Senior Statistical Programmer

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in a thriving, global environment that values your scientific expertise as well as clinical data science and programming skills? Would you like to be part of unlocking the potential of new clinical projects in the obesity area? Then you may be our new statistical programmers/clinical data scientist. Apply today and join us for a life-changing career.

The position 

Your main responsibility will be to contribute to early clinical development within the growing obesity portfolio. You will be part of a cross-functional study team where you will take an active role in evaluating clinical study data and be part of a team of statisticians and programmers developing analysis datasets and creating tables and figures for reporting of the study results.

During the conduct of our clinical studies, you will be interacting with stakeholders from different skill-areas such as data managers, medical doctors, safety surveillance advisers, medical writers and more – collaboration and stakeholder management skills are therefore important. We also expect you to contribute with ideas for new and innovative ways of working.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Planning, managing and execution of statistical programming deliverables in clinical study activities within a clinical project
• Providing input to authority required documents, including submission of high quality robust code and data
• Contributing to the programming strategy of the project
• Ensuring that study programming activities are aligned with the project specifications
• Continuous development of own skills and contributing to the development of Biostatistics

Qualifications

The core requirements to succeed in this position are: 

• MSc, PhD in Natural or Technical Sciences (or equivalent theoretical background – please qualify in application)
• 3+ years of experience with statistical programming and preferably 1+ year within clinical development or biostatistics
• Demonstrated ability to drive projects as a proactive team member
• Ability to drive progress autonomously and engage in proactive decision-making 
• Skilled programmer within R and/or SAS. Python is also a plus

About the department 

Our Biostatistics organisation consists of more than 400 people with the majority located in Denmark and India, and smaller teams in China, Japan, Spain, UK and US. Our scientific and programming work is primarily performed in-house, thus we offer a wide variety of tasks and challenges and provide a strong scientific community.

Biostatistics is part of the larger Data Science organisation. Through data creation, collection, curation, and analysis we provide insights that contribute to the discovery and development of innovative healthcare solutions.

We always strive for an inspiring work environment with focus on collaboration and opportunities for personal growth and development. We ensure a positive and informal atmosphere in our daily work and a sustainable balance between work and other priorities.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them.

Contact

For further information, please contact: Stine Segel, Director Biostatistics Obesity, Liver Diseases, & Devices 4 (+45-30752787) or get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers

Deadline

1 May 2024. 

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