Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical & Science, Rare Diseases

Are you an empathetic, innovative leader with a lot of drive and a strong background in Clinical Pharmacology? If yes, you could be our new Senior Director!

We are looking for a passionate candidate to lead our high-performing Clinical Pharmacology Department and advance our clinical drug candidates in Rare Diseases. 

The position
In this crucial role, as a Senior Director in Clinical Pharmacology, your main responsibilities will be focused on:

• Leading, supporting and empowering your team to develop solutions addressing the unique challenges posed by Rare Diseases where standard solutions are often hard to find
• Leading Clinical Pharmacology strategies and oversee activities for our diverse portfolio/TAs including haemoglobinopathies, rare bleedings disorders and rare endocrine disorders
• Ensuring that Clinical Pharmacology development options are carefully evaluated and optimised
• Upholding high scientific quality in all M&S deliverables while fostering strong collaboration and communication with key stakeholders
• Promoting a culture of teamwork and innovation within the Clinical Pharmacology department, as well as across the wider M&S Rare Diseases area   

Qualifications
We are looking for someone who has a strong passion for both science and leadership. Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A MSc in Life Science or related, or MD and proven experience or aspiration to lead a specialised team of Clinical Pharmacology experts
• Expertise in complex clinical trial designs, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD), and dose setting
• The ability to navigate and collaborate within a complex matrix organisation, engaging stakeholders from research through to commercial
• An international perspective, with experience managing remote team members
• Familiarity with regulatory interactions and submission processes
• A strategic approach to drug development, including insights into business development  

As a professional, you will have exceptional skills in balancing demands and resources within a varied portfolio, while prioritizing mental well-being. 

About the department
In M&S Rare Diseases, we focus on the important collaboration between Medical and Clinical Pharmacology specialists in achieving our objectives. We aim to create an engaging and safe working environment where every team member is motivated, respected, supported, and developed, all while working together as “one M&S”.

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact
For further information about this role, please contact Rasmus Juul Kildemoes at +45 3079 2247 or Jeanett Borregaard at +45 3444 9467. 

Deadline
9 May 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.