Clinical Research Associate (Maternity Cover)

Are you passionate about clinical research? Do you want to be part of a team that drives innovation and ensures the highest quality in clinical trials? If you are ready to take the next step in your career, we invite you to join Novo Nordisk as a Clinical Research Associate. Read on and apply today!

The position

As a Clinical Research Associate at Novo Nordisk, you will manage clinical trial sites, including feasibility, selection, initiation, monitoring, and close-out activities and ensure compliance with local regulations, Novo Nordisk procedures, and protocol requirements. The role will be reporting to General Manager. This role is a fixed-term contract as maternity cover.
Your responsibilities will be to:

• Prepare and conduct site visits (on-site and off-site), document actions, and follow up on action plans.
• Train and guide site staff on trial protocols, procedures, and safety information handling.
• Drive patient recruitment and manage site performance to meet recruitment targets. Identify and mitigate potential risks to ensure trial success.
• Verify trial product handling, data quality, and adherence to timelines. Build and maintain strong relationships with investigators and site staff.
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned trial sites and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. Participate in audits, inspections, and investigator meetings.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate who has a minimum 1 year of independent monitoring experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a Clinical Research Organisation (CRO), as well faculty diploma in Life Sciences or equivalent. To be successful in this role you will have:

• Therapeutic knowledge as applicable demonstrated understanding of diseases and treatments
• IT competencies in MS office on advanced level
• Fluent English, Macedonian verbal and writing skills
• Valid driving license B                              

Crucial competencies

• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to share knowledge and train site staff
• Team oriented personality with high degree of flexibility - close collaboration with relevant roles to ensure success of the trial deliverables
• Takes ownership of allocated trial activities to ensure timely delivery, proactively flags risks and issues and provides possible mitigations and solutions
• High focus on delivery and quality
• Communication & presentation skills
• Ability and willingness to adjust quickly to new situations in a continuously developing environment

• High degree of trustworthiness
• Decision making and problem-solving capabilities

• Ability to go beyond current responsibilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Act as an ambassador for NN values

About the department

This position is based in Skopje, N. Macedonia. You will join a dynamic and collaborative team dedicated to driving clinical development activities. Our department is responsible for planning, executing, and optimising clinical trials to ensure the highest standards of quality and compliance. We work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including investigators, clinical research organisations, and regulatory authorities, to bring innovative treatments to patients worldwide.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re 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 to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care. 

Contact

Please apply with your CV via the online recruitment system

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Deadline

21st of July 2025

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.