Job Description

Do you have a passion for leadership and want to be part of a journey building on our strong portfolio and influencing our future operating model in Clinical Operations? Are you ready to transform the way we conduct clinical trials to further benefit patients?
We are looking for a leader who motivates, inspires, and sets clear directions for a highly skilled team while ensuring well-being and strong internal and external collaborations. Join us as Clinical Development Centre (CDC) Head. Apply today for a life-changing career!

About the department
The Clinical, Medical, and Regulatory (CMR) department is one of the key functions that enable the business strategy through the effective execution of functional goals, in the areas of Clinical Research, Medical Affairs and Regulatory. This full-time permanent position is based in Kuala Lumpur and reports directly to the CMR Director.

The position
You will drive clinical operations in the CDC and ensure a sustainable organization that is ready to capture future portfolio needs.
Other role accountabilities are as follows, but are not limited to:

• CDC Organization Development - development and execution of short- and long-term CDC organizational development plans to maximize the clinical operations opportunities/possibilities in CDC and corresponding to the Global Clinical strategy. Also, building and maintenance of effective CDC operational structure addressing current and future needs in accordance with local & global portfolio requirements.
• CDC Clinical Operations Management - plans and delivers on assigned trial portfolio across CDC ensuring key trial milestones are met across projects while ensuring high levels of quality and efficient utilisation of resources. Maintains high levels of readiness across therapy areas by ensuring adequately qualified and trained staff to deliver on different projects while collaborating cross-functionally with all other teams.
• Setting up and monitoring the annual goals/Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for CDC. Performing annual organization reviews in CDC and Adjacent Affiliates to gather information about the needs and issues concerning everyday clinical operations, develop solutions in close cooperation with CDC management teams and support the implementation of the solutions
• Leading Trial Portfolio Review across CDC while ensuring close collaboration with the CMR head and other relevant management functions to ensure affiliate strategic needs are addressed. Also, driving the implementation of global clinical operations initiatives across the CDC.
• Cross-functional cooperation with relevant functions across Novo Nordisk (NN) as well as representation of Novo Nordisk externally, i.e., Investigators Meetings, congresses, health authorities etc.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master\xe2\x80\x99s in Life Sciences or Pharmacy is required.
• 7-10 years of relevant experience in clinical operations/clinical trials execution in the pharmaceutical industry or Clinical Research Organization.
• Minimum 3-5 years of working experience in a strategic role in clinical operations/clinical development and international environment with direct people management.
• Strong track record in clinical trial execution in multifunctional teams at country level, including clinical quality (audits and inspections) and training.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are required. Fluency in oral and written English is essential.

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We\xe2\x80\x99re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things \xe2\x80\x93 from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we\xe2\x80\x99re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact
Please send your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline
28 November 2023

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\xe2\x80\x99re life changing.

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