Director - Epidemiology - Flexible Work Location

About the Department                                                                                                                                               

The Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department at Novo Nordisk is one of the most diverse and collaborative groups within the organization. From health-care-provider interactions and developing and implementing regulatory strategies with the FDA to providing medical education and collecting data to support efficacy and new product development, CMR is involved. The one thing that keeps us all marching to the same beat is our patient-centered focus. At Novo Nordisk, you will help patients around the world. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life. We’re changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?

The Position

The Director - Epidemiology leads the development and execution of observational research studies completed in line with the needs identified during the annual Evidence Generation Plan (EGP) process at NNI, acting as Primary Investigator (PI) on the execution of Real World Evidence (RWE) studies which utilize data sources within the Novo Nordisk data platform and acting as PI / providing support as a study team member for additional RWE studies performed with external data sources.

Additionally, the Director - Epidemiology is responsible for the execution of strategic initiatives which fall outside of the EGP, but which ultimately are designed to support the understanding of RWE/D and embedding of data-driven decision making throughout the US organization.

As a visible RWE/D champion within the US organization, will interact with a wide number of NNI stakeholders across not only Clinical Data Science and Evidence (CDSE) but more broadly within Clinical, Medical and Regulatory, Market Access and Public Affairs, as well as collaborating where appropriate with therapeutically aligned global counterparts in Epidemiology, Data Science and Global Evidence and Pricing Access.

Relationships

The Director – Epidemiology reports directly to a Senior Director within the CDSE RWE team. This is a US affiliate role focused on executing on US RWE strategy.

The Director - Epidemiology is responsible for delivering epidemiological contributions with impact within the RWE team through proactive stakeholder engagement and associated RWE execution, leadership in ensuring methodological rigor across observational studies executed within the group and playing a driving role in the use of advanced analytics to generate evidence as identified through the EGP.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the epidemiology subject matter expert across the group
• Leads and manages the execution of all RWD analyses within the assigned therapeutic or functional area conducted internally, with partners and with vendors. This can be through formal observational studies or through the generation of insights
• Takes on the role of PI for assigned studies, running these studies independently, setting direction and delivering on key outputs (protocol, SAP, study report, publications)
• Utilizes the NN Real World Data platform, partnership platforms and analytic tools; identifies areas where utility of these can be increased, based on knowledge of organization’s evidence requirements, and acts against these
• Develops and maintains stakeholder relationships to ensure optimal utility of RWD within NNI, championing the concept of data-driven decision making through these relationships
• Actively participates in knowledge sharing including supervising, and mentoring junior colleagues
• Delivers scientific and epidemiological presentations to relevant stakeholders
• Communicates study results and the approaches used to reach these to internal stakeholders, customers and scientific community, using an appropriate level and detail of terminology for the audience
• Leads the development and execution of advanced analytic methods in the development of real-world evidence and insights
• Plays a key role in the assessment of RWD sources which may be in-licensed as to how they could support the business, ensuring that they continue to have utility
• Acts as a key subject matter expert in various methodological and advanced analytic functions and provides consultation to / collaborates with key internal and external stakeholders directly to provide tangible solutions that are aligned to portfolio strategy
• Responsible for continuous development of own skills according to personal development plan

Physical Requirements

10-20% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

• PhD Preferred; Masters degree in appropriate field required (e.g., epidemiology, biostatistics, health services research, health economics) and at least 8-10 years of experience in leading RWD analytics, development of RWE and key stakeholder engagement roles is required
• Keen knowledge and at least 8 years of experience in research using real world data and its applications in clinical and business decision making is required
• Experience in advanced analytics including artificial intelligence, machine learning and other advanced methods
• Demonstrated prior research accomplishment (e.g., publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at scientific conferences)
• Excellent leadership, strong communication and critical thinking skills with keen knowledge of real-world databases
• Excellent process and project management skills required including the ability to manage a significant volume of projects with exercise of good triage and judgment skills
• Strong business acumen and a team player
• Strong strategic thinking skills

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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