Digital Domain Lead - Scientific Workflows

Diabetes, Obesity and MASH (DOM) Måløv, DenmarkIt is not unusual to advance scientific research, but in this role, you’ll redefine it. By driving digital innovation, you’ll shape the future of early drug discovery and create a lasting impact on a pioneering field. Your new roleIn Diabetes, Obesity and MASH (DOM), we are looking for two Digital Domain Leads, each with a distinct area of focus: Digital Domain Lead in In-Vitro Workflows, you will be responsible for developing and implementing best practices to digitally enable these workflows in early drug discovery.

This role involves close collaboration with scientists, data engineers, and digital product teams to optimise laboratory processes and improve data flow efficiency. Digital Domain Lead in Scientific Knowledge & Project Management, you will focus on establishing best practices for scientific knowledge management in early research, ensuring that scientific insights are captured, structured, and reused effectively across the organisation. The other part of the role focuses on optimising the ways our projects are managed, working closely with our Project Vice Presidents to ensure that we identify the opportunities to manage our projects more efficiently across the project lifecycle.

In either role, you will: Drive digital domain strategies aligned with DOM’s scientific and operational goalsCollaborate with cross-functional teams to identify needs and co-create solutionsLead or contribute to digital product identification, development, and implementationPromote and support implementation of FAIR data principles and scalable digital practicesAct as a thought leader and change agent within your domainThese positions don’t have formal people management responsibility, but indirect leadership is a central part of the roles. Your new departmentIn Research & Early Development, you’ll be part of a unit that researches transformative therapies that are scalable and globally accessible.

We combine scientific questions with AI tools and human data, partner with leading institutions, and value curiosity and diversity of thought. Together, we explore scientific ideas and advance them into treatments for clinical testing. These roles are anchored in the Digital & Data team within DOM and report to the Vice President of the area. You will join a diverse and collaborative team of digital strategists and data orchestrators, all working to accelerate digital transformation in drug discovery. You’ll be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team that is redefining how we discover and develop medicines.

This is your opportunity to shape the future of digital science in one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. Your Skills & QualificationsWe are looking for a driven person ready for a time when working smarter, faster, and better is essential to shaping the future. You’ll bring with you:

A master’s or PhD in life sciences, bioinformatics, data science, or a related field, with proven experience driving digital transformation in pharmaceutical R&D or through strategic consultancyDeep understanding of in-vitro workflows or scientific knowledge management and project management in a research contextStrong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships and bring people togetherHands-on experience with digital tools, data platforms, and project management methodologiesA proactive and innovative mindset, with the vision to navigate and connect the intersections of science, technology, and businessWorking at Novo NordiskEvery day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases.

To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination, and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results. What We OfferThere is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce.

Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind. Deadline27 July 2025. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Novo Nordisk is not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do.

We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.