Senior Project Manager - Digital Science Academy

Would you like to work in a pharmaceutical company that has a strong purpose of changing the life of patients with diabetes and other serious chronic diseases? Do you believe that digitalisation of early research is the key parameter for success for pharmaceutical companies in the future? – and are you interested in developing an ambitious academy, which aims to provide relevant educational opportunities to aid our digitalisation journey. Then you could be our new Senior Project Manager joining the Digital Science Academy team in the Digital & Research Intelligence area.

The position offers you a unique opportunity to be a strong and visible driver of initiatives with a wide range of internal stakeholders in R&ED and external universities and partners, which will signifi-cantly impact digitalisation of Novo Nordisk Research & Early Development (R&ED). 

About the area 

Digital & Research Intelligence (DRI) is a new area, which is dedicated to developing and drive exter-nal collaborations and ensure access to emerging technologies relevant for the digital transfor-mation of R&ED. DRI provides a modern Scientific Intelligence unit to ensure access to external and internal scientific data and information, will establish operations to facilitate maturation of new ideas and develop an educational framework to drive the digital journey of early research. 

Digital & Research Intelligence is part of Digital Science & Innovation (DSI), which was recently estab-lished to drive digitalisation across Research & Early Development (R&ED). DSI participates in drug development projects across the value chain, from early discovery to pre-clinical development. 

About the Position 

Together with the Digital Science Academy (DSA) team you will be responsible for building “best in class” educational options for early research employees. 

The successful candidate for this role will ensure global access to off-the-shelf educational programs and courses available from different academic institutions or companies. 

You will work closely with cross-functional teams comprising your DSA colleagues and end users in DSI and R&ED to build valuable customized educational programs aligned with our strategic direction. 

Relevant educational topics of interest are broad and covers areas such as data science approaches utilization of big data, AI/machine learning algorithms, data management, bioinformatics approach-es or platforms and systems relevant for data registration & information sharing. 

As Project Manager of the Digital Science Academy, you will report to Carolina Benjaminsen, Senior Director, and Head of Digital Science Academy in Digital & Research Intelligence. 

Key responsibilities

The right candidate will have a strong track record in life science and/or computer science/data sci-ence and will use insights in early pharmaceutical research to facilitate establishment of tailored courses and programs within the Digital Science Academy to the needs of R&ED. 

You will have a clear understanding on the scientific trends and challenges of early drug discovery and research, and you will handle these in agreement with our strategic aspirations for digitalisation. Together with the DSA team you will be able to set the direction for what courses/training should be developed and/or be made available for different employees as well as different research sites. In addition to that you will: 

• Be responsible for the planning, development & implementation of several educa-tion/training options relevant for the digitalisation of R&ED 
• Monitor and identify new potential collaboration opportunities for boosting educational as-pects of digitalisation 
• Conduct a close collaboration with employee groups in R&ED 
• Build high value partnerships with external stakeholders in academia, professional bodies and the industry 

Qualifications  

• MSc or PhD degree in computational science, data science or Biopharma related discipline. 
• Project manager or coordinator experience 
• +3 years of experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry with specific proven experi-ence in digitalisation of early research and drug discovery is an advantage
• Strong IT/data science understanding and knowledge 
• Preferably experience in the development and execution of learning courses/programs 
• Interpersonal skills required to develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders inter-nally and externally 
• Excellent team player, which takes initiative, is self-driven and solves problems 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills are required 
• Identification with our Novo Nordisk core values 

The ideal candidates have an excellent track record within digital aspects of drug discovery. The candidates can understand new technologies (e.g. AI/ML) and how they fit into our re-search priorities, can handle complexity and ambiguity in cross organisational collaborations in a highly dynamic research environment, are able to multitask and have a high energy level and a positive attitude. 

Title and conditions for the positions are evaluated based on the individual experience and contribution.