Conduct analyses using internal and external real-world data to generate unique disease insights and epidemiological information to improve patient care and support business needs. 
  • Prepare study outlines and study protocols, informed consent, and amendments. Provide input to study and project related documents. Ensure the availability of other study related documents. Create plans for the operational management of real-world studies, including Gantt Chart and ensure timely deliverables.
  • Implement project management tools and coordinate timely delivery of relevant components of documents. Ensure audit and inspection readiness and handling protocol deviations (if applicable) to ensure high compliance.
  • Acts as a partner for Novo Nordisk Japan stakeholders within Medical, Clinical, Regulatory, PMS, Safety, Market Access, and commercial teams, as well as a liaison to therapeutically aligned Global counterparts (Epidemiology, Data Science, Real-World Evidence, etc.) in assigned therapeutic or function area.
  • Maintain relationships with external stakeholders such as investigators, co-investigators, KOL, medical experts, health authorities, agencies and vendors and manage communication effectively with the Study Group and Contract Research Organization (CRO) including study progress information.

 
Qualifications

  • PhD or master’s degree in fields related to Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Services Research and Health Economics.
  • Must have experience writing high-quality protocols and other study documents and conducting statistical analysis in Real World observational studies. Pharmaceutical industry experience is preferred (Experience in Market access and Health Economic and Outcomes Research will be a plus).
  • Must have more than 2 years of recent work experience in non-interventional research, including longitudinal studies with RWD assets (e.g., claims, electronic health records, and/or surveys) in a pharmaceutical company, contract research organization, health care provider or academic institution.
  • Strong business acumen, teamwork, cross functional collaboration skills, fluent level in English and Japanese language skills at least at business level are essential.
  • Ability to negotiate, reach an agreement and secure progress on deliverables through flexibility, creativity, and compromise. Excellent process and project management skills including the ability to manage a significant volume of projects with good triage and judgment skills is preferred.

 
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
Kindly upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).
Please remember to inform your line manager before applying. 
 
Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment.
Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

 

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.

 

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