Safety Surveillance Specialist

• Clinical Development and Medical
• Bagsværd

Experienced drug safety/pharmacovigilance adviser wanted for an exciting position. Are you keen on working with safety data and would you like to play a key role in ensuring highest safety at the lowest possible risk to patients using Novo Nordisk products? Then you may be our new Specialist in Safety Surveillance, Oral Semaglutide.

About the department

Safety Surveillance is a department within Global Safety and is situated in Bagsværd, Denmark. Global Safety is an organisation of more than 400 highly professional people with a high level of educational background within natural science. Safety Surveillance has the global responsibility for the surveillance of all safety information for Novo Nordisk’s products that are currently marketed or under development worldwide.

The Position

As a Safety Surveillance Specialist you will be part of a dedicated team taking care of Oral semaglutide (semaglutide formulated in a tablet). You will have your own responsibilities within the developmental activities, but also help analyse post-marketing data.

Key responsibilities include giving input to protocols for drug development and clinical trial reports, analysis of aggregated safety data, medical evaluation of safety information, safety signal detection and medical input to safety reporting and benefit risk assessments. You may also in this role be responsible for establishing and running a Data Monitoring Committee.

Qualifications

You hold a university degree in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy or Biological Sciences and 5+ years of experience within pharmacovigilance or drug development. You need to have a good understanding of medical concepts, disease processes, scientific methodology and data analysis, and experience with clinical trial activities is an advantage. Documented scientific training (e.g. PhD) will be an additional advantage.

As a person you have high ethical standards, you are responsible, well-organised and a strong communicator. You must be able to work under pressure when needed and take independent decisions. You thrive in a multicultural environment of continuous development and you are good at establishing contact, collaborating and communicating with stakeholders. You are a strong driver and a dedicated team player and enjoy supporting and challenging your colleagues.

You must be fluent in English, both written and spoken (company language) and be an experienced user of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook).

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, your skills, commitment and ambition help us change lives for the better. In exchange, we offer you a chance to work with extraordinary talent and to develop professionally and personally.

Contact

For further information please contact Peter Jelnes +45 3079 9338.

Deadline

31 Marts 2020

Millions rely on us
To work for Novo Nordisk you will need the skills, dedication and ambition to change lives for the better for millions of patients living with diabetes and other chronical diseases. In exchange, we offer the chance to be part of a truly global workplace, where passion and engagement are met with opportunities for professional and personal development.