Senior Standards Developer

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Senior Standards Developer

Are you passionate about enabling high‑quality clinical data and data standards development? Join us as a Senior Standards Developer and play a key role in shaping how Novo Nordisk designs, governs and utilises clinical data standards as a lever for higher quality and efficiency across global development programmes. This is your chance to make a real impact in a rapidly evolving data landscape and help ensure our clinical trial data meet the highest scientific and regulatory expectations.

Your new role

In this position, you will become part of a team of industry acknowledged Subject Matter Experts and innovative mindsets. You will be instrumental in enabling the delivery of world-class quality SDTM data on all clinical trials, keeping our submissions in compliance with regulatory requirements.

You will collaborate closely with global stakeholders to ensure consistent, end‑to‑end use of standards that support both operational excellence and regulatory compliance. Your main responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining clinical data standards (primarily SDTM related) and supporting associated repositories and libraries.
• Contributing to Global Standards Teams (GST) to ensure alignment and quality in trial setup and SDTM quality.
• Advising trials on data flows, and system setups supporting SDTM.
• Participate in and drive IT system and program development to ensure continued regulatory compliance of our programming framework and to continually increase operational efficiencies with standardisation and automation.
• Facilitating competence building, including training, mentoring, and sharing best practices across the organisation.
• Contributing to improvement projects and initiatives ensuring compliance with external requirements and CDISC standards.

You will act as an ambassador for data standardisation, driving innovation, supporting complex decision‑making, and independently leading improvement initiatives.

Your new department

You will be part of Submission Standards & Implementation within the Clinical Data Management and Programming VP Area. Here, you will collaborate with colleagues across data standards, data management, biostatistics, clinical operations, and IT to ensure high‑quality clinical data flows from study planning to submission. You will work in a diverse, global environment where cultural awareness, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement are integral to how we operate.

Your skills and qualifications

To succeed in this role, you bring a strong mix of technical, analytical, and collaboration skills. You likely have:

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in natural/life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, computer science, or similar.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in clinical trial conduct and/or clinical data standards governance, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience within clinical data management, trial management, or statistical programming, with sound knowledge of data flows and systems supporting clinical data collection and processing.
• Strong knowledge of specific tools and programming languages (SAS, Python, R …)  
• Solid understanding of CDISC standards, SDTM, Controlled Terminology (CT)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to navigate diverse viewpoints and drive alignment.

A proactive mindset, high quality orientation, cultural awareness, and the ability to manage a variable workload will enable you to thrive in this role.

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.

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Eva Gjerlevsen Harreskov at EANI@novonordisk.com.

Deadline

12th April 2026 

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