Medical Doctor Device & Digital

Are you a Medical Doctor with an interest in clinical development of pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices? Would you like to be part of our medical and scientific team supporting our portfolio of medical device projects across diverse therapeutic areas?

This is your opportunity to be part of an area of talented medical doctors working across the Novo Nordisk Portfolio as Associate International Medical Director in Device & Digital.

The position

As a medical specialist your key responsibilities will be providing medical input to support device development:

• Conduct Clinical Evaluations of medical devices, during which you leverage your clinical background and scientific understanding to evaluate the safety, performance, benefits, and potential risks of the device in scope
• Review and provide medical input to key documents related to design and development of medical devices
• Assess the need for clinical trials and establish clinical development programs

In this position you will have a high degree of independence and your work has a high degree of business impact. In addition, you will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders within Novo Nordisk's global organization and countries all over the globe. The position includes limited traveling activity.

Qualifications

You hold a degree as Medical Doctor and ad PhD within relevant fields. You bring solid expertise with clinical development of pharmaceutical products and medical devices.

Other success criteria are:

• being flexible, open-minded, and a dedicated team player, with the ability to take on an informal leadership role
• having effective communication, coordination, and planning capabilities, with the ability to drive complex discussions involving diverse teams
• thriving in a global environment of continuous and fast development with focus on high quality and results
• having written and verbal proficiency in English

About the Department

Medical & Science Device & Digital has the medical responsibility over the growing portfolio of medical devices in Novo Nordisk. This includes drug delivery devices, such as pen-injectors, devices with connectivity features, injection needles, and new innovative devices. The responsibility of the department covers the entire device lifecycle from early research to post-approval life-cycle management.

We work in a highly cross-organizational fashion, typically at the interface between drug and device development. Our interactions involve a multitude of internal stakeholders with diverse backgrounds including device R&D, Clinical Reporting, Risk managers, System engineers, Commercial, Clinical Operations, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs. Our key external stakeholders are the medical and scientific community, medical experts, and regulatory authorities. We are two medical specialist teams working with devices and the teams work very much across as one function. As a function, we highly value knowledge sharing, mutual support, and team spirit.

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 Anne Langsted, Director, Device & Digital 1, mail to: afgt@novonordisk.com or Niels Ramsing Holm, Director, Device & Digital 2, mail to: nrvm@novonordisk.com

Deadline: 6. April 2026

Please note that applications are screened on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

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.