Are you passionate about clinical pharmacology and drug development, and ready to support Novo Nordisk A/S's Cardiometabolic Portfolio with your scientific insights, patient-centric approach, and strategic mindset? Then this is your moment.
Novo Nordisk A/S is looking for a Scientific Director to join Novo Nordisk A/S's Clinical Pharmacology team. Apply now. Together, Novo Nordisk A/S can create life-changing innovations for patients.
The position
As a Clinical Pharmacology Scientific Director, you will lead clinical pharmacology programmes and drive the development of compound-specific, fit-for-purpose clinical pharmacology strategies from first-in-human to post-approval across multiple assets in Novo Nordisk A/S's portfolio.
You will also be responsible for:
- Representing Clinical Pharmacology in Global Project and Clinical Development Teams.
- Designing clinical pharmacology trials and ensuring high-quality interpretation and communication of trial results, in close collaboration with junior colleagues.
- Driving scientific communication and stakeholder engagement and influence across the organisation, as well as externally, including global key opinion leaders.
- Preparing Clinical Pharmacology inputs for submission dossiers and contributing to interactions with Health Authorities to secure approvals for new drugs.
- Actively challenging and improving Novo Nordisk A/S's Clinical Pharmacology organisation through strategic input and identification of optimised ways of working. Developing junior colleagues through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
Qualifications
To thrive and succeed, Novo Nordisk A/S expects you to have:
- A Master’s degree in Life Sciences, complemented by a PhD or equivalent.
- Expert knowledge in Clinical Pharmacology with a proven track record in the pharma or biotech industry.
- Strong scientific and strategic thinking, with a solid understanding of the end-to-end drug development value chain.
- A broad understanding of clinical pharmacology strategies across multiple modalities and therapeutic areas. Experience with small molecules is an advantage.
- Effective communication (written and verbal) and influence skills, including the ability to present complex scientific information clearly.
- Proven ability to navigate complexity and operate independently, delivering high-quality scientific outcomes in dynamic environments.
- Ownership of high-impact decisions, independence, and a strong quality mindset will be an asset. You should also be capable of meeting deadlines and displaying high integrity and accountability.
- You bring a patient-centric, innovative approach and strategic mindset, and you thrive in a fast-paced environment with high-performing colleagues.
About the department
You will join the Clinical Pharmacology organisation, which consists of six specialised Clinical Pharmacology departments as an integrated part of Novo Nordisk A/S's Medical and Translational Sciences organisation. Novo Nordisk A/S is an organisation of dedicated and highly engaged colleagues working in a flexible, collaborative, and cross-functional environment.
Clinical Pharmacology plays a key role in the development of new drugs at Novo Nordisk—from first-in-human to post-approval. Novo Nordisk A/S delivers integrated clinical pharmacology strategies and expertise across modalities and development stages, and Novo Nordisk A/S supports a wide range of activities, including Health Authority interactions and regulatory submissions worldwide.
What we offer
At Novo Nordisk, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. Novo Nordisk A/S offers continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.
Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 940,800.00 to 1,448,700.00 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.
The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.
Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.
Learn more about Novo Nordisk A/S's Reward Philosophy here.
Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk A/S doesn’t wait for change—it drives it.
Novo Nordisk A/S is a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and it knows that what got it to where it is today is not necessarily what will make it successful in the future.
Novo Nordisk A/S embraces the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection.
Novo Nordisk A/S never shies away from opportunities to develop—it seizes them.
From research and development through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales, Novo Nordisk A/S's employees are all working to move the needle on patient care.
Deadline
1st July 2026
Novo Nordisk A/S commits to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all Novo Nordisk A/S's job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk A/S is not chasing quick fixes – it is creating lasting change for long-term health.
For over 100 years, Novo Nordisk A/S has been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives.
This dedication fuels Novo Nordisk A/S's constant curiosity and inspires it to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare.
Novo Nordisk A/S embraces diverse perspectives, seeks out bold ideas, and builds partnerships rooted in shared purpose.
Together, Novo Nordisk A/S is making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations.
When you join Novo Nordisk A/S, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.
