International Medical Director

Are you looking for a position where you can use your solid clinical drug development experience from the pharmaceutical industry to have real impact on the lives of children and adolescents with rare diseases? Would you like to join an international company with R&D-driven history of innovation and best-in-class medicines?

Do you have experience with paediatrics and are you able to bring paediatric development within rare disease to the next level at Novo Nordisk?

If yes, you might be the International Medical Director we are looking for, so please read on and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position 

In this role you will have the opportunity to: 

• Play an important role as a responsible trial physician in several of our paediatric trials within rare blood disorders, which involves designing the clinical trials, providing medical oversight in the trial conduct phase, monitoring the safety of participants, interpreting and documenting trial results, and supporting submissions to health authorities  

• Work with Clinical Operations, Non-Clinical Research, Medical Writing, Program Management, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), Biostatistics and Regulatory Affairs teams to deliver and drive the timely completion of all clinical activities
• Serve as a leading member, or participant, at multiple internal review groups and utilize novel and creative methods to resolve clinical development problems

• Ensure compliance with SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), ICH (The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use), GCP (Good Clinical Practice) and other national and international regulatory requirements
• Have a high degree of independence, where decisions taken have a high degree of business impact and you can use your expertise to mentor and share knowledge with less-experienced colleagues 

The role requires a high degree of drive, organizational flair and collaboration with teams and colleagues across the Novo Nordisk organisation globally. The job is internationally oriented and will require strong communication skills and interactions with colleagues in regional offices as well as external stakeholders including regulatory bodies, treating physicians, and therapeutic experts world-wide. You should have a flair for building and using both internal and external network(s) and share learnings actively within the project and department. 

You should expect traveling activities of approximately 15-20 days per year.  

Qualifications 

To thrive and succeed in this role, we expect you to have: 

• A Medical Doctor degree, preferably complemented by a PhD with at least 3-4 years of clinical drug development experience from the pharmaceutical or biotech industry

• Experience in paediatrics, but also in haematology/haemoglobinopathies is an advantage 
• Capability of providing mentorship and training to junior colleagues combined with excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Integrity, highest ethical standards and a sense of personal accountability, as well as ability to quickly adapt and provide innovative solutions to challenges as they present themselves

On a personal level, you are independent and self-driven, yet possess a strong team spirit to work collaboratively in a challenging team matrix environment, as many decisions have a high business impact involving several stakeholders. You are innovative when designing clinical trials, have a patient-centric mindset and the ability to proactively express a positive attitude despite challenges. You are curious and dedicated to analysing and communicating data. You thrive in a complex environment and have the ability to stay focused, as well as flexible, given that several tasks will be coming from different stakeholders. Expectation management is a key aspect of this role. 

About the Department 

Medical & Science Rare Blood Disorders is part of Medical & Science Rare Disease and Advanced Therapies in Clinical Drug Development and situated in Søborg, Copenhagen, Denmark. We are close to the patients and passionate about developing new treatments for rare diseases including blood disorders and we span over various technologies. In your role, you will be part of a team of highly qualified and motivated colleagues.  

We are responsible for clinical development strategies and programmes of the Novo Nordisk portfolio including bridging the early ideas from research to the marketed products in life cycle management. Leveraging your clinical experience and expertise in drug development is pivotal for products to be developed and in the end reach the patients to serve their needs. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 60,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing. 

Contact 

If you have questions about the position, please contact Vinay Babu Shankarappa, Interim Senior Director, at vnbs@novonordisk.com.

Deadline 

17 November 2024

Please note that applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and interviews will be conducted accordingly.

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By submitting your application for this position, you acknowledge and agree that your CV and application materials may be accessible and viewed by relevant managers within our organization for the purpose of evaluating your candidacy. 

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.