Clinical Research Physician

Are you passionate about advancing early clinical research and ensuring the highest standards of trial participant safety? Join Novo Nordisk Clinical Innovation Centre A/S (CLINiC) and play a key role in shaping clinical trials and driving scientific excellence in a highly collaborative environment.

Your new role

As a Clinical Research Physician, you will combine hands-on clinical responsibilities with scientific and strategic contributions across phase I trials. You will play a central role in ensuring participant safety, trial quality, and robust scientific outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and support clinical trials, including protocol review, trial execution, and medical oversight, ensuring compliance with ICH-GCP and regulatory requirements


• Act as Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator, safeguarding participant safety and overseeing trial conduct and data integrity


• Provide medical and scientific expertise to relevant stakeholders, including training and development of colleagues


• Drive clinical governance activities, such as risk assessments, protocol deviations, and quality management processes


• Contribute to strategic initiatives, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement within CLINiC including IT systems development

Your new department

You will join the Novo Nordisk Clinical Innovation Centre A/S (CLINiC), a subsidiary to Novo Nordisk A/S focused on early-stage clinical research. The team is dedicated to executing high-quality phase I trials and plays a critical role in advancing innovative treatments.

CLINiC operates in a dynamic and cross-functional environment, collaborating closely with Research & Development, regulatory bodies, and global stakeholders. The Unit emphasizes operational and scientific excellence, participant safety, and continuous innovation to support ambitious early development programs.

Your skills and qualifications

We are looking for a physician with strong clinical and research experience and a collaborative mindset, who thrives in a fast-paced and innovative environment.

You will have:

• A Medical Doctor (MD) with a PhD or equivalent with solid clinical experience


• Hands-on experience conducting early phase clinical trials working as Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator


• Strong knowledge of clinical trial methodology, ICH-GCP, and regulatory frameworks


• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills in an international setting


• Strong communication and presentation skills.


• You need to be able to interact with patient in Danish. Internally English is the company language

You bring a proactive, quality-driven mindset, strong scientific curiosity, and the ability to navigate complexity while maintaining a focus on patient safety and trial excellence.

About Novo Nordisk Clinical Innovation Centre A/S (CLINiC) / Where you will work

CLINiC is located in Gentofte, Denmark, and is dedicated to conducting early-phase clinical trials that assess the safety and efficacy of new drugs from Novo Nordisk. The CLINiC is newly established with a highly dedicated and agile organization. The Finance Manager role supports this through disciplined financial control and decision-quality stewardship.

What we offer

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 847,000 to 1,245,100 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.
The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here

There 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.

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Mette Toftelund Gaba Thomsen at [email protected].

Deadline

14. June 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. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.