Principal Scientific Software Engineer

Are you passionate about Science and Software engineering? Do you want to lead the development of cutting-edge digital solutions in the pharmaceutical industry? If so, keep reading and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position
In this role you will take on the responsibility for creating, implementing and continuously refining a sound solution architecture for our future value-delivering entity registration solutions. You will be part of an interdisciplinary product team, consisting of colleagues from R&ED, DSI, and our global IT organization, and interacting with a diverse set of stakeholders across R&ED, you will ensure the successful realization of that solution architecture. You will be expected to align with other software engineers, IT architects, the product owner, and further stakeholders to coordinate the delivery of digital solutions within an agile solution delivery model and build-up and nurture strong relationships across the R&ED organization. You will be a key contributor to our strategic initiative to modernize and evolve our research entity registration landscape to digitally represent all research entities in Novo Nordisk R&ED, e.g., peptides, small molecules, cells, antibodies, etc.

As a Principal Scientific Software Engineer, your main responsibilities will include:

• Leading implementation and the solution architecture for our research entity registration platforms, incorporating commercial and home-built digital solutions, and ensure the seamless operation of these digital solutions in collaboration with the agile product team.
• Advising and coaching software developers on best practices in scientific software development and DevOps, and act as a champion for agile solution delivery by fostering professionalism and following best practices.
• Collaborating with product owners, software developers, and application experts to implement research entity applications.
• Establishing and nurturing effective partnerships with research scientists, research IT specialists, IT and data experts, external consultants, and digital solution vendors.

Qualifications
To thrive and succeed in this position, we imagine you have:

• A PhD or equivalent in Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Statistics, Computer Engineering with experience from the pharmaceutical industry, or a BSc/MSc with 5+ years of experience in life sciences, medical device, or the pharmaceutical industry, with extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical research IT and scientific digital solutions.
• Expertise in at least one object-oriented coding language (.NET / C# preferred) and experience in designing microservices, cloud infrastructure, APIs, containerisation, and DevOps.
• Knowledge of domain-driven architecture and solution design, and familiarity with the FAIR principles, especially in the context of research entity registration.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to thrive amidst ambiguity.

About the department
You will join the Scientific Software Engineering department, within Scientific Data Registration of DSI, enabling Novo Nordisk R&ED researchers and laboratories with digital solutions to take the best data-driven decision. We are designing, creating, maintaining, and continuously refining globally deployed, high-impact scientific digital solutions that constitute an integrated and intuitive digital product landscape that accelerates data-driven research to enable Novo Nordisk's next big breakthroughs. In partnership with every unit of R&ED, we are investing in a data-driven and innovative culture to create better medicines for millions of patients worldwide.

The Scientific Software Engineering team consists of experts with both scientific and technical background and have the skills to guide and drive the software implementation of innovative and impactful digital solutions for R&ED scientists (e.g., research entity registration systems and sample inventories, electronic lab notebooks, and further data capturing & management systems). The team members have diverse competencies and experiences which are all essential to design, scout for, create, and maintain innovative software solutions to accelerate digitalization across R&ED. While working in different product teams, focussed on delivery, the Scientific Software Engineering team brings together individuals with similar competencies and capabilities, allowing for optimal talent development.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing.

Contact
For further information, please contact Henrik Andersen, Head of Scientific Software Engineering, at ihqa@novonordisk.com.

Deadline
29 September 2024.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you 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. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to 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.