Senior Medical Writer (Maternity Cover)

Are you an experienced Medical Writer looking to grow your career? Or do you want to bring scientific communication and project management skills to kick-start your medical writing career in a global healthcare company? If yes, we would love to hear from you!

The position
This is a one-year temporary position in the Medical Writing Obesity Department in Clinical Reporting. Being part of Medical Writing, your main responsibility in this role will be to drive the preparation of complex clinical documents and act as a project manager. More specifically, you are expected to lead tasks such as:
•  Planning, development, and oversight of regulatory documents, including study protocols, informed consent forms, investigator’s brochures, clinical summaries, paediatric plans, briefing packages, and responses to health agency questions ac-cording to business needs.
• Representing Clinical Reporting on cross-functional project teams and providing guidance on planning for regulatory documents, its requirements and optimal da-ta presentation.
• Working collaboratively with other job functions across Development (notably Medical & Science, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Pharma-covigilance, and others), ensuring all source information and data are appropri-ately reported in terms of accuracy, completeness, and scientific interpretation - all in accordance with project timelines.

We are globally oriented and you will work in close collaboration with colleagues in cross-functional teams in both Denmark and abroad. The position is office-based in Søborg, Denmark.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, we expect you to have:
• A master’s degree within natural sciences (MSc., MSc. Pharm. or equivalent), preferably supplemented with a PhD and/or relevant experience in the pharma-ceutical industry. 
• A track record of driving complex tasks from start to end, navigating a multidisci-plinary stakeholders’ landscape. 
• A high level of expertise in communicating scientific information, with the ability to tailor such information to meet diverse objectives.
• The ability to improve processes and to promote the sharing of better practices.
• A good understanding of clinical development, regulatory processes & require-ments, and clinical documents.
• Full proficiency in spoken and written English.

On a personal level, you are a clear communicator who adapts easily to a changing envi-ronment with tight deadlines. You are strategic, proactive, and have excellent planning and coordination skills with the competency to drive and engage teams. You are a col-laborative team player, that effectively manage various stakeholders and can reach con-sensus. You are detail-oriented and structured, while being pragmatic and not afraid of challenging the status quo. Furthermore, you have a positive can-do attitude and a good sense of humour.

About the department
You will join us in Clinical Reporting, the medical writing function at Novo Nordisk, cur-rently comprising around 200 medical writers worldwide. We are part of Novo Nordisk Development and anchored together with Regulatory and Quality functional areas. De-velopment is responsible for managing clinical drug development and submissions to health authorities worldwide, from the early development phases to market authorisa-tion. Our supportive culture drives business transformation, and we value continuous learning, being bold, and striving for simplicity.

Clinical Reporting covers all clinical drug development projects across therapy areas. Our main focus is to use our scientific expertise to drive clear and impactful communication on the conduct and outcome of clinical trials, and our main task is to communicate clinical data in a clear and concise manner.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic conditions. We use our skills, dedication, and ambition to help change lives for the better for pa-tients around the world. We strive for excellence and for always keeping a positive and collaborative atmosphere in our daily work.
We offer a modern work environment with flexible working, free-flow of coffee and tea, fruit, on-site canteens, take-out dinner options, electric car-charging stations, health insurance, social clubs, and much more.

Contact
For further information, please contact Line Pedersen by phone at:(+45 30793359).

Deadline
25th of June 2025. 

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.