R&D - Medical Writing Graduate: Kick-start your career
Novo Nordisk A/S
Gladsaxe, 1 stilling
- Graduate
- Denmark - Søborg
Begin your journey of a lifetime in September 2016.
If you are ready to discover just how far your talent can take you, we invite you to explore our Global Development Graduate Programme.
In Global Development, we lead the clinical activities from entering a clinical testing through the submission and approval phase and when the drug has entered the market. Our responsibility is to provide medical and scientific documentation for the clinical benefit-risk evaluation that is part of submission packages to authorities and which form the basis for guidance on how to use the medicines optimally to the benefit of patients.
We are +1,100 employees covering profiles such as trial managers, medical doctors, data managers, biostatisticians and many others. We conduct clinical trials in more than 50 countries and in 2014 we collaborated with approximately 40.000 patients across 135 clinical trials.
Our graduate programme is a solid platform and a unique opportunity to use your degree to make a difference.
Scope of the programme
The two-year programme will consist of three rotations in different parts of the Novo Nordisk organisation or areas with strong ties to Global Development - but anchored in Clinical Reporting, the medical writing skill area. The aim of the Medical Writing Graduate Programme is to give you extensive exposure to varied medical writing tasks and tasks within a closely related professional field with a strong focus on competencies such as scientific communication, project management, business understanding, and regulatory understanding.
You will be given a broad range of medical writing responsibilities and experience a variety of tasks in a cross-disciplinary and cross-organisational global setting. You will get a unique insight into the full global development value chain of Novo Nordisk and be part of a highly skilled and motivated international working environment, with dynamic teams, each of which are providing Novo Nordisk with a competitive edge and driving state of the art drug development.
You will enjoy the privilege of being part of both formal and informal graduate networks which will allow you to broaden your learning’s even further, while building your opportunities and relationships across the company.
The job
The Medical Writing Graduate Programme is tailored to ensure your full personal and professional development, accelerated by prioritised training and dedicated coaching from experienced colleagues. The programme comprises three 8-month rotations during a two-year period.
The first rotation is planned to take place within Clinical Reporting at our headquarters in Denmark. The main purpose is to obtain an understanding of the Medical Writer’s areas of responsibilities within a clinical project, and to gain hands-on experience with medical writing tasks, e.g. preparation of regulatory documents and publications.
The second rotation is planned to be in an affiliate outside of Denmark. At this rotation you will get insight into medical writing from an affiliate perspective. This will give you a unique international perspective that will be of benefit in understanding different regulatory authorities’ requirements.
The third rotation will most likely take place at headquarters in Denmark, either in a department with close ties to Clinical Reporting, probably Clinical Pharmacology, or it could also be to Regulatory Affairs, Global Safety, or Global Medical Affairs. This will help build your network and provide broader insight into clinical development.
What does a Medical Writer do
A Medical Writer at Novo Nordisk is entrusted with a business critical responsibility for extracting and transforming complex clinical data into information that can be easily understood by the regulatory authorities. All documents are written in English.
A Medical Writer’s main tasks involve writing of regulatory clinical documents such as clinical trial reports, investigator’s brochures and summary documents. As we cover all clinical development projects within Novo Nordisk’s different therapy areas, the focus and tasks depend on the type of document and the life cycle stage of the project. Planning and coordination of activities in a cross-disciplinary setting is a central part of the job, and the Medical Writer must be capable of driving the writing process and manage the many stakeholders involved.
Qualifications
To join the Global Development Graduate Programme as a Medical Writing Graduate you must hold a recent master’s degree from 2015 or 2016 within natural science (biology, human biology, pharmacy, medicine, veterinarian, dentist, or equivalent) and have no more than 1-2 years of work experience after finishing your studies. You are change-prepared and ready to relocate to Denmark for the start of the programme in September, 2016.
You are independent, flexible and efficient with a ‘can-do’ attitude. You must be structured and able to deliver under tight timelines. You have a solid academic background within natural science combined with excellent communication skills. You are a true team player with strong social skills and you manage cross-functional collaboration well. At the cutting-edge of a highly complex and innovative industry, you will need to be able to learn fast and be good at cross-functional collaboration in a global setting.
You must be prepared to invest significant personal effort in meeting expectations and proactively take ownership of your areas of responsibility. You are a top graduate with an international profile and a passion for learning. The strongest candidates have relevant work experience obtained while studying.
Apply here before 10 January 2016
If you think you have what it takes to change lives, submit your motivational letter, CV (in English) and a 1-minute video response answering the question “Why are you the perfect candidate for the Medical Writing Graduate Programme?”. Upload a copy of your master’s certificate - or latest copy of your grade transcript, if you are still studying.
Want to know more?
For more details about Medical Writing Graduate Programme at <a href='javascript:openLinkWindow("http://www.novonordisk.com/Global-Development-Graduate")' "="" data-cke-saved-href='javascript:openLinkWindow("http://www.novonordisk.com/Global-Development-Graduate")'>http://www.novonordisk.com/Global-Development-Graduate . For all our other graduate programmes visit novonordisk.com/graduate.
You can also contact Kenneth Ostrowski at +4530796093 or May Debois at +45 3075 8203; or for general information about the Graduate Programme, please contact Kristina I. Jacobsen at +45 3079 8882 (Kristina is not available from 12-DEC-2015 to 03-JAN-2016).
More ways to join Novo Nordisk
In addition to the Graduate Programme, Novo Nordisk offers more than 5,000 other life-changing careers every year. See all available jobs at novonordisk.com/career and connect with us at novonordisk.com/LinkedIn.
