Asso Sr Clinical Data Scientist

Associate Senior Clinical Data Scientist

Drive life-changing innovation through data, where your programming expertise transforms clinical trials into breakthrough therapies for millions. As an Associate Senior Clinical Data Scientist, you'll be a key operational partner within trial squads, managing critical tasks across clinical trials and cross-trial activities that directly support our mission to defeat serious chronic diseases. Your technical expertise will ensure the highest quality standards in statistical programming and data management throughout the clinical development lifecycle.

Day-to-day your tasks will include:

Managing assigned tasks within clinical trials, including finalizing SDTM and ADaM deliverables, preparing and reviewing annotated CRFs (aCRFs), generating SDTM datasets, programming ADaM, and creating TFLs in compliance with regulatory standards

Contributing to trial setup activities such as developing eCRFs, Data Flow Plans, metadata specifications, mock TFLs, SDRG, ADRG, and Define.xml

Supporting Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), Risk Management Plans (RMP), Investigator Brochures (IB), Development Safety Update Reports (DSUR), Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSUR), and public disclosure deliverables

Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders including CROs, regulatory authorities, and scientific communities to ensure seamless trial execution

Sharing best practices, contributing to process optimization, and supporting change management initiatives that advance our data standards and programming practices

Providing training and support for colleagues on statistical computing environments, system usage, and SOP understanding

Ensuring all documentation and programming practices meet Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Documentation Practice (GDP), and Good Programming Practice (GPP) standards

In Research & Development, you'll be part of a unit that explores bold scientific ideas and advances them into clinical testing. We combine curiosity, AI tools, and human data to develop transformative therapies. Through collaboration and operational excellence, we shape and deliver an innovative pipeline to meet future patient needs.

Your skills & qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in life sciences, natural sciences, engineering, or equivalent qualifications

2-3 years of programming experience, preferably working with biological data or equivalent knowledge through relevant practical experience

Proficiency in programming languages such as SAS or R

Experience with clinical database technologies, data models, and advanced programming techniques

Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across professional and regional borders in a multinational environment

Strong analytical skills combined with independence, self-drive, and accountability in managing variable workloads

Excellent communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English, and the ability to explain technical issues to both peers and stakeholders

Basic understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and key elements of the clinical development value chain

What we offer:

Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us. We invest in your personal and professional development through continuous learning opportunities, and our culture encourages autonomy, using your voice, and personal growth. Our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Deadline 6th Oct 2026

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives.

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