Are you interested in leading a team of medical experts within clinical obesity and cardiometabolic drug development, all striving passionately to create better treatments and care for patients? Are you motivated by developing and coaching people whilst setting strategic direction? If yes, Novo Nordisk A/S now offers this interesting position with opportunities for continuous personal and professional development. Apply today and join Novo Nordisk A/S for a life-changing career.
The position
In Medical & Translational Science, the area of Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health is organized into several Medical & Science departments working on different development phases and molecules targeting obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. An open Director position is now available to lead one of these departments of skilled and specialized medical doctors focusing on late-stage development and submission activities.
The Director will be working closely with the other department and area heads to drive the area and projects forward. You will report to a Sr. Director of Medical & Science in the overall Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health area and be part of the leadership team in this area.
Your main responsibilities will be focused on:
- Continuous development of team and team members
- Performance management, task prioritization and scoping of Medical & Science related activities in accordance with business needs and approved project strategies and plans
- Department budget and adherence to defined financial targets
- Setting targets and initiating improvements in working procedures and quality
- Maintaining and optimising processes and ensuring compliance of department and deliverables with external and internal requirements
- Assisting in the scoping of clinical development projects by providing clinical perspective and medical guidance on benefits and risks
- Driving the clinical development plans
- Supporting other evidence generating activities to demonstrate clinical benefit of Novo Nordisk A/S' products
- Collaborating closely with other leaders in Medical & Translational Science and take an active part in developing the area
Novo Nordisk A/S collaborates across projects and with academic partners, ensuring high scientific standards and fostering clinical trial innovation. Novo Nordisk A/S' team values discussion, feedback, and an inspiring work environment with a patient-centered focus, cross-functional collaboration, and personal growth.
The position will require up to 5% travel. You should be willing to move to Denmark and work in an international arena. Novo Nordisk A/S will support you and your family with the relocation.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, Novo Nordisk A/S is looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:
- University degree as a Medical Doctor. Scientific training at PhD level or similar is an advantage
- At least 5 years of documented experience within clinical drug development or people management experience
- Ideally, expertise in clinical drug development within the incretin space as well as experience with developing clinical development plans
- Excellent communicator and presenter with good command of written and spoken English
On a personal level, you thrive in an international, diverse, and complex environment. You are passionate about developing and leading people and demonstrate leadership qualities. You display excellent collaboration and communication skills and evident commitment to create winning teams with a focus on continuous people development. Novo Nordisk A/S appreciates curiosity, empathy, and a good sense of humor as well as a wish to understand yourself even better and explore development opportunities.
The Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health area
The Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health area is part of the Novo Nordisk R&D organisation and built on Novo Nordisk’s proud history within cardiometabolic care to develop future treatment offerings for people living with obesity and associated comorbidities.
Novo Nordisk A/S leads the design of clinical development programs and plans for Novo Nordisk A/S' assets, ranging from early stages to life-cycle management (including device and business development activities) and pioneer and oversee industry-leading trial programs and explore innovative and novel applications of Novo Nordisk A/S' compounds and associated biology.
The area is driven by curiosity and the desire to explore and expand the opportunities in clinical medicine, rooted in deep scientific and clinical understanding of human health and the diseases Novo Nordisk A/S treats.
What Novo Nordisk A/S offers
Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 940,800 to 1,448,700 DKK (DK), 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.
There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of Novo Nordisk A/S' culture and the extraordinary results Novo Nordisk A/S produces. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around employees of Novo Nordisk A/S, while Novo Nordisk A/S' benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.
Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk A/S doesn’t wait for change. Novo Nordisk A/S drives it. Novo Nordisk A/S is a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and Novo Nordisk A/S knows that what got Novo Nordisk A/S to where Novo Nordisk A/S is today is not necessarily what will make Novo Nordisk A/S successful in the future. Novo Nordisk A/S embraces the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without letting perfection stand in the way of good. Novo Nordisk A/S never shies away from opportunities to develop, Novo Nordisk A/S seizes them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – Novo Nordisk A/S is all working to move the needle on patient care.
Contact
For further information, please contact Sr. Director Julie Fehrenkamp Rask Larsen (JRXL@novonordisk.com) or Directors Peter Kure Weeke (PTWK@novonordisk.com) and Ditte Hatzack Bretler (DMB@novonordisk.com) - please expect a delay in replies due to vacation.
Deadline
1. August 2026
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At Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk A/S is not chasing quick fixes – Novo Nordisk A/S 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' constant curiosity and inspires Novo Nordisk A/S 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.
