Therapeutic Area Senior Manager

Trial Operations Department

Shape the clinical research strategy that brings transformative therapies closer to the patients who need them most – and lead a team of project managers who turn that strategy into reality.

Your new role

As Therapeutic Area Senior Manager, you will set the direction for clinical trial activities within your therapeutic area, focusing on how studies are executed, optimised, and aligned with global counterparts. Leading a team of four Project Managers, you will translate strategy into executable plans while developing the capabilities of the people around you.

Day-to-day your tasks will include:

• Defining the therapeutic area strategy at population level – including study selection, study type and scope – in close dialogue with our research centres
• Driving strategic discussions with investigator sites and ensuring alignment with Global R&D priorities
• Allocating resources effectively to manage the volume and complexity of studies across the therapeutic area
• Translating strategic priorities into clear, executable plans and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery
• Acting as a key point of connection between local execution and global strategy, representing Trial Operations in cross-functional forums
• Leading, coaching and developing a team of four Project Managers, fostering skills growth and high performance

Your new department

Within R&D, our Trial Operations team is the engine behind our clinical studies – turning scientific ambition into real-world evidence. We work hand-in-hand with research centres, investigators and global colleagues to deliver high-quality trials that bring new therapies one step closer to patients. In this role, you will play a defining part in shaping how we run clinical research within your therapeutic area.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for an experienced people leader with a strong clinical research background and the strategic mindset to shape how we operate at therapeutic area level. To succeed in this role, you'll bring with you:

• Solid experience in Clinical Research, including leading teams in trial operations or related areas (mandatory) – gained from a CRO, pharmaceutical company, or hospital/research institution
• A degree in Health Sciences or a related field
• Advanced level of English, both written and spoken (mandatory)
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate therapeutic area priorities into actionable plans and resource decisions
• Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging with research centres, investigators and global functions

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

30 June 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.