Onsite Scientific Director, Biology Integration

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About the role

  • Scientific Director leading external alliances in drug discovery and development for Novo Nordisk. Collaborating globally with teams to drive innovative solutions in diabetes and obesity.

Responsibilities

  • Take project leadership and oversight for drug programs run in external alliances or originating from external discovery efforts
  • Integrate external resources to accelerate drug discovery
  • Conduct due diligence and ensure scientific drive and value generation for ongoing and new external collaborations
  • Collaborate with data science and genomics teams to realize the impact of big data and machine learning
  • Drive new collaborations across Diabetes & Obesity to support the therapeutic area strategy
  • Own, initiate, and drive key external collaborations and partnerships with global, cross-organizational impact
  • Lead activities that set direction for innovation scouting
  • Secure global, cross-organizational collaboration
  • Drive change management within own area and make recommendations to influence broader change
  • Collaborate across R&ED and across therapy areas at all levels in R&D

Requirements

  • A PhD or MD in relevant field
  • Minimum of 12 years’ experience in early drug discovery
  • Demonstrated experience in providing technical & strategic understanding within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
  • Prior direct and/or indirect people leadership experiences preferred
  • Experience in target discovery and validation
  • Subject matter expert with a high level of creativity, innovation and inquisitiveness
  • Demonstrable experience of working in close collaboration with in vivo and in vitro teams
  • Strong project management experience
  • In-depth disease understanding and drug discovery skills to drive projects
  • Commercial awareness in the context of biotech/pharma drug discovery and development
  • Experience in driving innovation through the application of state-of-the-art tools
  • High level of personal integrity and confidentiality
  • Both a team leader and a team player with strong people skills
  • Strong negotiation skills

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Employee assistance program
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance.
  • Time off pursuant to sick time policy
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Parental leave policy

Job title

Scientific Director, Biology Integration

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$187,000 - $300,000 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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