International Medical Director

Are you passionate about clinical drug development? Are you ready to contribute with your medical background, research experience, and patient-centric approach to drive the clinical development of innovative therapies that will make a difference for patients with cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases? Would you like to be part of a talented team and work in a global and inspiring environment?

Then, this could be an exciting opportunity for you! Apply now and join Medical & Science, Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Alzheimer’s Disease (CKAD) as an International Medical Director. Together we can create life-changing innovation!

The position
As International Medical Director, you will collaborate closely with colleagues across the Novo Nordisk organisation. Although based in the Copenhagen Area, the job is globally oriented and with close interaction with colleagues in regional offices as well as external stakeholders including regulatory bodies, treating physicians and therapeutic experts. 

Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Medical and strategic direction of clinical development programs 
• Engage in interaction with scientific experts and health authorities 
• Design clinical trials and provide medical oversight in the trial conduct phase
• Analyse and communicate data
• Drive learnings one step further into implementation and simple execution

  
We expect you to understand how to establish and maintain professional relationships. You will give oral presentations internally, externally and co-author publications. The organisation is dynamic and therefore your responsibilities will change in accordance with the needs of the organisation and to support your further professional development. 

Qualifications
To be a competitive candidate, you should have:

• A MD is required and, at least, 5 years of experience in a similar position
• Research background (e.g. PhD) and clinical expertise within cardiovascular and/or nephrology would be an advantageSubstantial experience with strategic and scientific planning aspects of clinical development within the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience with meetings with regulatory authorities/scientific advisory meetings
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in the drug development life cycle

 
Successful candidates are dedicated team players who can analyse and communicate data which can be used to design trials, ensure medically sound regulatory interactions as well as to drive learnings one step further into implementation and simple execution. The candidate should have a patient-centric mind-set and actively express a proactive attitude despite challenges.

On a personal level you have excellent communication skills (proficiency in written and spoken English). You have strong coordination/planning and collaborative capabilities with many different stakeholders with diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. Analytical and strategic skills, creativity, curiosity, flexibility, commitment, and ability to prioritize tasks are some of the skills you will have as a professional. 

Overall, you have flair for building and using both internal and external network(s) and share learnings actively within the project and department. The job requires a high degree of independence and team spirit as many decisions have business impact. Therefore, focus as well as flexibility is important due to several tasks will be coming from different stakeholders and expectation management is key to success.
 
About the department
Medical & Science, CKAD is part of Clinical Drug Development & Project Leadership located in Søborg, Copenhagen, Denmark and is driving our expanding portfolio within other serious chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, and Alzheimer’s disease and executing large outcomes trials.

We are medically responsible for clinical development programmes and our responsibilities include planning and execution of clinical trials (phase 1-4) and non-interventional studies, medical and scientific support to health authority interactions, publications, presentations, and more.
 
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
For further information, please contact hiring manager Dorthe Skovgaard, MD, PhD at dcsk@novonordisk.com
 
Deadline
13 April 2025

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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.