Manager of Safety Surveillance Early Development

Do you want to play a key role in driving the ongoing safety surveillance activities for early development projects in Novo Nordisk? And would you like to be part of one of the most skilled and advanced pharmacovigilance functions in Denmark, setting direction and inspiring a team of highly engaged professionals? 

If so, you may be our new Department Manager for the Early Development team in Safety Surveillance. Read further and apply!

About the department
Safety Surveillance Early Development is a team within the Director area Safety Surveillance Early Development, Rare Disease & Devices which is part of Global Safety at Novo Nordisk and situated in Søborg, Denmark. In the Early Development team, we are responsible for the surveillance of all safety information for Novo Nordisk’s early development projects across all therapeutic areas. This includes chairing the cross-functional safety committees, contributing to development of clinical study designs and protocols, and performing integrated safety evaluations and overall risk management for investigational compounds being tested for the first time in humans.
 

The position
You will be responsible for leading a team consisting of dedicated safety surveillance advisers with medical and life science background.

It will be your job to:

• Set direction for your team and contribute to quality improvement projects
• Lead and develop the people in your team
• Ensure safety contribution to the clinical and regulatory strategy for the early development projects 
• Ensure the safety profile of the projects in your area is carefully monitored and appropriate actions taken when needed to minimise the risk for the participants in our clinical trials
• Supervise the internal Novo Nordisk safety committees for the projects your team is responsible for

As manager of the team, you will have a close collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders from e.g. Non-clinical, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical & Science and Regulatory Affairs. This means that building relationships with important stakeholders, and coaching and developing the people in the team is crucial for success.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will need to have:

• A university degree within Medical or Natural Sciences (MD, DVM, MSc. Pharm. or equivalent)
• Several years of experience from the pharmaceutical industry in the medical/clinical development or pharmacovigilance departments
• Key interest in leading a team and in people development
• A solid understanding of medical concepts, scientific methodology and data analysis
• Ability to interact with many stakeholders in a continuously changing environment

Documented scientific training (e.g. PhD), experience from early clinical development and/or successful experience with people management will be an additional advantage.  You should also be fluent in English (both written and spoken).

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, your skills, dedication and ambition help us change lives. In exchange, we offer you an opportunity to work with talented co-workers and benefit from a range of possibilities for professional and personal development.
At Novo Nordisk, we do not wait for change. We drive it. We are a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we are all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
For further information, please contact Christine Dethlefsen at [email protected].

Deadline
Please apply for the position no later than 22 May 2024.

We will review the applications on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
 

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.