Clinical Project Lead

Would you like to join a team that plays a crucial role in the ambitious drug development programs at Novo Nordisk? Would you also like to build your career in a global company offering abundant opportunities for personal and professional development?

If yes, you could be one of our new Clinical Project Leads! We currently have an opening in our Diabetes area. You will become part of a dedicated team that values an open mindset, flexibility, strong collaboration, and having fun. 

Apply now and join us for a life-changing career!

The position
As a Clinical Project Lead (CPL), you will take on a senior role with extensive responsibilities. You will assume accountability for end-to-end planning, execution, and completion of global trials in Novo Nordisk.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Lead the global cross-functional study teams driving the clinical trials successfully and collaborate with Novo Nordisk affiliates globally to accomplish our goals
• Ensure the trial team, which consists of a group of designated Global Trial Managers and Global Clinical Trial Administrators, is well-functioning
• Chair of cross-functional group
• Be the overall accountable for the studies and clinical activities
• Ensure that project key deliverables are met on time at a high quality and within budget by using your extensive project leadership, as well as your solid knowledge and experience with conducting clinical trials
   

To succeed in this role, you need in-depth knowledge about clinical trial methodology as well as extensive clinical project management experience. Effective communication and leadership skills are essential, with a demonstrated ability to navigate a complex stakeholder landscape while impacting the project strategy as well as execution and improvement of core clinical processes.

The job is based in Søborg in Denmark. Some travelling may be part of the job.

Qualifications
You will be a great asset to our team because you have:

• MSc in Natural, Health or Pharmaceutical Science with at least five years of rel-evant experience or BSc in Natural-, Health- or Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent with at least seven years of relevant experience
• Extensive experience in all operational aspects of planning, conduct and finalisation of clinical trials from a cross-functional organisational work
• Demonstrate strong Project Management expertise
• Strong communication and leadership skills
      

Furthermore, you have demonstrated impact and influence in execution and improvement of core clinical processes. You work independently with minimal guidance and can navigate a complex stakeholder landscape.

We offer:
•  Great personal development opportunities in a large global organisation
•  Extensive responsibilities in an empowering culture
•  Be part of a world-class company driving ambitious drug development programmes 
•  Diverse and inclusive working culture open for innovative ideas
•  A flexible working environment

About the department

In Development, you’ll be part of a unit that passionately serves the needs of patients by shaping, building and executing on an industryleading pipeline. By relentlessly focus-ing on collaboration, and scientific and operational excellence in everything we do, we aim to fulfil the potential of our product pipeline of innovative medicines for the future.

Within Diabetes we drive clinical activities on new innovative treatments and marketed products. We cover all phases (1-4) of the clinical trials, including decentralised trials, and life cycle management activities including non-interventional/pragmatic studies to generate real world evidence data.

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 necessary 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, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the nee-dle on patient care.

Deadline
27 July 2025. 

Screening and interviewing will be done on an ongoing basis. 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all job applicants. To en-sure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to your CV.

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.