Senior Epidemiologist

R&D Real‑World Evidence Clinical Evidence & Insights

Søborg, Denmark or London, UK

Are you looking for an opportunity to work in a highly professional, scientific, and global environment where your epidemiological expertise can directly influence clinical strategy and evidence generation across Novo Nordisk’s development pipeline? Do you want to work with real‑world data (RWD) to shape trial designs, advocate for the use of RWD elements in trials, strengthen inference using innovative methods like target trial emulation, and generate impactful insights for key scientific and business decisions? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Your new role

As a Senior Epidemiologist in R&D Real‑World Evidence (RWE) Clinical Evidence & Insights (CEI), you will play a strategic role in generating high‑quality evidence to guide decision‑making across the clinical development lifecycle and position RWD-powered trial elements like data linkage and external control arms with clinical and operational stakeholders. You will work closely with epidemiologists, and data scientists in our area, as well as medical and translational science teams, and other stakeholders to design and deliver robust RWE and shape efficient clinical programs.

The location of the position can be in our offices either at Søborg, Denmark, or King Cross London, UK.

Your primary responsibilities include:

Core scientific & analytical responsibilities

• Generate insights that inform clinical trial strategy, including:
  • rapid cycle analytics for early decision points
  • evidence to support drug repurposing opportunities
  • feasibility insights and assessment of clinical trial designs with RWE elements
• Lead and deliver complex pharmacoepidemiologic and classical epidemiologic studies, ensuring fit for purpose design, appropriate data sources, and methodological rigor.
• Drive integration of RWD-powered innovative trial designs including data linkage, registry-based randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and external control arm capabilities to enhance clinical efficiency and inference.
• Provide methodological leadership on state-of-the-art RWE such as target trial emulation.
• Communicate results clearly and convincingly—verbally, in presentations, and in written scientific deliverables, including peer reviewed publications.

Strategic & cross-functional impact

• Represent R&D RWE CEI with a strong epidemiological voice in cross-functional teams such as clinical development teams, influencing trial design considerations, and shape efficient clinical program strategy.
• Shape and drive RWE to address evidence needs in integrated evidence plans in collaboration with stakeholders across the organisation including Global Medical Affairs, Medical and Translational Science and other internal partners.
• Collaborate with external academic and industry partners and contribute to scientific consensus with high quality RWE.

Execution & project leadership

• Lead and oversee outsourced RWD analyses and studies, ensuring quality, timely delivery, and alignment with project needs.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders, maintaining transparency, prioritisation, and scientific integrity.
• Drive continuous improvement in analytical processes and RWE delivery, leveraging fit-for-purpose platforms, vendors, and in- and external collaborations.

About the department

In Medical & Translational Sciences within Research & Development (R&D), R&D RWE are responsible for managing clinical drug development from early development phases to product launch and beyond. We help shape clinical programs, provide medical and scientific documentation for clinical submissions and authorities while ensuring that the process lives up to global standards, regulations, and business ethics.

R&D Real‑World Evidence CEI contributes to shaping clinical programs and supporting development decisions with fit‑for‑purpose evidence to accelerate the pipeline. You will join a highly engaged team of epidemiologists and data scientists located across Denmark and the UK.

Your skills & qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:

• MSc, PhD, or equivalent with training in Epidemiology.
• Demonstrated expertise in pharmacoepidemiology or related fields.
• Solid hands-on experience with RWD (registries, electronic medical records, claims, observational studies, partnerships).
• Extensive experience designing and interpreting epidemiological studies with methodological rigor.
• Proven experience coordinating complex projects with both internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence a cross-functional, global stakeholder landscape.
• Ability to represent epidemiological perspectives confidently in senior cross-functional fora.

Additional preferred qualifications:

• Experience with RWD powered innovative trial elements.
• Experience with regulatory interactions or submissions involving RWE.
• Background within pharmacoepidemiology from the pharmaceutical industry, contract research organisations or consulting.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Deadline

10 March 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and some interviews may be conducted before the deadline.

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.