Digital Lead(s), Study Operations
Søborg, Capital Region of Denmark, DK
Global Trial Portfolio Core Systems, R&D
Søborg, DK, Onsite
Help shape how digital delivers value in Study Operations!
We are looking for two Digital Leads to help define direction, steer priorities, and ensure digital change delivers real business outcomes within the domains of Study Operations, Quality & Risk or Data Acquisition & Connectivity in Clinical Development.
This role sits at the intersection of business intent, portfolio governance, and value realisation for how studies are planned, executed, monitored, and supported digitally. You will not run delivery teams or manage backlogs. Instead, you will work with study operations leaders, product teams, and digital partners to ensure that digital investments are well-framed, prioritised, coherent, and outcome-driven.
As Digital Lead, you set and steward the business intent, prioritisation, and business‑fit decisions for the digital portfolio in your domain, from idea to realised value, while delivery and operations are executed by dedicated product and digital teams.
Your new role
As a Digital Lead you will:
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Define and maintain clear business intent for digital enablement in close collaboration with the relevant Business Process Owners.
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Direct the digital portfolio by structuring demand, running a single intake, and supporting prioritisation and trade-offs.
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Ensure value realisation, including run-readiness, adoption focus, and outcome visibility.
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Shape coherence across solutions, ensuring standards, dependencies, and legacy considerations are handled deliberately.
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Work closely with product and digital teams.
What you will not do:
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Own technical architecture or engineering decisions
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Manage delivery teams or sprint execution
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Act as a formal GxP signatory or QA owner
Your new department
Global Trial Portfolio (GTP) Core Systems shapes priorities and steers digital direction for Study Operations, Quality & Risk and Data Acquisition & Connectivity worldwide. The function is part of the broader GTP organisation, with the role reporting into the Head of Digital Leads, ensuring strong alignment across domains and consistent governance at a global level.
This is a chance to shape how digital supports the execution of clinical studies end-to-end, influence priorities across a complex, high-impact domain, and help ensure digital change in one of the domains delivers measurable, sustainable value.
Your skills & qualifications
To succeed in this role, you bring a strong mix of strategic thinking, stakeholder leadership, and digital experience.
We are looking for candidates with these qualifications: :
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A Master’s degree or equivalent
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Typically 4+ years of experience within clinical operations
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Proven ability to translate business needs into clear intent and prioritised portfolio choices
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Strong stakeholder leadership skills, with the ability to align diverse perspectives and navigate trade‑offs
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Sound judgement and a high sense of accountability within defined guardrails and governance
Working at Novo Nordisk
We're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today. The video below features colleagues worldwide speaking about why they’re proud to work at Novo Nordisk and highlights the culture, collaboration and long-term impact. Together, for the long-term!
What we offer
At Novo Nordisk, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.
Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 651,000 to 956,900 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.
The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.
Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.
Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.
Contact
Please apply to the role via our careers site, as unfortunately we don’t accept directly sent resumes. In case you wish to know more about the role and the team, don’t hesitate to reach out to Nils Budde (Director, GTP Core Systems) at: NBUD@novonordisk.com
Deadline
13th of May 2026. We are looking to hire more than one candidate, with roles available at multiple levels of seniority.
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.